The wisdom of no escape
Subtitle: and the path of loving-kindness
By: Pema Chödrön
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
ISBN-13: 9781611806052
Copyright date: 1991
Subjects: Buddhism; Kindness; Love; Spiritual life
Description: "It's true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves. And we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms is simple but not easy: learn to open ourselves up to life in all circumstances. In this guide to true kindness for self and others, Pema Chödrön presents a uniquely practical approach to doing just that. And she reveals that when we embrace the happiness and heartache, inspiration and confusion, and all the twists and turns that are a natural part of life, we can begin to discover a true wellspring of courageous love that's been within our hearts all along."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Originally published as Awakening Loving-Kindness by Shambhala Publications, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references (page 117).
Table of contents: title: Loving-kindness; title: Satisfaction; title: Finding our own true nature; title: precision, gentleness, and letting go; title: The wisdom of no escape; title: Joy; title: Taking a bigger perspective; title: No such thing as a true story; title: Weather and the four noble truths; title: Not too tight, not too loose; title: Renunciation; title: Sending and taking; title: Taking refuge; title: Not preferring Samsara or Nirvana; title: That dharma that is taught and the dharma that is experienced; title: Sticking to one boat; title: Inconvenience; title: The four reminders.