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Pema Chodron

Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chögyam Trungpa, the renowned meditation master. She is the author of The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, and The Places That Scare You, and she is resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners.
How We Live Is How We Die
Welcoming the Unwelcome
Living Beautifully
Taking the Leap
Start Where You Are
Becoming Bodhisattvas
The Places That Scare You
Practicing Peace
The Wisdom of No Escape
Comfortable with Uncertainty
Awakening Loving-Kindness
The Pocket Pema Chodron
The Compassion Book
When Things Fall Apart
Cuando todo se derrumba (When Things Fall Apart)
No Time to Lose

Books

How We Live Is How We Die
Welcoming the Unwelcome
Living Beautifully
Taking the Leap
Start Where You Are
Becoming Bodhisattvas
The Places That Scare You
Practicing Peace
The Wisdom of No Escape
Comfortable with Uncertainty
Awakening Loving-Kindness
The Pocket Pema Chodron
The Compassion Book
When Things Fall Apart
Cuando todo se derrumba (When Things Fall Apart)
No Time to Lose

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