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When Things Fall Apart

Heart Advice for Difficult Times

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When Things Fall Apart

By: Pema Chodron
Narrated by: Christy Meyer
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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.

©1997, 2016 Pema Chodron (P)2022 Shambhala Publications Buddhism Meditation Personal Development Personal Success Spirituality Tibetan Difficult Times

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When you want to send one out (or don’t want to because you’re too scared, ashamed, whatever), this book will be one of your best friends. Just need Yourself and this book. I recommend listening more than once and tracking how it sounds diff each time through❤️sending peace and love and my greatest appreciation to pema and her teachers for sharing their wisdom

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This, like many other books sharing the Dharma, provided wise and insightful thoughts, provided new perspectives on how to find peace and belonging, and helped me be more mindful.

Wise and insightful

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The subject is all timing related. You will understand what you need to wherever you are on your individual journey. I will listen several times and then again.

Excellent journey, clarity

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Love this book. Very informative. So many good techniques. Will listen again. Thank you for sharing.

Good advice.

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Great teachings and the sharing of the wisdom. It is also practical to daily life. Very grateful for this.

Great teachings!

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