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Smile at Fear

Awakening the True Heart of Bravery

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Smile at Fear

By: Chögyam Trungpa, Carolyn Rose Gimian - editor, Pema Chödrön - foreword
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Karen White, Steven Crossley
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Many of us, without even realizing it, are dominated by fear. We might be aware of some of our fears - perhaps we are afraid of public speaking, of financial hardship, or of losing a loved one. Chögyam Trungpa shows us that most of us suffer from a far more pervasive fearfulness: fear of ourselves. We feel ashamed and embarrassed to look at our feelings or acknowledge our styles of thinking and acting; we don’t want to face the reality of our moment-to-moment experience. It is this fear that keeps us trapped in cycles of suffering, despair, and distress.

Chögyam Trungpa offers us a vision of moving beyond fear to discover the innate bravery, trust, and delight in life that lies at the core of our being. Drawing on the Shambhala Buddhist teachings, he explains how we can each become a spiritual warrior: a person who faces each moment of life with openness and fearlessness. "The ultimate definition of bravery is not being afraid of who you are," writes Chögyam Trungpa. In this audiobook, he offers the insights and strategies to claim victory over fear.

©2009 Diana J. Mukpo (P)2014 Audible Inc. Buddhism Inspiring

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I’ve given my best shot to get into this having loved many other books on the subject but this one is too dense and complex for my understanding.
I have up near the end of the read.
This is for the initiated and the advanced in my opinion.

Not for beginners at all

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Very witty, full of wisdom and insight. loved it!
Read in one day. xxxx

Great book

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Interesting concepts but some were difficult to grasp as it contains lots of symbolism.
some understanding of Buddhism would help get more out of the book.

Interesting concepts but some hard to grasp

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I found it hard to understand everything but that could be more my general understanding of Buddhism being a novice, some very nice ideas in there, and has caught my imagination, I think I probably need a more simple guide to Buddhism.

I found it hard to understand at times

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If only the narrator chosen for myth of freedom had been chosen for this book, I would've continued to listen. This narrator is so annoying I can't go on. It doesn't fit with the theme.

Voice is everything

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I am very grateful for this book. A clear guide for working with fear. To revisit again and again!

Engaging from beginning to end

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a well written and well read text that is insightful and thought provoking. Will be listening to it again.

Very insightful

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After listening to several of Pema Chodron’s audiobooks I was drawn to listening to her teacher and enjoyed the wise and humorous teaching that this book offers.

Wisdom and humour

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No, this was not the book for me. Perhaps the author and myself has very different experiences for I couldn’t recognise any of the examples described.
The authors view of fellow humans is a bit sad, really. Since I could not agree with the examples the conclusions was also meaningless to me.

Strange examples

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I really like the way of not saying exactly what to do, but instead of figuring it out by oneself what to do

Great book on being who you truly are

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