I have a long commute to work each day, so I find these cds' a blessing.
Yet it is not enough to listen, you have to apply the lessons in your life.
On the way to work I listen to cd so I can put the lessons I am learning into practice during the day. On my return trip home I listen again to see if I applied the lessons.
The good thing about Pema Chodron is she has not lost touch with people so you feel as though you can apply her teachings to your every day life

I have read numerous titles of Pema Chodron and this is some of her most succint and insightful work yet. Her interpretations of Shantideva's poem are accessible and applicable to anyone's life regardless of your religion or lack thereof. She has the ability to tap into all the the "hooks" that catch us and make us want to fuel the fire of our own anger, irritation etc. She illuminates the road to walk away from those reactions and explains how to not engage with those thoughts even though it is tempting to engage because of past habits. I appreciate her honesty as someone who has "been there" and her way of making an 8th century text something that applies right now. I have found myself listening to it repeatedly so that the teachings permeate my thinking. Loved it.