Review for When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics) : This book is incredible, I have never been so frightened reading a book and yet so riveted that I couldn't stop reading. I loved this book. It grabbed me from the first page and I had trouble putting it down. Read it, you won't be disappointed.
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics) info
The
beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chödrön 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. Chödrön 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
Much like Zen, Pema C
