{"product_id":"start-where-you-are-a-guide-to-compassionate-living-paperback","title":"Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePema Chödrön\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perennially helpful guide to transforming our pains and difficulties into opportunities for genuine joy and personal growth, from the beloved Buddhist nun and author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Things Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We all want to be fearless, joyful, and fully alive. And we all know that it's not so easy. We're bombarded every day with false promises of ways to make our lives better--buy this, go here, eat this, don't do that; the list goes on and on. But Pema Chödrön shows that, until we get to the heart of who we are and really make friends with ourselves, everything we do will always be superficial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this perennial self-help bestseller, Pema offers down-to-earth guidance on how we can go beyond the fleeting attempts to \"fix\" our pain and, instead, to take our lives as they are as the only path to achieve what we all yearn for most deeply--to embrace rather than deny the difficulties of our lives. These teachings, framed around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, point us directly to our own hearts and minds, such as \"Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment,\" \"Be grateful to everyone,\" and \"Don't expect applause.\" By working with these slogans as everyday meditations, \u003ci\u003eStart Where You Are\u003c\/i\u003e shows how we can all develop the courage to work with our own inner pain and discover true joy, holistic well-being, and unshakeable confidence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. She is resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners. She is the author of many books and audiobooks, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eWhen Things Fall Apart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDon't Bite the Hook\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44842615406694,"sku":"9781611805970","price":27.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bzJwaklVK29WT0ZnVnI0RG04SEl3Zz09.webp?v=1772593519","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/start-where-you-are-a-guide-to-compassionate-living-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}