Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality by Pema Chodron Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality
Book Review: For insomniacs
Summary: 2 Stars
Based on the reviews, I was looking forward to the CDs. While I am familiar with Buddhist philosophy, I am not a Buddhist. I find Buddhism too complacent and too introspective for my Western upbringing. But I'm willing to listen to some of its more popular doctrines.
To me, the CDs had all the appeal of listening to my mother-in-law tell a story in excruciating detail about her neighbor's friend, who knows a lady who makes her own jewelry out of plastic drinking straws and elbow macaroni. I just felt my brain turning into oatmeal.
Chodron seems to be speaking to a group of people who have the time to spend three and a half hours, listening to her pontificate on Buddhist thought, tell stories and sprinkle anecdotes here and there, seemingly without any reason. The talk was about Shenpa, roughly the "stickiness of thought" but if there was any point that she made one way or the other, I missed it entirely.
What this production needed, was an editor who said, "These CD's will be for the mass market - busy people. This is not for people who have chosen the monastic life and renounced everything else. You have one hour to make your point".
Either I have Adult Attention Deficit Disorder or this needed to be more focused.
Book Review: In my top 5 all time favorites!
Summary: 5 Stars
The tone of this series is very friendly while dealing with serious aspects of life. Pema Chodrin has a natural ease and humility which convey great warmth, while providing a tremendous resource for the listener who is beginning to climb out of the fox hole and back into the light. The experience was like that of discovering a treasure within, the teachings simply being the light which allowed the treasure to be seen. I love to listen over and again as I get ready for the day. At one point I had to remind myself that listening was only half the exercise. I also had to practice the meditation. And that, as well, has led to delightful outcome. Book Review: Improve your meditation
Summary: 3 Stars
The focus of her talks are on problems that occur during meditation and how to best reframe them to get unstuck, especially if you still lose presence during anger. There is an acceptance and gentleness in her solutions. The contents is very much like that found on [...].
The talks are interesting but lack the clarity, structure, density, and innovative thought found in abridged [...].
Book Review: Beyond Riches
Summary: 5 Stars
Pema Chodron's work had already illuminated my life (When Things Fall Apart, The Wisdom of No Escape, The Places That Scare You), but the title of "Getting Unstuck" seemed especially appropriate to my work (Out of the Box Coaching). I played it all the way through on two succeeding days and again the following day during travel to conduct a corporate team-building session. A reminder of these concepts was the greatest gift I could have given that team - as individuals and as leaders. If I were a millionaire, instead of money I'd give copies of this CD to everyone I meet. Book Review: Simple and to the Point
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the book on CD and it totally lived up to my expectations. Pema is a great speaker and she makes the subject matter simple and easy to comprehend. She is also very humurous and non-preachy. I strongly recommend this book on CD.