Always Maintain A Joyful Mind (Book And Cd) by Pema Chodron

Always Maintain A Joyful Mind (Book And Cd) by Pema Chodron

For centuries Tibetan Buddhists have relied on a collection of fifty-nine pith teachings (called lojong in Tibetan) to help them develop wisdom and compassion amid the challenges of daily living. In this book Pema Ch dr n introduces these transformative teachings and offers guidance on how to make them part of our everyday lives.

The lojong teachings include: Always maintain only a joyful mind, Don't be swayed by external circumstances, Don't be so predictable, and Be grateful to everyone. Each slogan is followed by Pema Ch dr n's accessible and succinct commentary on how to understand and apply it.

This book also features a forty-five-minute audio program entitled Opening the Heart, in which Pema Ch dr n offers in-depth instruction on tonglen meditation, a powerful practice that anyone can undertake to awaken compassion for oneself and others.

Ani Pema Ch?dr?n was born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in 1936, in New York City. She attended Miss Porter's School in Connecticut and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She taught as an elementary school teacher for many years in both New Mexico and California. Pema has two children and three grandchildren. While in her mid-thirties, Ani Pema traveled to the French Alps and encountered Lama Chime Rinpoche, with whom she studied for several years. She became a novice nun in 1974 while studying with Lama Chime in London. His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa came to Scotland at that time, and Ani Pema received her ordination from him.

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ISBN 13	9781590304600
ISBN 10	1590304608
Title	Always Maintain A Joyful Mind (Book And Cd)
Author	Pema Chodron
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	2007-07-31
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.