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Best-selling American Buddhist nun Pema Ch dr n presents a friendly and encouraging guide to spiritual practice for all those who want to take up the path of the bodhisattva--one who aspires to live life with courage, generosity, patience, fearlessness, and compassion--now in a refreshed new package. Best-selling American Buddhist nun Pema Ch dr n presents a friendly and encouraging guide to spiritual practice for all those who want to take up the path of the bodhisattva--one who aspires to live life with courage, generosity, patience, fearlessness, and compassion. The Way of the Bodhisattva has long been treasured as an indispensable guide to enlightened living, offering a window into the greatest potential within us all. Written in the eighth century by the scholar and saint Shantideva, it presents a comprehensive view of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition's highest ideal-to commit oneself to the life of a bodhisattva warrior, a person who is wholeheartedly dedicated to the freedom and common good of all beings. And it has inspired many of the tradition's greatest teachers, providing a remarkable source of insight on the means by which we may heal ourselves and our troubled world. These essential teachings present the core of the Buddhist path, from cultivating deep-seated confidence to infusing one's life with selflessness, joyfulness, kindness, and compassion. Pema Ch dr n here invites you to journey more deeply into this liberating way of life, presenting Shantideva's text verse-by-verse and offering both illuminating stories and practical exercises to enrich the text and bring its timeless teachings to life in our world today. Previously published under the title No Time to Lose.

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In this ambitious and profound work, Ch�dr�n hits high stride, creating a wide-ranging, accessible, and soul-stirring commentary on the classic Buddhist text The Way of the Bodhisattva. --Spirituality and Health

Chodron's commentary on Shantideva's text is wise yet humble, and always encouraging. --Yoga Journal No Time to Lose represents the fruition of Chodron's years of practice and study: a traditional commentary in which passages from The Way of the Bodhisattva are interspersed with her ever-approachable and pithy instructions for daily life. --Parabola Chodron provides consistently clear expositions of Shantideva's sometimes convoluted verses and lines of argument, keeping her eye firmly on the question of how his discussion is relevant to the lives of ordinary people living in modern societies. A superlative presentation of the text. --Buddhadharma In this ambitious and profound work, Chodron hits high stride, creating a wide-ranging, accessible, and soul-stirring commentary on the classic Buddhist text The Way of the Bodhisattva. --Spirituality and Health Chodron is a clear teacher, explaining key terms and making things simple and characteristically plainspoken. She is also the right kind of motivator, telling readers immediately what's in it for them: this book can inspire those who want to make the world a better place. --Publishers Weekly Pema Chodron's writings have been helpful to countless numbers of people trying to find some ground for their being in this chaotic world. --Bill Moyers Chodron s commentary on Shantideva s text is wise yet humble, and always encouraging. Yoga Journal No Time to Lose represents the fruition of Chodron s years of practice and study: a traditional commentary in which passages from The Way of the Bodhisattva are interspersed with her ever-approachable and pithy instructions for daily life. Parabola Chodron provides consistently clear expositions of Shantideva s sometimes convoluted verses and lines of argument, keeping her eye firmly on the question of how his discussion is relevant to the lives of ordinary people living in modern societies. A superlative presentation of the text. Buddhadharma In this ambitious and profound work, Chodron hits high stride, creating a wide-ranging, accessible, and soul-stirring commentary on the classic Buddhist text The Way of the Bodhisattva. Spirituality and Health Chodron is a clear teacher, explaining key terms and making things simple and characteristically plainspoken. She is also the right kind of motivator, telling readers immediately what s in it for them: this book can inspire those who want to make the world a better place. Publishers Weekly Pema Chodron s writings have been helpful to countless numbers of people trying to find some ground for their being in this chaotic world. Bill Moyers ChOdrOn's commentary on Shantideva's text is wise yet humble, and always encouraging. -- Yoga Journal No Time to Lose represents the fruition of ChOdrOn's years of practice and study: a traditional commentary in which passages from The Way of the Bodhisattva are interspersed with her ever-approachable and pithy instructions for daily life. -- Parabola ChOdrOn provides consistently clear expositions of Shantideva's sometimes convoluted verses and lines of argument, keeping her eye firmly on the question of how his discussion is relevant to the lives of ordinary people living in modern societies. A superlative presentation of the text. -- Buddhadharma In this ambitious and profound work, ChOdrOn hits high stride, creating a wide-ranging, accessible, and soul-stirring commentary on the classic Buddhist text The Way of the Bodhisattva. -- Spirituality and Health ChOdrOn is a clear teacher, explaining key terms and making things simple and characteristically plainspoken. She is also the right kind of motivator, telling readers immediately what's in it for them: this book can inspire those who want to make the world a better place. -- Publishers Weekly Pema ChOdrOn's writings have been helpful to countless numbers of people trying to find some ground for their being in this chaotic world. --Bill Moyers Choedroen's commentary on Shantideva's text is wise yet humble, and always encouraging. - Yoga Journal No Time to Lose represents the fruition of Choedroen's years of practice and study: a traditional commentary in which passages from The Way of the Bodhisattva are interspersed with her ever-approachable and pithy instructions for daily life. - Parabola Choedroen provides consistently clear expositions of Shantideva's sometimes convoluted verses and lines of argument, keeping her eye firmly on the question of how his discussion is relevant to the lives of ordinary people living in modern societies. A superlative presentation of the text. - Buddhadharma In this ambitious and profound work, Choedroen hits high stride, creating a wide-ranging, accessible, and soul-stirring commentary on the classic Buddhist text The Way of the Bodhisattva. ̶ Cho dro n's commentary on Shantideva's text is wise yet humble, and always encouraging. -- Yoga Journal No Time to Lose represents the fruition of Cho dro n's years of practice and study: a traditional commentary in which passages from the Way of the Bodhisattva are interspersed with her ever-approachable and pithy instructions for daily life. -- Parabola Cho dro n provides consistently clear expositions of Shantideva's sometimes convoluted verses and lines of argument, keeping her eye firmly on the question of how his discussion is relevant to the lives of ordinary people living in modern societies. A superlative presentation of the text. -- Buddhadharma In this ambitious and profound work, Cho dro n hits high stride, creating a wide-ranging, accessible, and soul-stirring commentary on the classic Buddhist text The Way of the Bodhisattva. -- Spirituality and Health The lengthy text will certainly be unfamiliar to beginners, but Cho dro n is a wise choice for an escort. She is a clear teacher, explaining key terms and making things simple and characteristically plainspoken. She is also the right kind of motivator, telling readers immediately what's in it for them: this book can inspire those who want to make the world a better place. -- Publishers Weekly Nothing less than transformational. -- Boston Globe So beautifully written that the reading is a pleasure. There's no need to be Buddhist to implement and benefit from the core practices she describes. -- Los Angeles Times In a relaxed teaching style, Chodron enables us to look at ourselves clearly, to touch the soft spot of our hearts, and to dissolve the barriers that separate us from the others. -- Spirituality & Health

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Pema Ch dr n is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Ch gyam Trungpa and resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in North America. She is the author of numerous best-selling books, including When Things Fall Apart and Living Beautifully.

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