The Places that Scare You
Pema Chödrön
About this book
Pema Chödrön guides the reader into the heart of Buddhist practice for difficult times — showing how the places we fear most are the exact places where genuine warmth, compassion, and awakening become available.
Key themes
- Bodhichitta: the tender, open heart as the basis of all practice
- Groundlessness and uncertainty as the ground of genuine courage
- Lovingkindness (metta) practice for difficult people and situations
- Working with groundlessness rather than running from it
- Compassion as the willingness to be with, not fix, suffering
About the author
Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun in the Shambhala tradition and director of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. She has written more than fifteen books introducing millions to Tibetan Buddhist practice.
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