Written work
Taking the Leap
Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears
Develops the notion of shenpa — the hook that drags us into habitual reactions — and proposes interrupting those patterns through attention and kindness, to take the leap into a more open way of living.
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Authorship note
Like most of her books, it derives from recorded talks and retreats, transcribed and edited with her editors; the author revises the text.
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English
Taking the Leap
Shambhala Publications, 2009
ISBN 9781590306345
Other works by Pema Chödrön
- The Wisdom of No Escape · 1991
- Start Where You Are · 1994
- Awakening Loving-Kindness · 1996
- When Things Fall Apart · 1997
- The Places That Scare You · 2001
- Tonglen · 2001
- Comfortable with Uncertainty · 2002
- Hooked! · 2005
- No Time to Lose · 2005
- Practicing Peace in Times of War · 2006
- Always Maintain a Joyful Mind · 2007
- The Pocket Pema Chödrön · 2008
- Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change · 2012
- Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better · 2015
- The Compassion Book · 2017
- Welcoming the Unwelcome · 2019
- How We Live Is How We Die · 2022
- Another Kind of Freedom · 2026
- How to Meditate · 2007
- Awakening Compassion · 1995
- Noble Heart · 1998
- Good Medicine · 2001
- From Fear to Fearlessness · 2003
- Pure Meditation · 2004
- Getting Unstuck · 2004
- In Conversation with Alice Walker · 2005
- True Happiness · 2005
- Bodhisattva Mind · 2006
- Don't Bite the Hook · 2007
- This Moment Is the Perfect Teacher · 2008
- Unconditional Confidence · 2009
- Smile at Fear (retreat) · 2011
- Fully Alive · 2012
- Awakening Love · 2012
- Coming Closer to Ourselves · 2012
- Karma · 2013
- The Truth of Our Existence · 2014
- The Courage to Love the World · 2018
- Other recorded retreats · 2010
Sources
- Open Library: obras y ediciones de Pema Chödrön (comprobación de ISBN por catálogo).
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