Pema Chödrön: Dealing with Difficult Times

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Pema Chödrön is an American-born Buddhist nun who currently resides at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. Her many publications include How to Meditate, Getting Unstuck, and Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better. This special episode of Insights at the Edge—originally broadcast as part of the L ...  Afficher plus

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Chödrön also talks about how to deal with difficult people, set boundaries, and keep a sense of humor in the face of our human foib ...

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