Don't Bite the Hook - Pema Chodron - Audio Book CD
Brand New : 3 hours 3 CDs
In this three-CD system, Pema Chodron draws on Buddhist teachings to present how to obtain real joy amid the inevitable shocks, losses, and frustrations of living. The secret, Pema claims, is to develop the courage to investigate these experiences with an open heart, rather of avoiding or reacting to them. It is just when we courageously face painful experiences head on that we are going to be introduced within the "hooks" of rage, blame, and additional habitual responses that just result suffering for ourselves and others.Here, in this recorded weekend retreat, Pema Chodron provides useful and inspiring information on topics such as:
-Developing courage in the face of difficulty
-Stepping from the downward spiral of self-hatred
-The revolutionary practice of patience
-Healthy and harmful expressions of frustrations
-How to awaken compassion for oneself and others
About the Author Pema Chodron:
Pema Chödrön (formerly Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, born 1936) is a totally ordained Buddhist nun in the Tibetan vajrayana custom, along with a instructor in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. The objective of her function is the ability to apply Buddhist teachings in everyday lifetime. She is regarded as the many lucrative interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism for westerners, noted for her approachable and down-to-earth training fashion.
Pema Chödrön has performed workshops, seminars, and meditation retreats in Europe, Australia, and throughout North America. She is resident instructor of Gampo Abbey, a monastery in rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
Pema Chödrön was born in New York City and graduated within the University of California at Berkeley. She earlier worked as an simple school instructor before converting to Buddhism.
Chödrön started to research with Lama Chime Rinpoche in the French Alps, and became a Buddhist nun in 1974 while studying with him in London. She initially met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1972, and at the urging of Lama Chime Rinpoche, she took him as her root guru. She studied with him constantly from 1974 until his death in 1987.
In 1984, Chödrön moved to Gampo Abbey, and became its director. There, she published her initially 2 books to common important acclaim. In late 2005, Pema Chödrön published No Time to Lose, a commentary on Shantideva's Bodhisattva's Way of Life.
Pema has 2 kids and 3 grandchildren.
Works
Her books include:
* Practicing Peace in Times of War: A Buddhist Perspective (Sept 2006) (ISBN 1590304012)
* No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva (2005) (ISBN 1590301358)
* Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion (ISBN 1-59030-078-5)
* The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (2002) (ISBN 1570624097)
* Tonglen: The Path of Transformation (2001)(ISBN 1570624097)
* When Factors Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (1996) (ISBN 1570629692)
* Awakening Loving-Kindness (abridged variation of The Wisdom of No Escape) (1996) (ISBN 1570622590)
* Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living (1994) (ISBN 0877738807)
* The Wisdom of No Escape (1991) (ISBN 1-57062-872-6) |
