The wisdom of no escape

Resumen del libro

Massmarket edition of this spiritual guide to making the most of life, through bad times as well as good, from bestselling author Pema Chodron. This accessible book has been on the US bestseller lists consistently for four years now. In The Wisdom of No Escape, bestselling author Pema Chodron shows us the profound value of our situation of 'no exit' from the ups and downs of life. This book is about saying yes to life in all its manifestations -- about making friends with ourselves and our world and embracing the potent mixture of joy, suffering, brilliance, and confusion that characterizes the human experience. It urges us to wake up wholeheartedly to everything and to use the abundant, richly textured fabric of everyday life as our primary spiritual teacher and guide.

Biografía del autor

Pema Chödrön es una monja budista estadounidense del linaje de Chögyam Trungpa, el célebre maestro de meditación tibetano. Es maestra residente en Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nueva Escocia (Canadá), el primer monasterio tibetano creado en Norteamérica para occidentales. Es autora de varios libros, entre los que destaca el éxito de venta Los lugares que te asustan y La sabiduría de la no-evasión, ambos publicados por Oniro.