So nice to hear Pema's voice so clearly! When I was recording her talks at Gampo I would wear headphones, so she was talking straight into my ear-holes ... very pleasant! __{*}__ --KC:

Pena Chodron

Pema Chodron audio clip. This was a public talk called When Things Fall Apart, about how to work with the "falling apart" quality of one's life, and the inseparability of groundlessness and warmth. Recorded in Ojai, CA, 1998. Available as audio CD or mp3 download - in the search box in the upper right hand corner of our website, search for either 75CD (audio CD) or 75DL (mp3 download). www.pemachodrontapes.com

When Things Fall Apart-Public Talk.WAV

Pema Chodron audio clip. This is an excerpt from talk 1 of "Dissolving the Barriers", given at Dorje Denma Ling retreat center in Nova Scotia, 1998. This seminar is about tuning in to the four limitless qualities - equanimity, maitri/loving-kindness, compassion, and joy - as well as learning to practice with our resistance to these by dissolving the barriers to our open hearts. Item number 183 in all formats (CDs, DVDs, MP3s) can be found in the Four Limitless Ones category: http://pemachodrontapes.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4_22

Pema Chodron: Dissolving the Barriers.WAV

Using a text that is very close to her heart: the Buddhist classic known as The Way of the Bodhisattva, Pema Chodron shows us how to cultivate compassion. She focuses on the enlightened heart and mind, showing us how this awakened state, which often seems infinitely far out of our grasp, is always available to us right where we are. By nurturing a compassionate attitude in our hearts, we can naturally become more open and present to others and free in our lives, even amidst life’s adversities and fears. And little by little we can become empowered to reach out beyond ourselves and heal the abundant suffering of the world.  The full download is available through BetterListen.com at https://www.betterlisten.com/products/giving-our-best-with-pema-chodron

Giving Our Best - Practicing the Way of the Bodhisattva with Pema Chödrōn-Preview 1

No Time To LoseNo Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva with Pema Chodron

No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva with Pema Chodron

Tonglen (giving and taking) is a method for connecting with suffering — ours and that which is all around us — everywhere we go. It is a method for overcoming fear of suffering and for dissolving the tightness of our heart. Primarily it is a method for awakening the compassion that is inherent in all of us. We begin to feel love both for ourselves and others and also we begin to take care of ourselves and others. It awakens our compassion and it also introduces us to a far larger view of reality.

Healing Through Tonglen

An exercise to evoke a  sense of loving connection, kindness and goodwill with others. 

loving kindness meditation

In this recorded retreat, Pema Chödrön shares teachings inspired by the book Smile at Fear, which was written by her teacher Chogyam Trungpa. We all have fears, but when we look closely at them, we discover that behind each fear resides a basic fear of ourselves. We're afraid to look at our habitual styles of thinking and behaving because we might not always like what we see. Ironically it is this fear of honest self-reflection that keeps us trapped in patterns of stress and discontentment. Here is a vision for moving beyond this most basic fear to discover the innate bravery, trust, and joy that reside at the core of our being. The full program can be downloaded at BetterListen.com www.betterlisten.com/products/smile…h-pema-chodron

Smile At Fear with Pema Chodron Part 2 (Preview)

Why Should We Meditate?

Beloved teacher Pema Chödrön has been at the forefront of spreading awareness of Buddhist practice in the West for nearly four decades. In this excerpt drawn from Ani Pema’s audio program Pure Meditation, she considers why it is that we are drawn to meditation and what we gain from its practice. In the words of Sounds True producer Matt Licata, “Pema has a real gift of reaching beyond tradition and into the heart of the modern person who is yearning for true spiritual awakening. Pema’s description of the radical act of meditation is both inspiring and clarifying.”

Why Should We Meditate - by Pema Chodron

Kabat-Zinn makes it clear that the essence of meditative practice lies in how one lives one's life from moment to moment, in all its aspects and relationships, and not merely in formal meditative practices. This program offers an experience of mindfulness that is entirely congruent with our lives in the 21st Century: it is effective, portable, and easily adopted -- a perfect antidote to life in the fast lane. The full download and CE credits are available at https://www.betterlisten.com/collections/continuing-education-credits/products/mindfulness-meditation-in-everyday-life-exercises-and-meditations

Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life

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Fully Alive

Fully Alive by Pema Chodron - Sample

Practicing Tonglen is a powerful way to connect with yourself and all of humanity. We all experience sadness and other "negative" emotions at different times, yet when we do, we often feel very alone in it. This practice reminds us that we're not alone when we are in pain. If we have the courage to break the habitual pattern of pushing away the pain, we can experience deep compassion for ourselves and all beings.

Befriending difficult emotions - Tonglen with yourself

Pema Ch&ouml;dr&ouml;n's perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth--now in a newly designed 20th-anniversary edition with a new afterword by Pema--makes for a perfect gift and addition to one's spiritual library. How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart&mdash;when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Ch&ouml;dr&ouml;n suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.

When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön, read by Cassandra Campbell

This audiobook by Pema Ch&ouml;dr&ouml;n, the renowned American Buddhist nun, offers short, stand-alone sections 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, leading the reader through essential concepts, themes, and practices on the Buddhist path.&#160; Comfortable with Uncertainty does not assume prior knowledge of Buddhist thought or practice, making it a perfect introduction to Ch&ouml;dr&ouml;n's teachings on lovingkindness, meditation, mindfulness, "nowness," letting go, and working with fear and other painful emotions. Through the course of this audiobook, listeners will learn practical methods for heightening awareness and overcoming habitual patterns that block compassion.

Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chödrön, read by Joanna Rotte

Start Where You Are&#160;is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Ch&ouml;dr&ouml;n presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can "start where we are"&mdash;embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Ch&ouml;dr&ouml;n frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: "Always apply only a joyful state of mind," "Don't seek others' pain as the limbs of your own happiness," and "Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment."&#160; Working with these slogans and through the practice of meditation,&#160;Start Where You Are&#160;shows how we can all develop the courage to work with our inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.

Start Where You Are by Pema Chödrön, read by Joanna Rotte

One of the best ways to bring meditation off the cushion and into everyday life is to practice lojong (or mind training). For centuries, Tibetans have used fifty-nine powerful mind-training slogans as a way to transform life&rsquo;s ordinary situations into opportunities for awakening. In this audiobook program, Pema Ch&ouml;dr&ouml;n presents her definitive teachings on lojong. She offers an overview of the practice and goes on to provide inspiring commentary on the slogans while paying special attention to how to apply them on the spot in our daily lives. This program include: &#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160;Practical commentary to enhance our understanding of the lojong slogans &#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160;Seven writing and reflection exercises to help us engage deeply with the slogans &#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160;Meditation instructions to help us relax, let go, and uncover our uncaught-up mind &#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160;On-the-spot methods to deepen our bodhichitta, our compassion for all beings &#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160;Question-and-answer sessions that address some of the most common issues that arise in lojong practice &#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160;Two guided meditations on tonglen&mdash;a compassion practice based on the understanding that the very thing that triggers suffering can become the foundation of happiness

Be Grateful to Everyone by Pema Chödrön, read by Pema Chödrön

A 15-minute meditation that begins by imagining yourself surrounded by a circle of the most loving beings, making generous offerings of love and goodwill to you.

When Things Fall Apart-Public Talk.WAV

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