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The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness Paperback – November 5, 1991

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This book is about saying yes to life in all its manifestations—embracing the potent mixture of joy, suffering, brilliance, and confusion that characterizes the human experience. Pema Chödrön shows us the profound value of our situation of "no escape" from the ups and downs of life.
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  6. ISBN-10
    0877736324
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Pema 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 also the author of many books and audiobooks, including the best-selling When Things Fall Apart and Don't Bite the Hook.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shambhala; First Edition (November 5, 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 110 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0877736324
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0877736325
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.93 x 0.36 x 8.98 inches
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Pema 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 also the author of many books and audiobooks, including the best-selling When Things Fall Apart and Don't Bite the Hook.

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TONDY
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Chodron!
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2022
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A very inspiring book that it easy to read and full of insights that only Pema can convey.

She describes the issues involved in our search for the awakened state in easy to grasp language.

Several surprising thought nuggets are interspersed throughout the book, like samsara and nirvana are one and the same, and inconveniences are to be welcomed, not avoided.

I am constantly reading mindfulness/ Buddhist books, and this is one of the best books I’ve read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book on living in awareness and kindness
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2023
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An interesting book on living in awareness and kindness was delivered quickly and in great condition.
Thank you for helping me acquire this book required for a just starting course.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The courage to live with an open heart
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2021
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I really love Pema’s writings and this book was no exception. She is so relatable and down to earth. She inspires me to let go of my frantic thinking and problem solving mode I so easily get into... and simply come back to the present moment, letting it all be present.
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Bee
4.0 out of 5 stars not at all preachy! love it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018
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i will update this when i have finished the book...but i just felt impassioned to say how much i love the authors style of writing. so many authors do not write in a humble style. this author is not preachy at all. nor egocentric. i love that.
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Frank Bruno
5.0 out of 5 stars The most valuable book in my library.
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018
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It's difficult to go at this because any reader might come to the piece from so many different perspectives. This is not a work of scholarship, nor is it evangelical. And I find each of those points greatly in its favor. I think it would be best to read it after checking out a survey source to familiarize yourself with the essentials of the tradition. I strongly suggest Huston Smith. Smith was a preeminent scholar of world religion and a Buddhist practitioner (among several other spiritual traditions-really!) for many years while maintaining his identity as a Christian: a fascinating guy whose work deserves a lengthy review of its own.

PC's central point is that all of this stuff is about developing genuine compassion/Lovingkindness/Maitri for ourselves, and thereby for the other living beings of our world. Nothing here about floating around under the ceiling, holding your breath for an hour and a half...or finally coming to THE TRUE RELIGION...or THE TRUE BUDDHISM, either. It's about how to live well by incorporating an honest spiritual practice and set of rational beliefs into our life. I would also like to stress the importance of PC being a native English speaker. Sadly many people have a misunderstanding of this tradition because so many of it's early teachers had to rely on literal translations as a result of their not being sufficiently fluent to explain the essentially spiritual concepts that they were trying to put across. Obviously, this commentary is a huge fan letter, and everyone will not come away with the same opinion. Regardless, The Wisdom...is well worth a look..hey, it's really pretty short😇
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Scott Novis
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2022
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I don't know what I could add other than to share I am glad I started to discover her work here. Great works feel like they were written for you personally. This book feels like that doubly so. It is so rare to read a book and think, oh the author knows me! But that is how this felt. I am so grateful I picked it up and found myself here now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Wisdom to Clear Your Head
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2006
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This is a wonderful set of short lectures that Pema Chodron gave to a group of meditation students that stayed for a month at the Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia where she is a resident teacher. The lectures are to the point, deal with anger, addiction, fear, joy, and all the many problems we are faced with not only daily, but constatly in our minds, whether we are aware of them or not. She gives techniques to understand what it is that fills our minds and often poisons our hearts, how to label them so that ultimately we may move past these problems with compassion, understanding and ultimately help put ourselves at ease. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in meditation and/or are suffering from anger, addiction (to anything- shopping, drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, love, etc...), or just seek more interpersonal peace.
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Orlando
5.0 out of 5 stars Be ready to be inconvenienced.
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2022
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If your life has been feeling like a vinyl lp with the needle in place going round and round digging deeper into the groove yet going nowhere? You are not alone. I wish you a good journey because if you picked up this book, you are waking from a lifetime of
existing with eyes wide shut.
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Harrison Leaf
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent & Informative
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2020
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This is a brilliant easy read full of wisdom and learning - a book I will re-visit again and again
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incrível
Reviewed in Brazil on March 25, 2016
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Pra ser bem honesta eu comprei este livro na ultima semana porque tem algumas pessoas na minha vida profissional que não me acrescentam nada, só sugam e eu simplesmente não estava com vontade nem de olhar pra elas, não que sejam pessoas ruins, mas estava me perguntando a tempos, porque me importar, porque lhe dar com elas se não recebo nada de bom disso?

