{"product_id":"start-where-you-are-a-guide-to-compassionate-living","title":"Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eStart Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePema Chödrön\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781590301425\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eShambhala\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2004\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e240\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThis is a beautiful, gift book edition (with a ribbon marker) of a modern-day classic. \u003ci\u003eStart Where You Are \u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of No Escape \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen Things Fall Apart, \u003c\/i\u003epresents down-to-earth guidance on how to make friends with ourselves and develop genuine compassion toward others. The author shows how we can start where we are by embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chödrön frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Always apply a joyful state of mind \u003cbr\u003e - Don't seek others' pain as the limbs of your own happiness \u003cbr\u003e - Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking with these slogans and through the practice of meditation, \u003ci\u003eStart Where You Are \u003c\/i\u003eshows how we can all develop the courage to work with our own inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living | Pema Chödrön | Hardcover | 9781590301425 | Used: Like New | Religion \u0026 Spirituality 1764928 (temp: 10)","offer_id":49317891342488,"sku":"1764928","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61QeLPEK9NL.jpg?v=1782158768","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/start-where-you-are-a-guide-to-compassionate-living","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}