How We Live Is How We Die
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- Create Date：2022-08-21 06:21:36
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Pema Chödrön
- ISBN：161180924X
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Margot
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This book sets out to do exactly what the title states - to show how we live is how we die -- and by realizing that， we can meet death with less fear and more presence。 We can live that way， too。 Chodron draws from the teachings of Tibetan Book of the Dead to illustrate the transience of life （how we experience multiple deaths daily） and what happens after our physical body dies （what happens when you wake up in the bardo）。 Although I am not a practicing Buddhist， as a mental health counsellor， This book sets out to do exactly what the title states - to show how we live is how we die -- and by realizing that， we can meet death with less fear and more presence。 We can live that way， too。 Chodron draws from the teachings of Tibetan Book of the Dead to illustrate the transience of life （how we experience multiple deaths daily） and what happens after our physical body dies （what happens when you wake up in the bardo）。 Although I am not a practicing Buddhist， as a mental health counsellor， I I still found much to learn from Chodron's book。 She describes how emotions are the path to awakening and gives some concrete practices to help work with our emotions。 I appreciated her breakdown of the various 'kleshas' （states of mind like anger， craving， jealousy） that trap us and the wisdom that they can also hold。 She also provides some meditations at the end。 There were sections in the book that took deeper dives into Buddhist philosophy that were beyond my comprehension and interest。 All to say that I feel both non-Buddhists and practicing Buddhists alike can find wisdom in this book。 Thank you to Netgalley and Shambala Publications for the ARC。 。。。more
Karen
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HOW WE LIVE IS HOW WE DIEBY: PEMA CHODRONI had heard that Pema Chodron was a compassionate guide and after reading this I wholeheartedly agree。 I found much value in this book。 I confess to reading it twice and I read it about half-way through it for a third time。 Each time I resonated with it a little more。 Although， she is a practicing Buddhist from which I knew some things--I did come away from reading this with much gained knowledge in how to actually practice a lot that I sort of knew。We al HOW WE LIVE IS HOW WE DIEBY: PEMA CHODRONI had heard that Pema Chodron was a compassionate guide and after reading this I wholeheartedly agree。 I found much value in this book。 I confess to reading it twice and I read it about half-way through it for a third time。 Each time I resonated with it a little more。 Although， she is a practicing Buddhist from which I knew some things--I did come away from reading this with much gained knowledge in how to actually practice a lot that I sort of knew。We all have our propensities towards certain behaviors and what she called Kleshas。 I found this particular information to be so true。 I also came away with a fresh perspective on how to look at mine and this is a book that I plan on re-reading from where I left off during my third perusal through it。 There is a reading list at the back of the book from which I noticed that some are ones that she referred to in the main text。I definitely gained a lot of insight and am grateful to have had the opportunity to have chosen this to read。 It is a book that can be read in just a few hours。 I thought that I may finally read， "Lincoln in the Bardo，" which was published in 2018。 It is one of the suggested titles named for further reading。 Again， I am indebted to Pema Chodron for explaining basic concepts from which I already knew， but her ability for me to internalize them on a deeper level is what I found to be transforming。Publication Date 10-04-22Thank you to Net Galley， Pema Chodron and Shambhala Publications， Inc。 for providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review。 All opinions are my own。#HowWeLiveIsHowWeDie #PemaChodron #ShambhalaPublicationsInc #NetGalleyThe different Buddhist terms made more sense with each subsequent reading 。。。more
This Feral Housewife
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