Ouvi falar da autora porque faço yoga e ela me foi indicada e o título desse livro me chamou a atenção. Nunca li nada sobre Budismo e os ensinamentos da autora não são nenhuma novidade, mas relembrar de que tudo isso, o bom, o ruim, a alegria, a tristeza e tudo mais é o que é a vida fez diferença... me lembrou de espirar e que um pouco de bondade, paciência com os outros e com nós mesmo é essencial.

Definitivamente vou ler o livro novamente porque não dá pra absorver tudo de uma vez.

Sobre a pergunta que fiz no início da minha avaliação de porque lhe dar com certas pessoas o que no momento extraí do livro foi "faça para que ninguém mais tenha que fazer" e não me tornei nem de longe um iluminada por enquanto isso tem sido suficiente e estou me sentido bem melhor, afinal o propósito do livro não é que nos tornemos pessoas melhores, mas que passemos a aceitar o que somos.
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Zoe
5.0 out of 5 stars Where has Pema Chodron been all my life?!
Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2013
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I've had a tough time for the last while and have been trying to learn about Mindfulness...but I never actually GOT it until I read this book. A friend of mine lent me his copy and I just couldn't believe how easy it was to say YES, now I know...and understand - talk about a light bulb going on, or whatever the term is! I wanted to highlight parts...practically the whole book but obviously couldn't as it wasn't mine! I ordered a copy for myself as it's one you need to have on hand to pick up and read over and over again. Pema Chodron is an American Buddhist nun who is a resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners.

I can't say enough about her writing and how easy it is to read. In no way does she just preach about Buddhism, but about LIFE even throwing in a few spicy words now and again. I just wish the whole world would read it, then maybe the sad state of affairs in many countries, caused by ignorance, just might be a better place. Now I'm absolutely hooked and there are so many books here on Amazon of hers to choose from, I want them all! In fact I wish I could share a cup of tea with Pema Chodron at Gampo Abbey. Must admit I'm a little obsessed at the present time reading about Buddhism - who knows? From Jewish - Agnostic - Atheist...I might be on to something?!
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Scott Ferreira-Costa
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2017
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A really great book that doesn't require any knowledge or even belief in Buddhism to understand and appreciate. There is so much wisdom in this little book that even though I've read other similar authors, I'll always come back to this book over the years and have read it countless times.
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Phong T.
2.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps 2 good chapters, the rest really average
Reviewed in Australia on March 14, 2024
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The chapters about breathing techniques, and about ‘when you see a Buddha, kill the Buddha” are good as they make sense and pretty deep. The rest is really disappointing and I can understand why it is disappointing: it seems either the author has limited understanding of the topics or is trying to be creative in the interpretation.

Buddhism is really simple and logical. If you really wants to get to know it, listen to people who has come to Buddhism from scientific background and you will see how it makes sense without needing you to believe in anything.
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