BookContemplative Practice
When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chödrön
About this book
Draws on Tibetan Buddhist teachings to guide readers through difficulty and uncertainty — arguing that willingness to stay present in groundlessness is the foundation of genuine compassion.
Key themes
- Staying present with groundlessness and uncertainty
- Tonglen: breathing in pain, sending out relief
- The bodhichitta — the tender heart that arises through difficulty
- How discomfort is the birthplace of compassion
- Shenpa: the hook of habitual reactivity and how to unhook
About the author
Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun and teacher in the Shambhala tradition, director of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia.
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