01464cam a2200289 i 4500 295890768 TxAuBib 20100106120000.0 090310s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009010225 9781590306345 $21.95 1590306341 $21.95 eng rda TxAuBib rda Chödrön, Pema, 1936- Taking the leap [BOOK] : freeing ourselves from old habits and fears / Pema Choodrön ; edited by Sandy Boucher. First edition. Boston, Mass : Shambhala, 2009. 111 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Feeding the right wolf -- Learning to stay -- The habit of escape -- The natural movement of life -- Getting unstuck -- We have what we need -- Rejoicing in things as they are -- Uncovering natural openness -- The importance of pain -- Unlimited friendliness -- Epilogue: Taking this into the world. Discusses the Buddhist concept of shenpa to explain how to free oneself from destructive energy experienced as a sensation of tightening and negativity at moments of conflict, explaining how to replace angry or addictive responses with courage and compassion. 20100106. Spiritual life Buddhism. Boucher, Sandy.