Taking the leap : freeing ourselves from old habits and fears

130 Pages·2009·1.9 MB·English

by  Boucher

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taking leap
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taking leap
the
Freeing Ourselves
from Old Habits
and Fears
PE MA C HÖDRÖN
edited by SANDY BOUCHER
shambhala
Boston & London
2009
SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS, INC.
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© 2009 by Pema Chödrön
Portions of this book have been adapted from the audio program Getting
Unstuck by Pema Chödrön, published by Sounds True, 2006.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or
by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in
writing from the publisher.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Chödrön, Pema.
Taking the leap: freeing ourselves from old habits and fears / Pema Chödrön;
edited by Sandy Boucher.—1st ed.
p. cm.
eISBN9 78-0-8348-2101-9
ISBN 978-1-59030-634-5 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Spiritual life—Buddhism. I. Boucher, Sandy. II. Title.
BQ5670.C49 2009
294.3'444—dc22
2009010225
This book is dedicated to the long life of both
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His Holiness the th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje
and Venerable Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche
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contents
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1
Feeding the Right Wolf
13
Learning to Stay
21
The Habit of Escape
31
The Natural Movement of Life
37
Getting Unstuck
47
We Have What We Need
57
Rejoicing in Things as They Are
65
Uncovering Natural Openness
75
The Importance of Pain
85
Unlimited Friendliness
97
Epilogue: Taking This into the World
101
Acknowledgments
103
Related Readings
105
Resources
109
About the Author
111
The Pema Chödrön Foundation
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