Made popular by Pema Chodron in her book Start Where You Are, this is a collection of classic slogans from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition that can be used to cultivate compassion and awareness amid the struggles of daily living.
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Slogans include, Don\'t be swayed by external circumstances, Be grateful to everyone, and Always maintain only a joyful mind.
They emphasize meeting the ordinary situations of life with intelligence and compassion under all circumstances.
The fifty-nine provocative slogans presented here--each with a commentary by the Tibetan meditation master Ch gyam Trungpa--have been used by Tibetan Buddhists for eight centuries to help meditation students remember and focus on important principles and practices of Mind training.
They are revolutionary in that practicing them fosters abandonment of personal territory in relating to others and in understanding the world as it is.
Warning: Using this book could be hazardous to your ego The slogans it contains are designed to awaken the heart and cultivate love and kindness toward others.
Made popular by Pema Chodron in her book Start Where You Are, this is a collection of classic slogans from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition that can be used to cultivate compassion and awareness amid the struggles of daily living
