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Tibetan Buddhism identifies three gates that everyone must go through on the path to religious liberation. With The Three Commitments, Pema Chödrön brings her unique blend of information and gentle training to guide practitioners through each one of these thresholds as they seek the foundation of true joy.

As Pema explains, suffering arises whenever we resist regulations of impermanence-the reality everything we realize, including ourselves, will 1 day pass away. Here she provides teachings and procedures for fully embracing life's ephemeral mother nature, using these three traditional monastic vows, or commitments.

The Pratimoksha vows-how we can find personal liberation through the internal work of allowing go
The Bodhisattva vows-the way of genuine and compassionate service to others
The Tantric vows-how to simply accept impermanence with true equanimity and touch the primary stillness that all worldly forms arise

In the past, initiates needed their vows when stepping into the secluded world of the monastery. Today, laypeople are also embracing these commitments as a way to deepen their practice while fully participating in everyday life.

Through her sensible training and accessible interpretation of historical intelligence, Pema Chödrön helps listeners learn how each one of these sacred vows is not really a burden or restriction, but a guiding beacon on the path to liberation.

Category: Buddhism