Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings
by Pema Chodron
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Author: Pema ChodronEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-08-13
ISBN: 1570629722
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Shambhala
Book Reviews of Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings
Book Review: A good overview
Summary: 4 Stars
Very useful as an expression of "the way". Some detail is there, but this CD serves best as perspective on what work needs to be done. The reader's voice was overly professional and soothing to the point of being a distraction. Pema has a voice that is more expressive and better relates to the material.
Summary of Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings
In this book Tibetan Buddhist nun Pema Ch?dr?n offers short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than a collection of thoughts for the day, Comfortable with Uncertainty offers a progressive program of spiritual study. Inspired by the Buddhist tradition of the 108-day retreat, the book leads the reader through essential concepts, themes, and practices on the Buddhist path. Comfortable with Uncertainty does not assume prior knowledge of Buddhist thought or practice, making it a perfect introduction to Ch?dr?n's teaching. It features the most essential and stirring passages from Ch?dr?n's previous books, exploring topics such as lovingkindness, meditation, mindfulness, "nowness," letting go, and working with fear and other painful emotions. Through the course of this book, readers will learn practical methods for heightening awareness and overcoming habitual patterns that block compassion. Comfortable with Uncertainty, like a set of prayer beads, strings together 108 gems that will guide and inspire us.Comfortable with Uncertainty reads like a perfect companion guide to the traditional 108-day Buddhist retreat. In a day-by-day format, author Pema Ch?dr?n dives into the soothing wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism, reminding us that groundlessness is the only ground we have to stand on. Each of her 108 teachings are brief (about two pages), and all of them are excerpted from longer discussions in Ch?dr?n's previous bestselling books (The Places That Scare You and When Things Fall Apart). Nonetheless, newcomers as well as seasoned fans of Ch?dr?n's writing will glean much from this training program for becoming a "warrior bodhisattva"--a term which, simply put, means one who aspires to act from an awakened heart.
Gradually, Ch?dr?n guides readers beyond the tunnel vision of the self, expanding outward to include compassion for all of humanity. In the 12th teaching, "The Root of Suffering," Ch?dr?n writes: "What keeps us unhappy and stuck in a limited view of reality is our tendency to seek pleasure and avoid pain, to seek security and avoid groundlessness, to seek comfort and avoid discomfort." In the 77th teaching, "Cool Loneliness," she suggests that the next time readers wake up in the morning feeling the "heartache of alienation" they try to "relax and touch the limitless space of the human heart." By the 101st teaching, Ch?dr?n speaks to "taking refuge in the Sangha," meaning becoming warriors who are not only committed to taking off their own armors of self-pity, but are also committed to gently helping others do the same. Student warriors will also appreciate the glossary, bibliography, and resource guide in the back. --Gail Hudson
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