We can use everything as the means for waking up.The root of aggression and suffering is ignorance. it’s about befriending who we are already.”Everything that occurs is actually the path itself. “The point is not to try to change ourselves. This is when real transformation can take place.”We are never separated from enlightenment, never alienated from the awakened state.Loving-kindness, or maitri, doesn’t mean getting rid of anything. We cannot escape the reality of death, and there are also the realities of “aging, of illness, of not getting what we want, and of getting what we don’t want”.What causes misery is always trying to avoid pain and seek happiness.When we feel” depressed, lonely, betrayed, or any unwanted feelings, this is an important moment on the spiritual path. The present book is a compendium of small extracts from her various works.Pema is an American Buddhist nun who studied with the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa.What is different about her writings is that she writes not as though she is enlightened but a person just like us with everyday problems and negative feelings.Pema tells us that we already have everything we need and are “one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.”Whether we are violent, depressed, addicted or jealous, or even hate ourselves, these are good places to start – just where we are.We should accept ourselves completely as we are.Difficulty is inevitable. I’ve reviewed a couple of Pema’s previous books. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life. Designed for on-the-go inspiration, this is a perfect guide to Buddhist principles and the foundations of meditation and mindfulness. Here she presents teachings on breaking free of destructive patterns developing patience, kindness, and joy amid our everyday struggles becoming fearless and unlocking our natural warmth, intelligence, and goodness. Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and best-selling author, offers this treasury of 108 short selections from her more than four decades of study and writings. A portable collection of short inspirational readings by “one of the world's wisest women”-the American Buddhist teacher and author of When Things Fall Apart ( O, the Oprah Magazine)
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