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Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.

By Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott is an American teacher, speaker, and author of numerous novels and nonfiction books. Her writings and teachings cover subjects such as faith, Christianity, and sobriety.

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Awakening Through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness

Mother Teresa. The Dalai Lama. Nelson Mandela. Gandhi. Some admire such figures from afar and think, "How special they are; I could never be like that." But, as John Makransky has learned, the power of real and enduring love lies within every one of us.

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John Makransky, Lama Surya Das (foreword)
2007
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The Noble Journey from Fear to Fearlessness - Pema Chödrön

In this talk, Pema provides the tools to deal with the problems and difficulties that life throws our way. This wisdom is always available to us, Pema teaches, but we usually block it with habitual patterns rooted in fear. Beyond that fear lies a state of openheartedness and tenderness.

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Pema Chödrön
2017
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Meditation and the Science of Human Flourishing Workshop—Part 3

Can we cultivate well-being in the same way that we can train our bodies to be healthier and more resilient? If so, how might we use the practice of meditation to experience equanimity, to open our hearts fully to others, and to cultivate insight and wisdom? In this workshop, two world-renowned...

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Richard Davidson
2016
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Right Here with You: Bringing Mindful Awareness into Our Relationships

In recent years scientists have discovered that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve mood, and enhance our sense of well-being.

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Andrea Miller (editor), Harold Kushner, John Welwood, Elizabeth Gilbert, Thich Nhat Hanh, Tara Brach (contributors)
2011
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Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness

The fifty-nine provocative slogans presented here—each with a commentary by the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa—have been used by Tibetan Buddhists for eight centuries to help meditation students remember and focus on important principles and practices of mind training.

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Chögyam Trungpa, Pema Chödrön (foreword)
2003
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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we each possess the ability to achieve happiness and a meaningful life, but the key to realizing that goal is self-knowledge.

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The Dalai Lama
2007
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The Compassion Book: Teachings for Awakening the Heart

Welcome compassion and fearlessness as your guide, and you’ll live wisely and effectively in good times and bad. But that’s easier said than done.

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Pema Chödrön
2017
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