Taking the Leap
by Pema Chodron | 
Comfortable With Uncertainty
by Pema Chodron | 
No Time to Lose
by Pema Chodron | 
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
by Jack Kornfield |
Radical Acceptance
by Tara Brach |
A Heart as Wide as the World
by Sharon Salzberg | 
Buddha in Blue Jeans
by Tai Sheridan | 
When Things Fall Apart
by Pema Chodron | 
The Places that Scare You
by Pema Chodron | 
How to Meditate
by Pema Chodron |
Loving-kindness
by Sharon Salzberg | 
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart
by Mark Epstein | 
Against the Stream
by Noah Levine | 
Turning the Mind Into an Ally
by Sakyong Mipham |
Happiness
by Thich Nhat Hanh | 
If the Buddha Got Stuck
by Charlotte Kasl | 
Buddhist Boot Camp
by Timber Hawkeye | 
Transformation and Healing
by Thich Nhat Hanh | 
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
by Karen Armstrong |
The Experience of Insight
by Joseph Goldstein |
We live in difficult times. Life sometimes seems like a roiling and turbulent river threatening to drown us and destroy the world. Why, then, shouldn't we cling to the certainty of the shore?to our familiar patterns and habits? Because, Pema Ch?dr?n teaches, that kind of fear-based clinging keeps us from the infinitely more satisfying experience of being fully alive. The teachings she presents here?known as the "Three Commitments"?provide a wealth of wisdom for learning to step right into the river: to be completely, fearlessly present even in the hardest times, the most difficult situations. When we learn to let go of our protective patterns and do that, we begin to see not only how much better it feels to live that way, but, as a wonderful side effect, we find that we begin to naturally and effectively reach out to others in care and support.