Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00PHPAI0A |
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| Number of Pages | : | 363 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Chögyam Trungpa offers us a vision of moving beyond fear to discover the innate bravery, trust, and delight in life that lies at the core of our being. Chögyam Trungpa shows us that most of us suffer from a far more pervasive fearfulness: fear of ourselves. We might be aware of some of our fears - perhaps we are afraid of public speaking, of financial hardship, or of losing a loved one. It is this fear that keeps us trapped in cycles of suffering, despair, and distress. Drawing on the Shambhala Buddhist teachings, he explains how we can each become a spiritual warrior: a person who faces each moment of life with openness and fearlessness. "The ultimate definition of bravery is not being afraid of who you are," writes Chögyam Trungpa. Many of us, without even realizing it, are dominated by fear. We feel ashamed and embarrassed to look at our feelings or acknowledge our styles of thinking and acting; we don't want to face the reality of our moment-to-moment experience. In this audiobook, he offers the insights and strategies to claim victory over fear.
"Clear as a Temple Bell" according to Yours Truly. As a beginning meditator, I find a lot of texts obscure, but this one is not at all. Here, Carolyn Rose Gimian has taken published and unpublished teachings about becoming a warrior given by Tibetan-born Chogyam Trungpa, who died in 1987, and interpreted them in contemporary American English. It's very direct. For example: "Warriorship is based on overcoming cow. Jon Leland said Profound and Wonderful. This is really the third in a series of what I would consider essential teachings from one of the most important Buddhist teachers of our time. It follows "Shambhala, Sacred Path of the Warrior" and "Great Eastern Sun." I love reading this before I sit for meditation in the morning. I salute Carolyn Rose Gimian for a loving and elegant job editing these talks.In. Outstanding Salaam RHD Very impressed with this book. It gave me a whole new understanding on fear and fearlessness. I highly recommend to anyone trying to better understand themslves and their life.