When Things Fall Apart

Heart Advice for Difficult Times

By Pema Chodron | Publisher: Shambhala

About the book

Pema Chödrön's perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth--now in a newly designed 20th-anniversary edition with a new afterword by Pema--makes for a perfect gift and addition to one's spiritual library.

How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.

Editions of When Things Fall Apart

Hardcover
ISBN 9781570621604
Hardcover
ISBN 9781570629693
Hardcover
ISBN 9781611803440
Hardcover
ISBN 9781611803891
Paperback
ISBN 9781611803433
Paperback
ISBN 9781590302262
Paperback
ISBN 9781570623448
EBook
ISBN 9780834821002
AudioDisc
ISBN 9781590305454

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Pema Chödrön's perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth--now in a newly designed 20th-anniversary edition with a new afterword by Pema--makes for a perfect gift and addition to one's spiritual library.

How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.

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What is When Things Fall Apart about?

Pema Chödrön's perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth--now in a newly designed 20th-anniversary edition with a new afterword by Pema--makes for a perfect gift and addition to one's spiritual library.

How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in When Things Fall Apart?

Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Buddhism > Buddhism: branches and groups > Mahayana Buddhism > Tibetan Buddhism

Where can I read a sample of When Things Fall Apart?

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book When Things Fall Apart?

Pema Chodron

Who is the Publisher of the book When Things Fall Apart?

Shambhala

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

When Things Fall Apart is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781570621604) and hardcover(ISBN 9781570629693) and hardcover(ISBN 9781611803440) and hardcover(ISBN 9781611803891) and paperback(ISBN 9781611803433) and paperback(ISBN 9781590302262) and paperback(ISBN 9781570623448) and ebook(ISBN 9780834821002) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781590305454)

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