When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times - Hardcover

Chodron, Pema

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570621608 ISBN 13: 9781570621604

Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc, 1996

Synopsis

There is a fundamental happiness right within our reach, yet we usually miss it—ironically, while caught up in attempts to escape pain and suffering. Pema Chödrön's radical and compassionate advice for what to do when things fall apart in our lives goes against the grain of our usual habits and expectations and confronts us with traditional Buddhist wisdom. There is only one approach to suffering that is of lasting benefit, Pema teaches, and that approach involves moving toward painful situations to the best of our ability with friendliness and curiosity, relaxing into the essential groundlessness of our entire situation. It is there, in the midst of chaos, that we can discover the truth and love that are indestructible.

Included in the book are:

   ·  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

About this title

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 Publications Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1570621608
• ISBN 13: 9781570621604
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144