Taking the leap : freeing ourselves from old habits and fears PDF
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This page intentionally left blank. taking leap the This page intentionally left blank. taking leap the Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears PE MA C HÖDRÖN edited by SANDY BOUCHER shambhala Boston & London 2009 SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS, INC. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 www.shambhala.com © 2009 by Pema Chödrön Portions of this book have been adapted from the audio program Getting Unstuck by Pema Chödrön, published by Sounds True, 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First edition Printed in the United States of America oThis edition is printed on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39.48 Standard. k This book was printed on 30% postconsumer recycled paper. For more information please visit www.shambhala.com. Distributed in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd Designed by Daniel Urban-Brown Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chödrön, Pema. Taking the leap: freeing ourselves from old habits and fears / Pema Chödrön; edited by Sandy Boucher.—1st ed. p. cm. eISBN9 78-0-8348-2101-9 ISBN 978-1-59030-634-5 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Spiritual life—Buddhism. I. Boucher, Sandy. II. Title. BQ5670.C49 2009 294.3'444—dc22 2009010225 This book is dedicated to the long life of both 17 His Holiness the th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje and Venerable Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche This page intentionally left blank. contents ————— 1 Feeding the Right Wolf 13 Learning to Stay 21 The Habit of Escape 31 The Natural Movement of Life 37 Getting Unstuck 47 We Have What We Need 57 Rejoicing in Things as They Are 65 Uncovering Natural Openness 75 The Importance of Pain 85 Unlimited Friendliness 97 Epilogue: Taking This into the World 101 Acknowledgments 103 Related Readings 105 Resources 109 About the Author 111 The Pema Chödrön Foundation This page intentionally left blank.
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