Start Where You Are a guide to compassionate living by Pema Chodron Start Where You Are a guide to compassionate living Pema Chödrön © 1994 by Pema Chödrön Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1. No Escape, No Problem 1 2. No Big Deal 12 3. Pulling Out the Rug 20 4. Let the World Speak for Itself 27 5. Poison as Medicine 36 6. Start Where You Are 44 7. Bringing All That We Meet to the Path 60 8. Drive All Blames into One 69 9. Be Grateful to Everyone 77 10. Cutting the Solidity of Thoughts 87 11. Overcoming Resistance 97 12. Empty Boat 109 13. Teachings for Life and Death 115 14. Loving-Kindness and Compassion 124 15. Lighten Up 130 16. Abandon Any Hope of Fruition 136 17. Compassionate Action 144 18. Taking Responsibility for 156 Your Own Actions 19. Communication from the Heart 165 20. The Big Squeeze 175 21. High-Stakes Practice 190 22. Train Wholeheartedly 201 Appendix: The Root Text of the Seven Points of Training the Mind 207 Bibliography 213 Resources 215 Index of...
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