Chogyam Trungpa's unique ability to express the essence of Buddhist teachings in the language and imagery of modern American culture makes his books among the most accessible works of Buddhist philosophy. Here Trungpa explores the true meaning of freedom, showing us how our preconceptions, attitudes, and even our spiritual practices can become chains that bind us to repetitive patterns of frustration and despair. This edition features a new foreword by Pema Chodron, a close student of Trungpa and the best-selling author of When Things Fall Apart.

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. They are revolutionary in that practicing them fosters abandonment of personal territory in relating to others and in understanding the world as it is.
The fifty-nine provocative slogans presented here each with a commentary by the Tibetan meditation master Chogyam 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....

On the spiritual path we speak of enlightenment. But how do we reconcile the idea of enlightenment with what we see when we look in the mirror when insecurities, doubts, and self-centered tendencies arise in our minds? Dzigar Kongtrul suggests that we need not feel doomed when these experiences surface. In fact, such experiences are not a problem if we are able to simply let them arise without judging them or investing them with so much meaning. This approach to experience is what Kongtrul calls self-reflection.
Self-reflection is a practice, a path, and an attitude. It is the spirit of...

Here is a treasury of 108 short selections from the best-selling books of Pema Chodron, the beloved Buddhist nun. Designed for on-the-go inspiration, this collection offers teachings on:
becoming fearless
breaking free of destructive patterns
developing patience, kindness, and joy amid our everyday struggles
unlocking our natural warmth, intelligence, and goodness"

Many of us, without even realizing it, are dominated by fear. We might be aware of some of our fears--perhaps we are afraid of public speaking, of financial hardship, or of losing a loved one. Chogyam Trungpa shows us that most of us suffer from a far more pervasive fearfulness: fear of ourselves. We feel ashamed and embarrassed to look at our feelings or acknowledge our styles of thinking and acting; we don't want to face the reality of our moment-to-moment experience. It is this fear that keeps us trapped in cycles of suffering, despair, and distress.
Chogyam Trungpa offers us a vision...

In jedem Moment unseres Lebens haben wir die Wahl: Unsere Lebensumstände können uns verhärten, uns ängstlich und abweisend machen, oder sie lehren uns, sanfter, mitfühlender und freundlicher zu werden. Doch unsere gewohnten Strategien mit Ängsten, Leiden und Schwierigkeiten umzugehen, sind wenig geeignet, diese zu überwinden - stattdessen zementieren sie diese letztlich nur. Aus dem riesigen Fundus buddhistischer Geistesübungen schöpfend, macht die erfahrene Meditationsmeisterin hier deutlich, wie wir unsere Ängste nutzen können, um in einer schwierigen Welt und in schweren Zeiten...

Eine der Grundaussagen des Buddhismus lautet, dass es für jeden Menschen Wege zu Zufriedenheit und dauerhaftem Glück gibt. Die buddhistische Nonne Pema Chödrön zeigt in ihrem Buch sehr pragmatische Möglichkeiten auf, wie man sich von seinem Leid befreien kann. Ihre Ratschläge sind mitunter von provokativer Direktheit und fordern den Leser auf, sich voller Neugier in das weite Feld seiner Schwierigkeiten vorzuwagen. Chödrön ermutigt ihn dabei durch die offenherzige Schilderung ihrer eigenen schmerzhaften Erfahrungen und die zuversichtliche Botschaft, dass Gelassenheit lernbar ist....

Tenemos a nuestro alcance una oportunidad fundamental de felicidad que por lo general desperdiciamos, ironicamente, por estar atrapados en nuestros intentos por escapar del dolor y el sufrimiento. Pema Chodron da un consejo compasivo y radical extraido de la sabiduria budista para cuando todo se derrumba en nuestras vidas, consejo que va a contrapelo de nuestras costumbres y expectativas habituales. Solo hay una manera de encarar el sufrimiento que proporcione beneficio duradero, nos ensena Pema: ir hacia las situaciones dolorosas con cordialidad y curiosidad, relajandonos en la...

A practical, accessible guide to the fundamentals of Buddhist meditation, with pointers from some of today's most respected Buddhist teachers, including Pema Chodron, Thich Nhat Hanh, Cyndi Lee, and Sharon Salzberg.

As countless meditators have learned firsthand, meditation practice can positively transform the way we see and experience our lives. This practical, accessible guide to the fundamentals of Buddhist meditation introduces you to the practice, explains how it is approached in the main schools of Buddhism, and offers advice and inspiration from Buddhism's most renowned and...