When Things Fall Apart: Tibetan Buddhist Nun and Teacher Pema Chödrön on Transformation Through Difficult Times
The Marginalian • 3/13/2026 – 3/14/2026
Summary
Pema Chödrön, a Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher, discusses transformation through difficult times. She states, "Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us."
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