It's true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms lies in remaining open to life in all circumstances, and here Pema Chodron shows us how. Because when we embrac[...]

Listen to an audio sample online in MP3 format--click here Fear and guilt are two of the greatest challenges we face on the spiritual path--but there is a way to transform these painful feelings into courageous self-acceptance. Here Pema Chodron presents the five aphorisms for developing fearlessnes[...]

We all have fears, but when we look closely at them, we discover that behind each fear resides a basic fear of "ourselves." We're afraid to look at our habitual styles of thinking and behaving because we might not always like what we see. Ironically it is this fear of honest self-reflection that kee[...]

Best-seller Pema Chodron draws on the Buddhist concept of "shenpa "to help us see how certain habits of mind tend to "hook" us and get us stuck in states of anger, blame, self-hatred, and addiction. The good news is that once we start to recognize these patterns, they instantly begin to lose their h[...]

Pema Chodron is renowned for making the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism accessible, practical, and relevant for Westerners from all walks of life. But to bring us an understanding of the fundamental concept of karma, Ani Pema called on one of her own guides. On Karma, she is joined by Dzigar Kongtrul Rin[...]

We live in difficult times. Life sometimes seems like a roiling and turbulent river threatening to drown us. Why, in the face of that, shouldn't we cling for safety to the certainty of the shore--to our comfortably familiar patterns and habits? Because, Pema Chodron teaches, that kind of fear-based [...]