The Places That Scare You
by Pema Chodron
Chodron on cultivating fearlessness through the bodhichitta practices: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity, tonglen and the willingness to stay with discomfort rather than flee. It is less a sequel to When Things Fall Apart than a training manual, with the same unsentimental warmth.
Read it if…
you want practices, not just perspective, for staying present in fear.
Skip it if…
you are new to her work; begin with When Things Fall Apart.
Three things you will actually use
- Lean into the places that scare you.
- Soften rather than harden under pressure.
- Compassion begins with honesty about your own pain.
Do this first
Practice tonglen once: breathe in a difficulty, yours or someone's, and breathe out relief.
Our verdict
Warm, demanding and practical.
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