How We Live Is How We Die
How We Live Is How We Die by Pema Chodron, published by Shambhala Publications on October 3, 2023, is a 240-page exploration of the interplay between endings and beginnings in life. This edition presents Chodron’s insights on embracing the flow of life, emphasizing the importance of living with ease, joy, and compassion amidst uncertainty. The book addresses the inevitability of change and the transitions we face, including the ultimate transition of death, encouraging readers to approach these moments with curiosity rather than fear.
In this work, Pema Chodron delves into the concept of bardos, a Tibetan term that signifies states of transition, and illustrates their significance throughout our lives. She offers practical methods for transforming challenging emotions related to change and uncertainty into opportunities for awakening and love. Readers will find guidance on how to cultivate freedom in their hearts and minds, enabling them to confront the realities of death and change with a sense of openness. This book serves as a resource for those seeking to navigate life’s complexities with a compassionate perspective.
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Discover newfound freedom in life’s ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart.
New in paperback!
As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a day, the end of a relationship, and ultimately the end of life. And accompanying each ending is a beginning, though it may be unclear what the beginning holds. In How We Live Is How We Die, Pema Chödrön shares her wisdom for working with this flow of life—learning to live with ease, joy, and compassion through uncertainty, embracing new beginnings, and ultimately preparing for death with curiosity and openness rather than fear.
Poignant for readers of all ages, her teachings on the bardos—a Tibetan term referring to a state of transition, including what happens between this life and the next—reveal their power and relevance at each moment of our lives. She also offers practical methods for transforming life’s most challenging emotions about change and uncertainty into a path of awakening and love. As she teaches, the more freedom we can find in our hearts and minds as we live this life, the more fearlessly we’ll be able to confront death and what lies beyond. In all, Pema provides readers with a master course in living life fully and compassionately in the shadow of death and change.
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