Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion

by Pema Chödrön

Paperback, 2003

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Publication

Shambhala (2003), 222 pages

Description

This book by the renowned American Buddhist nun offers short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than a collection of thoughts for the day, Comfortable with Uncertainty offers a progressive program of spiritual study, leading the reader through essential concepts, themes, and practices on the Buddhist path. Comfortable with Uncertainty does not assume prior knowledge of Buddhist thought or practice, making it a perfect introduction to Pema Chödrön’s teachings on lovingkindness, meditation, mindfulness, “nowness,” letting go, and working with fear and other painful emotions. Through the course of this book, readers will learn practical methods for heightening awareness and overcoming habitual patterns that block compassion.… (more)

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LibraryThing member FrankJudeBoccio
Maybe my favorite book from Pema Chodron; certainly one of the most useful books from her or any other Buddhist teacher as far as I'm concerned. Short pithy "chapters" that both offer deep dharma teachings AND practice instruction. Reading one passage a day, and letting the teaching or practice
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sink in, becomes a lovely guided practice of 108 days. And then you can just start all over and do it again, for the first time! :)
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LibraryThing member KinnicChick
108 teachings from Pema Chodron, collected from her other writings... I knew it was a collection of teachings, but I was unaware it was a compilation from her other books, most of which we have. Not a problem, though. This is a distillation of sorts, taking bits and pieces and combining them by the
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editor to "cultivate fearlessness and compassion" specifically.

I found it to be a book full of short pieces that are easily accessible and helpful to a student of the path.
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LibraryThing member margaretfield
amazing. dense with ideas

Original publication date

2002

Physical description

222 p.; 7.23 inches

ISBN

1590300785 / 9781590300787

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