{"product_id":"practicing-peace-isbn-9781611801897","title":"Practicing Peace","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspiring teachings on what each of us can do to promote peace from the inside out—now available in a pocket-sized paperback edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith war  and violence flaring all over the world, many of us are left feeling  vulnerable and utterly helpless. In this book Pema Chödrön draws on  Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of aggression, hatred, and  war, explaining that they lie nowhere but within our own hearts and  minds. She goes on to offer practical techniques any of us can use to  work for peace in our own lives, at the level of our habits of thought  and action. It's never too late, she tells us, to look within and  discover a new way of living and transform not only our personal lives  but our whole world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a pocket-sized reissue of \u003ci\u003ePracticing Peace in Times of War\u003c\/i\u003e.\"A solid reinforcement on how to stop the reflexive and habitual emotional reaction to perceived hostility through patience, pausing, breathing. It's not easy, but it is simple.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In her timely new book, Pema Chödrön offers her insights on the origins of world conflict. Anger originates in our own hearts, she asserts, not on the battlefield. Only by checking our aggression on a personal level can we hope to sow the seeds of peace.\"—\u003ci\u003eBody \u0026amp; Soul\u003c\/i\u003ePEMA CHÖDRÖN is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Chögyam  Trungpa, the renowned Tibetan meditation master. She is resident teacher  at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery  in North America established for Westerners. She is a best-selling  author whose many books include \u003ci\u003eWhen Things Fall Apart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Places That Scare You\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303180194021,"sku":"NP9781611801897","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611801897.jpg?v=1767735039","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/practicing-peace-isbn-9781611801897","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}