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The Places That Scare You

A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

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The Places That Scare You

By: Pema Chödrön
Narrated by: Joanna Rotte
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 We always have a choice, Pema Chödrön teaches: We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder. Here Pema provides the tools to deal with the problems and difficulties that life throws our way. This wisdom is always available to us, she teaches, but we usually block it with habitual patterns rooted in fear. Beyond that fear lies a state of openheartedness and tenderness. This audiobook teaches us how to awaken our basic goodness and connect with others, to accept ourselves and others complete with faults and imperfections, and to stay in the present moment by seeing through the strategies of ego that cause us to resist life as it is. Alternative & Complementary Medicine Buddhism Meditation Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Spirituality

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love reading and hearing on audio. its a book can always refer back to for insight and practice for peacful life.

empowering for life change

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priceless teachings from Pema. the only thing is it is not read by Pema herself. An initial disappointment for me, but still read very well.

priceless teachings

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I took my time to listen to this book because I really wanted to take it all in as I found it very inspiring to be able to open my mind and to connect with the world of my own experience and the world around me. Loved the voice of the narrator as well! Very beautifully read.

Amazing book, endlessly fascinating and wise.

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There are many spiritual books out there about which it can be said 'Really, you need not read any more than this and you will have everything you need to awaken, but practice.' This is one of them.

All the truth any of us ever need.

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This book is a treasure to revisit again and again, with a sensitive, warm narrator to match.

Beautiful book, beautiful narration

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