The Truth of Our Existence ─ Four Teachings from the Buddha to Illuminate Your Life

What would happen if we looked with fresh eyes at the struggles and "impossible situations" that we face every day-and found there four truths that changed everything? For decades, Pema Chodron has brought clarity and heart to the core teachings of the Buddha, helping to make them relevant and useful in our everyday lives. With The Truth of Our Existence, she immerses listeners in one of Buddhism's essential distillations of written wisdom known as The Four Marks of Existence.These marks that shape all of us, teaches Pema Chodron, are like forgotten gifts waiting to be found. And while they may ring familiar to some, they hold vast layers of often-unrealized understanding to both new and seasoned ears alike. In this six-session learning program, Pema Chodron illuminates for us:

. The truth of the impermanence of all phenomena
. The truth of egolessness-the insight that we do not exist as separate, individual beings
. The truth of the existence of suffering
. The truth of peace-that liberation or nirvana is available when we shed the veils of misunderstanding created by the first three marks
. How to use the wisdom of this profound sutra to touch the open and abundant expanse in which we truly dwell

With The Truth of Our Existence, Pema Chodron invites us to see that there is, in reality, "no score to settle," and that we can step out of confusion, frustration, and fear-and into in the open space of heartful awareness.

Pema Chodron is an American-born Buddhist nun and the author of many classics, including When Things Fall Apart and Taking the Leap. She serves as resident teacher at Gampo Abbey Monastery in Nova Scotia. For more information about Pema Chodron visit gampoabbey.org.