When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
About this product
Pema Chödrön's perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth--now in a newly designed 20th-anniversary edition with a new afterword by Pema--makes for a perfect gift and addition to one's spiritual library.
How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this book is easy to read, insightful, and helpful for anxiety, self-reflection, and spiritual growth, though a minority find it repetitive or not very helpful. Goodreads shows a large review base with many readers describing it as thoughtful, compassionate, and transformative, while some say it can feel heavy or even intensify difficult feelings. Reddit discussion is positive overall, with users calling it a fresh perspective on hardship. Independent book reviews also describe it as a concise but powerful guide for facing pain, uncertainty, and change.
- Amazon reviewers: praise the clarity, wisdom, and practical comfort.
- Goodreads readers: often call it transformative and compassionate, with mixed reactions from some readers.
- Reddit users: describe it as meaningful for dealing with life’s challenges.
- Review blogs: highlight its blunt, comforting, and spiritual tone.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Shambhala |
| Publication date | June 7, 2016 |
| Edition | Anniversary |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 176 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1611803438 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1611803433 |
| Item Weight | 8.6 ounces |
| Dimensions | 5.3 x 0.5 x 8.24 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,338 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Tibetan Buddhism (Books) #7 in Meditation (Books) #28 in Personal Transformation Self-Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (11,576) |
