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The Wisdom of No Escape

by Pema Chödrön

Talks from a month-long retreat: loving-kindness toward ourselves, joy, precision, not seeking a way out. Her earliest book and among her most direct.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. No escape is the good news.
  2. Start with kindness to yourself.
  3. Precision, gentleness, letting go.

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Foundational Chödrön.

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