For me this book really hit the spot. Advises seem simple enough to start trying. By simple I don't mean easy, but simple and understandable enough to give a try to stop and pause and be present even just few breaths. The book raised many questions in my mind. I don't agree with everything but mo...
Buddhist Pema Chödrön offers inspiring, down-to-earth advice for those of any or no religion on dealing constructively with the human condition. The book centers on three traditional Buddhist vows – to do no harm, to do good, and to see the world as it is – which aren’t about being moral but “ab...
If you are looking for a "best of for the Buddhist mind", this little book is perfect. The "pocket Pema" (as I enjoy calling it) is a book I have read at least four times and read a little bit each day in order. Pema Chodron has a beautiful writing voice and delivers messages about confronting fe...
This book entered my life when I needed it most. It's funny how that seems to happen with me and books. My father was going through chemo and I was riding back and forth between the Eastern Shore and JHU to take him to chemo. My life was turned upside down and this book was a life vest for me. W...
Years ago while in a period of personal turmoil, a dear friend of mine recommended a book titled ‘When Things Fall Apart” by female Buddhist monk Pema Chodron. I remember reading it and feeling connected to this woman’s words, and enjoying her writings of introductory Buddhism for the lay person....
A friend recommended this author to me a couple months ago when we'd been discussing the topic of mindfulness. The author shares some of the most useful practical techniques for working through the ups and downs of daily life: how to improve patience with oneself and others, how to deal with conf...
I've always been leery of the self-help genre. I'm mistrustful of anyone who tells me how to think, feel, act. I've also seen people read self-help books like serial novels, always chasing some specter of an ideal self with the assumption that their current self is somehow inadequate or broken....
In her book, she describes a simple meditation exercise. Starting with the simplest form of it that can be used on its own, and building as the book goes on. What I liked most of all is that she gives the reader an understanding of what each part is for and what it is supposed to help you discove...