Start Where You Are: A Guide To Compassionate Living

Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating
fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and
humor, Pema Chödrön presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can "start
where we are"—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: "Always apply
only a joyful state of mind," "Don't seek others' pain as the limbs of
your own happiness," and "Always meditate on whatever provokes
resentment."

Working with these slogans and through the practice of meditation, Start Where You Are shows how we can all develop the courage to work with our inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.