When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice For Difficult Times - Softcover

Chodron, Pema

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590302265 ISBN 13: 9781590302262

Publisher: Shambhala Pubns, 2005

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Review:

" The Tibetan Buddhist equivalent of Harold Kushner's "When Bad Things Happen to Good People," . . "Chö drö n" demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can be in bringing order into disordered lives." — "Publishers Weekly" " This is a book that could serve you for a lifetime." — "Natural Health Magazine"

"The Tibetan Buddhist equivalent of Harold Kushner's "When Bad Things Happen to Good People ." . . "Chodron" demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can be in bringing order into disordered lives." "Publishers Weekly "
"This is a book that could serve you for a lifetime." "Natural Health Magazine"
"As one of Pema Chodron's grateful students, I have been learning the most pressing and necessary lesson of all: how to keep opening wider my own heart." Alice Walker"

From the Back Cover:

There is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right within our reach, yet we usually miss it – ironically, while we are caught up in attempt to escape pain and suffering. In this book, Pema Chodron's shows:
· Ways to use painful emotions to cultivate wisdom, compassion and courage
· Ways to communicate that lead to openness and true intimacy with others
· Practices for reversing our negative habitual patterns
Methods for working with chaotic situations
· Ways to cultivate compassionate, energetic social action

Recently profiled in Oprah’s O magazine, Pema Chodron is a spiritual teacher for anyone – whether they have a spiritual path or not. Her heartfelt advice and wisdom (developed in her 20 years of practice as a Tibetan Buddhist nun as well as her years previously as a normal ‘housewife and mother’) give her a wide appeal. This advice strikes just the right note, offering us comfort and challenging us to live deeply and contribute to creating a more loving world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala Pubns
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1590302265
• ISBN 13: 9781590302262
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 185