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Luminaries · 1936–

Pema Chödrön

Spiritual GrowthEmotional Wellbeing

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

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“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

Signature works

Start with the books.

Explore a short reading list, with purchasing links that support ManyMasters.

01

When Things Fall Apart

1997 · Staying present in difficult times.

02

The Places That Scare You

2001 · Courage and compassion in practice.

03

Start Where You Are

1994 · A guide to compassionate living.

04

Comfortable with Uncertainty

2002 · Short teachings for daily reading.

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