The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times - Hardcover

Transform Fear Into Compassion with Pema Chödrön's Buddhist Wisdom

"A lively and accessible take on ancient techniques for transforming terror and pain into joy and compassion," from beloved Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön (O, The Oprah Magazine)

The Places That Scare You offers lifelong guidance for changing how we relate to scary and difficult moments. This essential Buddhist text shows how to use difficulties and fears as pathways to soften our hearts and open us to greater kindness.

Core Buddhist Teachings for Modern Life

We always have a choice in how we react to the circumstances of our lives. We can let them harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and allow our inherent human kindness to shine through.

Pema Chödrön provides essential tools for dealing with the many difficulties that life throws our way, teaching us how to awaken our basic human goodness and connect deeply with others—to accept ourselves and everything around us complete with faults and imperfections.

What You'll Learn

Drawing from the core teachings of Buddhism, Chödrön shows the strength that comes from staying in touch with what's happening in our lives right now. She helps us unmask the ways in which our egos cause us to resist life as it is. If we go to the places that scare us, Pema suggests, we just might find the boundless life we've always dreamed of.

This hardcover edition from the Shambhala Library collection delivers practical Buddhist wisdom for navigating uncertainty, building emotional resilience, and cultivating genuine compassion in challenging circumstances.

About Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa and resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in North America. She is the author of numerous best-selling books, including When Things Fall Apart, Living Beautifully, and Welcoming the Unwelcome.