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  • Start Where You Are

  • A Guide to Compassionate Living
  • By: Pema Chodron
  • Narrated by: Joanna Rotté
  • Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (125 ratings)

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Start Where You Are is an indispensable audiobook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön offers guidance on how we can accept our flaws and embrace ourselves wholeheartedly as a prerequisite for developing compassion. Chödrön frames her teachings around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist slogans (called lojong in Tibetan), such as: “Always apply only a joyful state of mind” and “Don’t seek others’ pain as the limbs of your own happiness.” Through working with these slogans, we can begin to develop the courage to face our inner pain and thereby discover a wealth of freedom, well-being, and confidence.

©1994 Pema Chödrön (P)2008 Shambhala Publications
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Start where you are is a life changing book

I enjoyed this book very much and recommend it highly to anyone who wants to view life in a loving, inspired way. Pema is both enlightened and enlightening. Great work.

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Brilliant

Absolutely brilliant - best book I read in years! Rich charterers and impeccable story 👏👏👏 just brilliant

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Honest, clear and funny explanation of Lojong teachings and a more free way to live

Pema Chödron has the gift to clearly explain old teachings and texts. She makes it not only understandable, but immensely light hearted, honest and funny. Wholeheartedly recommended. The narration is also very pleasant and very well done!

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Pithy teachings, skilfully presented and beautifully read

Pithy teachings, skilfully presented and beautifully read. I strongly recommend it. Thank you very much

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I read this book on repeat

for me, lots of gems and precious nuggets are contained within. so much so that after the first listen through. I now listen at random and repeat when I can.
I love the message and the guidance shared within.

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Start where you are.

Very easy to listen to, wonderful presentation of Lojong, now my favourite Pema Chodron teaching.

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Better buy paperback

I haven't finished this book yet, but I feel like I would enjoy it more if I were physically reading it rather than listening to it so I could go back and forth more easily. I do, however, really like listening to it, it's quite relaxing, but then I don't concentrate on what's being said!

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This Book will change your life

One of the most powerful books I’ve ever read, I really can’t recommend it highly enough.

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This book is excellent i highly recommend this read loved it. Pema is so profound

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Feels conceited

Personally I feel this comes across as arrogant and unnecessarily lyrical. I don't like the mildly superior tone and wandering verbiage.

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