Bad quality of Audio!

I could not brinda myself to listen to this. This Audio is dreadful...
Its a shame I love Pema 's material and this was just so badly edited by' Sounds True.'

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Powerful and eye-opening

Recorded from a live retreat, this book dives into the practice of becoming conmfortable with discomfort. Through her teaching laced with humor and the guided practices, Pema Chodron explains this concept in a way that's understandable even for non-practicing Buddhists. This was my second time listening to the book - the first was while commuting to work, the second was when I treated myself to a "mini-retreat" at home. This book will certainly be referred to again and again for its wisdom and for my personal growth.

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Great advice for living

I’ve been listening to Pena Chodron for awhile now. I love the teachings but mostly I love listening to it in her own voice. She is very funny and human. It’s good to be able to laugh at a very serious topic — the human condition.

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Awesome teachings! I have been looking for this for many years

I have tried many different tactics! Psychology, Tony Robbins but this really gets you to the path of healing your inner pains and healing fears!
Just awesome!

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A turning point

This series of lectures provided me with a breakthrough in dealing with my day to day stresses, fear and anger at work and home. I learned that abiding in my strong emotions and feeling compassion for myself and all others who are going through similar experiences is the key. I learned that I judge too quickly and spend a lot of my time trying to avoid uncomfortable feelings. It’s essential to practice regularly to get the real value from these teachings and it could take years to achieve mastery but at least I know what to do now. Thanks Pema

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Pema Does it Again

Fantastic lectures. Always right on point and always flows so nicely. So fitting Pema always says the right things when you need it most.

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Pema is the Real Deal

She's smart, humble, funny, compassionate and I wish she was my next door neighbor. She has been an enormously helpful teacher and I love her. If you're not Buddhist it makes no difference. She's a down to earth New Yorker, no woo woo BS.

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Beautiful

HIGHLY Recommend this read. ✨💖🙏🏾💖✨ heart-filling, thought provoking and healing spirit as u listen to her share and voice. Interaction with her audience is wonderful.

Good Material but too much blank space

I wasn't completely satisfied with this one. My routine is to listen while walking my dog, not listening as if I'm there and practicing in the moment. This one has a lot of lengthy pauses while the attendees medititate. In other audible books that portion is edited out, but they didn't bother here, leaving the listener with 5-10 minutes of dead air frequently.

The actual content is good and worth adding to your Pema library. This is worth having but shouldn't be the first for any new listener as multiple other titles are better.

5 stars for content and narration. -2 stars for lazy editing.

Pema is inspiring

I also find her to be comforting and grounding. She has a great sense of humor, and a lovely way of sharing the challenges that come with working to break our patterns.