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Luminaries · 1936–
Pema Chödrön
Teaches staying present with discomfort as the doorway to courage, tenderness and genuine change.
Pema Chödrön is included in the Luminaries collection for work associated with Spiritual Growth and Emotional Wellbeing. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.
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Luminaries
movement in the collection
1936–
life and work
2
focus areas
Ideas associated with the work
- Explore the work through spiritual growth
- Explore the work through emotional wellbeing

“You are the sky. Everything else — it's just the weather.”
— Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart
In their own words
“You are the sky. Everything else — it's just the weather.”
— Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart
Teaches staying present with discomfort as the doorway to courage, tenderness and genuine change.
- Spiritual Growth
- Emotional Wellbeing
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