Anger is a universal human emotion, and it can manifest in some pretty nasty ways. But it is also amazingly workable. In this guide to the practice of inner peace, Pema Chodron shows us how to recognize anger in ourselves when it first begins to rise, how to sit with the discomfort it causes, and how to let it dissipate. By taking responsibility for the seeds of aggression in our own hearts and minds, we can help create a new culture of compassion for ourselves and for the world.
Practicing Peace, Pema Chodron, Shambhala Publications, Pocket Paperback (3 x 4.5 inch), 96 pages, 2014, $8.95

Pema Chodron is one of the most recognizable Buddhist teachers in the world today, though when she ordained as a nun nearly forty years ago, fame was hardly her objective. The objective, she reports, was to find a way to let go of her habits and fears in order to better help others. But her teaching became such a help to so many that her books and audios became best-sellers, and somehow fame ensued.

Pema Chodron, born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in New York City in 1936, was raised in Connecticut and spent the first period of her life as a wife, mother, and schoolteacher. The path toward monasticism began when she met her teacher, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, in 1972. She went on to found Gampo Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery for Westerners, in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Though she spends a good deal of her time either in that remote spot or on solitary retreat, her insightful teachings have reached far and wide to have a real effect on the lives of millions of people.

CONTENTS: Practicing Peace
	Acknowledgments	ix
1.	Practicing Peace	1
2.	The Courage to Wait	25
3.	Not Biting the Hook	45
4.	Changing Our Attitude toward Pain	55
5.	Compassionate Abiding	71
6.	Positive Insecurity	77
	Resources	93
	About the Author	97