• It's Up to You

  • The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path
  • By: Dzigar Kongtrul
  • Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
  • Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (102 ratings)

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It's Up to You

By: Dzigar Kongtrul
Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
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On the spiritual path we speak of enlightenment. But how do we reconcile the idea of enlightenment with what we see when we look in the mirror - when insecurities, doubts, and self-centered tendencies arise in our minds? Dzigar Kongtrül suggests that we need not feel "doomed" when these experiences surface. In fact, such experiences are not a problem if we are able to simply let them arise without judging them or investing them with so much meaning. This approach to experience is what Kongtrül calls self-reflection.

Self-reflection is a practice, a path, and an attitude. It is the spirit of taking an interest in that which we usually try to push away. When we practice self-reflection we take liberation into our own hands and accept the challenge and personal empowerment in Kongtrül's title: it's up to you.

©2003 Dzigar Kongtrul (P)2018 Random House Audio

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Thank you !

This was exactly what I needed to hear and learn. And may all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering

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Every sentence is the path!

Loved every remarkable moment. Pema brings her whole heart into his teaching.
It would be impossible not to continually transform upon completion of each chapter!

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An excellent read by an inspired reader

This a fantastic piece of the. dharma. So clear and beautiful. I recommend it to all

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Great Dharma Book!

I have listened to this book over and over for months and assume I will continue to learn from it years into the future.

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Profound teaching

Profound teaching that I will need to listen to many times to continue absorbing the lessons.

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full of useful advice

Dzigar Kongtrul does a nice job of laying out common sense steps to spiritual liberation. Pema Chodron reading the book was as added bonus.

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perfectly inspiring, the heart of Buddhism

g r e a t e x p l a n a t i o n

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One of the best books I've read so far.

Pema Chodron and I think her teachers, what a great book! She said it! You must do your work said the Buddha. The Tathagatas only teach the way. "It is up to you". Immortality or $ ???

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Pema Chodron

What a benefit to have Pema Chodron speaking to the wisdom of Dzigar Kongtrul. It is an inspiration to focus on self-reflection.

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If I were in Farenheit 411, I would memorize this!

This teaching is so erudite and jam packed with gems, I listened to portions over and over. It's brilliant. It covers so much and brought my understanding of all the teachings I had heard so far to a new level. This is one of Pema Chodron's teachers, so it's no wonder. He's a teacher's teacher. SO WORTH BUYING. I came back online to gift it to someone. I highly recommend it.

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