When Things Fall Apart

by CHODRON, PEMA

• ISBN13: 9781570623448
• ISBN10: 1570623449
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-09-26
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

The beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chouml;drouml;n 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. Chouml;drouml;n 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

Author Biography

Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa, the renowned Tibetan meditation master. She is resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners. She is the author of several books including the best-selling When Things Fall Apart and The Places That Scare You.

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction	ix
Intimacy with Fear	1	(5)
When Things Fall Apart	6	(6)
This Very Moment Is the Perfect Teacher	12	(6)
Relax As It Is	18	(7)
It's Never Too Late	25	(7)
Not Causing Harm	32	(6)
Hopelessness and Death	38	(8)
Eight Worldly Dharmas	46	(7)
Six Kinds of Loneliness	53	(7)
Curious about Existence	60	(5)
Nonaggression and the Four Maras	65	(8)
Growing Up	73	(5)
Widening the Circle of Compassion	78	(8)
The Love That Will Not Die	86	(7)
Going against the Grain	93	(5)
Servants of Peace	98	(11)
Opinions	109	(5)
Secret Oral Instructions	114	(6)
Three Methods for Working with Chaos	120	(7)
The Trick of Choicelessness	127	(10)
Reversing the Wheel of Samsara	137	(6)
The Path Is the Goal	143	(4)
Bibliography	147	(1)
Resources	148