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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

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5H 18min
Language
English
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Religion & Spirituality

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.

© 2025 Tolani Rufai (Audiobook): 9798318086779

Release date

Audiobook: 10 November 2025

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