 
        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.
