Articles for: Pema Chödrön

by Ashleigh Wilson: “We have a choice. We can spend our whole life suffering because...

In her commencement speech at Naropa University, Pema Chödrön explains that if there’s one thing...

by Pema Chodron: Pema Chödrön teaches us a simple technique we can use anytime we...

Pema Chödrön on how to awaken bodhichitta—enlightened heart and mind—the essence of all Buddhist practice.

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Pema Chödrön tells the story of when, having hit rock bottom, she asked her teacher...

An excerpt from “Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living” by Pema Chodrön

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Pema Chödrön: by Tami Simon: When many people are first introduced to tonglen, a Tibetan...

American Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön outlines a daily practice to help you work through difficult...

Yes, it’s a strange thing to do — just sit there and do basically nothing....

by Pema Chödrön: To be without a reference point is the ultimate loneliness. It is...

by Pema Chödrön: How to access the ‘Mind Trainings’ of Buddhism as everyday wisdom…

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Pema Chödrön: Rather than feeling discouraged by laziness, we could get to know laziness profoundly....

by Pema Chödrön: Why Do I Meditate?

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By Pema Chödrön: Pema Chödrön discusses the we are nurturing in our practice…

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by Pema Chödrön: The Importance Of Knowing Ourselves…

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by Pema Chödrön: Pema Chödrön on shenpa, or the urge, the hook, that triggers our...

by Pema Chödrön: We can suppress anger and aggression or act it out, either way...

by Pema Chodron: In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion...

by Pema Chodron: Pema Chödrön on four ways to hold our minds steady and hearts...

Pema Chödrön offers her unique perspective on The Way of the Bodhisattva…

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According to Pema Chödrön, we might think that knowing ourselves is a very ego-centered thing,...

by Maria Popova: “Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material....