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Bodhisattva Mind
- Teachings to Cultivate Courage and Awareness in the Midst of Suffering
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
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Summary
A practicum of insights and meditations from this cherished teacher, Bodhisattva Mind shows us how to connect with the spacious, clear, unbiased nature of our minds and experience the joy of complete freedom.
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- Portia
- 15-08-11
A set of talks that work as a book
Often talks given to a particular audience at a certain time don't translate well into audiobooks. I was delighted that in this case 'Bodhisattva Mind' works very well. It's good to hear the teacher herself giving her teachings in her own words, rather than on the page. The talks are easy to hear, and to follow. I found that the audiobook complements Pema Chodron's commentary on Shantideva's Bodhicarayavatara - 'No Time to Lose'
Pema Chodron's spirited, down to earth instructions on how to live a life of kindness for ourself and others in the muddle of our busy lives. Wonderful!
8 people found this helpful
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- Deborah
- 18-06-08
Eight Delightful Hours
It was with sheer delight that I listened, spellbound, to Pema Chodron's lectures on the The Bodhisattva Mind. Her gentle voice, captivating humour and down to earth delivery brings Buddhism and the Buddhist philosophy right into the hearts and minds of the ordinary person, even those who may not have had any exposure to it before. What a great listen; one I will be repeating over and over again.
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- Claire Ritson
- 26-01-16
Highly recommend
Valuable, thought provoking and life changing teachings delivered with kindness and wonderful humour. I have now purchased more books by Pema Chodron and I am excited to get started with those!!
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- John
- 28-05-15
Beautifully narrated
Quite a challenging book, I shall definitely have to listen to it twice despite the lucid explanations Pema Chodron provides. She covers a great deal of ground.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-05-19
Best Audiobook on Buddhism. I strongly recommend .
Best Audiobook on Buddhism. I strongly recommend . This book will go on a repeat list.
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- Cristina Iesescu
- 29-04-18
Brilliant!!!!
Full of insights and laughter. Pema Chodron is an amazing teacher, she is talking about difficult subject with ease, she is able to hold your hand as a human and take you to aspire to reach your potential. I will read the book again and again
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- Andrew UK
- 20-06-17
Thought provoking, interesting and useful
Worth a couple of listens, and in snippets, to get the most from it. Enjoyable to listen to as well.
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- Alejandra
- 30-08-21
Excellent
It is very easy to follow. I would have liked Pema explained all the chapters of the Bodhisatvacharyavatara (the book on which this audiobook is based). But even so, this audiobook is very enriching.
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- Reeps
- 11-06-21
Wise hilarious light and deep
Each time I listen I gain a deeper understanding of myself and my role in the world. Thank you Pema and all your teachers and ancestors 🙏
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-02-21
Spot on
Making a 100s of year old text relevant to 21st century living and doing it effortlessly, Pema
Chödrön talks about and comments on chapter 7 of “A Guide to a Boddhisattva’s way of life” in a clear and charming manner that makes this Buddhist teaching come alive. I shall be listening to this again and again.
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- J. C. Oregon
- 11-03-08
First Understanding of Buddhism
This recording was my first introduction to Buddhism. Pema Chodron is the best first teacher anyone could ask for. Her explanations are simple yet deep and based on experiences that I could relate to. She is funny and easy to listen to. I'm now listening to this recording for the second time.
I took a Mediation 101 class last month and this is the perect next step in my practice. I highly recommend it and plan to listen to more of Pema Chodron's other works.
31 people found this helpful
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- Suzanna Davis
- 09-03-11
lots of people vote and don't write reviews
Some doo-dah down below in the reviews said obviously the publisher posted reviews to prop up this work. I don't write reviews often because I am too busy and other people have said what I would have written already. But I do vote. This book is about seeing yourself the way you resist seeing yourself and seeing others with a new-found compassion because of it. It is about our willingness to see the speck in another's eye while ignoring our own log in the eye. And it offers hope and love as the rewards for our efforts. It is my favorite Pema work though I love everything I have heard by her - probably all her audiobooks. I do audios as my eyes are not so good anymore, must have been all those logs :-D , and I drive an hour a day to my job which is the perfect listening time for this work - get ready to see things differently before work and process before I get home. God bless Pema and her work.
63 people found this helpful
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- John
- 09-12-07
pema's teaching keeps getting better
Pema's recent teachings based on Shantideva have been really useful to me, and are profoundly relevant to this time.
19 people found this helpful
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- cosmic nobody
- 16-08-08
Wonderful!
Pema is insightful and humorous, breathing life and understanding into what at first glace seems like dry material. The teachings on being a source of joy and compassion while staying in contact with your humility and modesty are profound in our increasingly shallow modern age.
As for the techniques for developing these qualities, eradicating misery and pain by not creating any anew or reacting to any is logical to even the most scientific mind. I can tell you from personal experience that although it is difficult at first, these methods do actually work and do not require any belief in Buddhism or religion. She proves that instead of the axiom "Beauty is skin deep" it should read "Surface beuty is skin deep- but real beauty radiates from within."
This book helped me push away post-partum depression and bring true happiness back into my life for the first time in fifteen years. I would recommend it to anyone at any stage of life.
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- Sara
- 04-10-14
Such a Treasure
I can't say enough positive things about this recording. Just listen and you will see for yourself all that Pema Chodron has to offer. Humor, courage, kindness and insight. A simply wonderful listening experience.
24 people found this helpful
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- GARY EMES
- 21-10-10
SOOOOO Calming
I have many Pema audiobooks and books, and this one is the one I listen to over and over again. Filled with enlightenment, peace, centering insights with humor intertwined throughout....Get it, get it get it......
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- C. Gray
- 29-09-09
Pema is never a disappointment
I have listened to and read everything I can get my hands on by Pema Chodron. She is by far one of my favorite teachers. Great sense of humor, approachable style and a wise teacher. I appreciate her honesty about her own struggles ~ and the reality of this path. This is one I have returned to over and over again and still gain something new. I love hearing her laugh and feel as though I am with a friend when I hear her voice. Thank you Pema and thank you Audible for making this available.
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- Ton
- 25-06-10
Life changing
I thought life had no manual. I was wrong.
Already I was interested in Buddhism and Taoism. This audiobook deepens it. Very practical, but not in a shallow way.
I'm aware: just listening is not enough; there is work to be done :-) Though listening might be the beginning.
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- Claudine
- 13-11-13
Pema is always amazing!
I had fallen off of my practice and my life was getting out of control emotionally. My stress levels were sky high as was my blood pressure. I listened to this audio recording and the topic that I needed to hear was front and center. to 'stay like a log'. And that particular teaching came up the morning I needed it and I put it to use. Thank goodness for Pema!! She makes the teachings so accessible.
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- Meli-Tashi Happy
- 25-11-12
So useful for those on the Bodhisattva path
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I'd only recommend this book to those who are seriously studying the Bodhisattva path. There's a lot of detail in this teaching that is meant to illuminate our path and the vows we take.
Many of Pema's teachings are useful for all paths, but this one is specific to those who study and practice as Bodhisattvas.
6 people found this helpful