Pema Chödrön is one of the three best selling Buddhist teachers. She has the amazing ability to take problems and concerns that we ordinary people all have and to show us how to get through this using the wisdom of Buddhism.

This book covers a number of topics. It begins with loving-kindness, finding one's own true nature, doing basic sitting meditation, mindfulness and awareness, the four noble truths, Shamatha meditation, sending and taking meditation, and taking refuge. In these dicussion told in simple, non-technical language Pema draws on Buddhism, Native American, Zdn Buddhism, and many other teachings.