{"product_id":"9781570628399","title":"Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStart Where You Are \u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can \"start where we are\"—embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chödrön frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: \"Always apply only a joyful state of mind,\" \"Don't seek others' pain as the limbs of your own happiness,\" and \"Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking with these slogans and through the practice of meditation, \u003ci\u003eStart Where You Are \u003c\/i\u003e shows how we can all develop the courage to work with our inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048217952496,"sku":"9781570628399","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781570628399_p0.jpg?v=1763792186","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781570628399","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}