{"product_id":"awakening-loving-kindness-9781611805253","title":"Awakening Loving-Kindness","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspiration and encouragement for cultivating kindness--by embracing the joy, suffering, confusion, and brilliance of our everyday lives--from the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Things Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Do you want to be a more compassionate person, confident and unafraid to love yourself and the world around you unconditionally, but aren't sure how? We often look far and wide for guidance to become better people, as though the answers were \u003ci\u003esomewhere out there\u003c\/i\u003e. But Pema Chödrön suggests that the best and most direct teacher for awakening loving-kindness is in fact \u003ci\u003eyour very own life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on talks given during a one-month meditation retreat at Gampo Abbey, where Pema lives and teaches, her teachings here focus on learning how to see the events of our lives as the perfect material for learning to love ourselves and our world playfully and wholeheartedly--and to live in our skin fearlessly, without aggression, harshness, or shame. This is instruction for embarking on the greatest adventure of all, to come alive to your inherent human kindness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Perhaps what makes Pema's message resonate so strongly with people, no matter what their religion or spiritual path, is its universality.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pema Chodron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00h x 4.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611805253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePEMA CHÖDRÖN is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of renowned Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa and 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\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDon't Bite the Hook\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Pema Chodron \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47711729123485,"sku":"9781611805253","price":29.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a2237c59-e3a1-41e1-a2ec-2a488e97ac65.jpg?v=1773168762","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/awakening-loving-kindness-9781611805253","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}