Start Where You Are
by Pema Chodron
A commentary on the fifty-nine lojong slogans of Tibetan mind training, Drive all blames into one, Be grateful to everyone, Always maintain only a joyful mind, with Chodron's characteristic directness. The slogans are tools for turning difficulty into practice, and the book works best read slowly, a slogan at a time.
Read it if…
you want short, memorable maxims for working with your own mind day to day.
Skip it if…
you want a narrative; it is a commentary on a list.
Three things you will actually use
- Start where you are, not where you think you should be.
- Difficulty is the material of practice.
- Be grateful to everyone, especially the difficult.
Do this first
Pick one slogan and carry it on a card for a week.
Our verdict
Direct and durable; slogans that work.
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