When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
2000 · book
The beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chodron one of the most beloved of contemporary American spiritual authors among Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. A collection of talks she gave between 1987 and 1994, the book is a treasury of wisdom for going on living when we are overcome by pain and difficulties. Chodron discusses: * Using painful emotions to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and courage * Communicating so as to encourage others to open up rather than shut down * Practices for reversing habitual patterns * Methods for working with chaotic situations * Ways for creating effective social action