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A review by kair
Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by Pema Chödrön
2.0
A good overview of the key concepts of Buddhist philosophy packed into bite-sized chapters. The author has distilled them to fit "a western mind", but I still found most of the book too vague, too abstract.
I think many of the things described in the book you have to glimpse before the words really start making sense. Without the experience, the words sound hollow like the typical self-help "find your passion" books.
I might give this book another go some time in the future to see to test out my thesis. For those who want to step towards eastern thinking practices, I still recommend [b:Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World|11350120|Mindfulness An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World|J. Mark G. Williams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317067851l/11350120._SX50_.jpg|26625541] as an excellent practical way of getting started.
I think many of the things described in the book you have to glimpse before the words really start making sense. Without the experience, the words sound hollow like the typical self-help "find your passion" books.
I might give this book another go some time in the future to see to test out my thesis. For those who want to step towards eastern thinking practices, I still recommend [b:Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World|11350120|Mindfulness An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World|J. Mark G. Williams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317067851l/11350120._SX50_.jpg|26625541] as an excellent practical way of getting started.