Wisdom of No Escape

<b>The down-to-earth unsentimental [and] high-humored Pema Chödrön classic on learning to face our lives just as they are (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>)</b> <p/>It's true as they say that we can only love others when we first love ourselves--and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms is simple but not easy: we must learn to open ourselves up to life in all its manifestations. Here spiritual teacher and <i>When Things Fall Apart</i> author Pema Chödrön presents a uniquely practical approach to doing just that showing us the true value in having no escape from the ups and downs of life. <p/>Drawing from her own experiences with marriage divorce motherhood and more Pema reveals that when we embrace the happiness and heartache the inspiration and confusion--all the twists and turns that are part of natural life--we can begin to discover a true wellspring of courageous love that's been within our hearts all along. As she writes in chapter four: Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material. If you throw out your neurosis you also throw out your wisdom.