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True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart מאת Thich Nhat Hanh Click here to listen to an audio excerpt online in MP3 format. In this treasure, the renowned Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh offers timeless insight into the nature of real love. With simplicity and warmth, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: loving-kindness...

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The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving-Kindness מאת Pema Chodron Click here to listen to an audio sample online in MP3 format. It’s true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms lies in remaining open to life in all circum...

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For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva מאת Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama explains how to follow the spiritual path of the bodhisattva by commenting on a beloved Tibetan Buddhist text.Many people consider the Dalai Lama to be a living embodiment of the spiritual ideal of the bodhisattva–someone who dedicates their life to freeing all beings from suffering...

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The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times מאת Pema Chodron Click here to listen to an audio excerpt online in MP3 format. 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 ...

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Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living מאת Pema Chodron  To listen to an audio sample online in mp3 format, click here. 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 wholeh...

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Teresa of Avila: The Book of My Life מאת Mirabai Starr Listen to an audio excerpt online in MP3 format—click here. She was the last person anyone would have expected to become a nun, yet she became one of the most celebrated nuns of all time. She was a brilliant administrator when such vocations were virtually closed to women. And above all, ...

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Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion מאת Pema Chodron Click here to listen to an audio excerpt online in MP3 format. Comfortable with Uncertainty offers short, stand-alone teachings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. Gleaned from Pema Chödrön's best-selling books, these passages explore topi...

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The Way of the Bodhisattva מאת Shantideva Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, Shantideva’s Way of the Bodhisattva is a guide for anyone seeking to cultivate the mind of enlightenment and the qualities of love, compassion, patience, and generosity. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the B...

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This Moment Is the Perfect Teacher: Ten Buddhist Teachings on Cultivating Inner Strength and Compassion מאת Pema Chodron Click here to listen to an audio excerpt online in MP3 format. Lojong is a powerful Tibetan Buddhist practice created especially for training the mind to work with the challenges of everyday living. It teaches our hearts to soften, reframes our attitude toward difficulty, and allows us to discove...