Start where you are

Start Where You Are is a must-have handbook for cultivating our fearless spirit and awakening the compassionate heart. With lucidity and humour, Pema Chödrön, author of the bestseller When It All Falls Apart, presents us with a practical guide on how to befriend ourselves and develop authentic compassion for others. She also shows us that we can "start where we are" by embracing the painful aspects of our lives rather than denying them. Pema Chödrön frames his teachings on compassion around fifty-nine maxims or slogans gleaned from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, such as: "Keep always and only a joyful mind." "Do not seek your own happiness in the pain of others." "Always meditate on that which causes you resentment." "Be grateful to all." Working with these maxims, and through the practice of meditation, Start Where You Are shows us how we can all have the courage to face and work with our inner pain and succeed in cultivating joy, well-being and confidence.