Author: Chodron, Pema

With insight and humor, Pema Ch÷dr÷n offers guidance on an essential prerequisite for developing compassion: accepting our own flaws and wholeheartedly embracing ourselves. Ch÷dr÷n frames her teachings around 59 traditional Tibetan Buddhist aphorisms (lojong in Tibetan), such as "Always apply only a joyful state of mind" and "Don't seek others' pain as the limbs of your own happiness." Through working with these aphorisms, we can develop the courage to face our inner pain and thereby discover a wealth of freedom, well-being, and confidence.