If we can train ourselves through meditation to be more open and more accepting toward the wild arc of our experience, if we can lean into the difficulties of life and the ride of our minds, we can become more settled and relaxed amid whatever life brings us.

In this conversation from 1997, bell hooks talks to Pema Chödrön about how to open your heart to life’s most difficult challenges. lionsroar.com/cultivating-op…

“There is a perplexing tension between our aspirations and the reality of feeling tired, hungry, stressed-out, afraid, bored, angry, or whatever we experience in any given moment of our life.”

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In the difficulties of your life, says Pema Chödrön, you will discover your natural love and warmth. 💓 buff.ly/3rNmkRy

This free online summit starts April 7th!

An Online Weekend Retreat With Pema Chödrön | eomega.org “Awakening Through Difficult Circumstances” May27-29, available to view for 60 days. Register by April 15th for early bird pricing. Pema’s final appearance at Omega! eomega.org/workshops/onli…

Rather than feeling discouraged by laziness, we could get to know laziness profoundly. This very moment of laziness becomes our personal teacher. buff.ly/3Hu5NYR

Please join The Pema Chödrön Foundation in wishing Pema a very Happy 86th Birthday!♥️ Here’s a short video of the work Pema’s foundation supports: youtu.be/VliGK5c0-ko

Pema Chödrön on four ways that meditation helps us deal with difficulty. buff.ly/3b5xbRh

“Meditation gives us the opportunity to have an open, compassionate attentiveness to whatever is going on. The meditative space is like the big sky— spacious, vast enough to accommodate anything that arises.”

In this exclusive excerpt from her new book, Pema Chödrön teaches us a three-step practice to transform their energy from a cause of suffering into a path to awakening. buff.ly/3Mf0zTy

“Everything is interrelated—including ourselves, so this is very important, this making friends with ourselves. It’s the key to a more sane compassionate planet.”

The Pema Chödrön Foundation is happy to be able to support these nuns education annually. Tibetan Buddhist Nuns Debate Under the Bodhi Tree at the 26th Annual Jang Gonchoe - Lions Roar lionsroar.com/tibetan-buddhi…

“The pain of the world pierces us to the heart, but we never forget the goodness of being alive.”

A unique opportunity to hear a live 2 hour talk by Pema. In person tickets are sold out but live stream is available and for one month following. Special Live Talk by Pema Chödrön July 12, 2023. In-Person & Live Stream. mangalashribhuti.org/event/pema-cho…

Please join the Pema Chödrön Foundation in wishing Pema a very happy 87th birthday!!🎊 Her wisdom is a gift to the world, and we are so grateful. Pemachodronfoundation.org

“Liberate yourself from any sort of idea of how you’re supposed to be, and just sit.”

A unique opportunity to experience Pema’s teachings in 2024. shambhala.com/courses/a-year…