Embracing the Unknown with Pema Chödrön
A Four-Part Course on Letting Go and How to Embrace Change
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A Personal Letter from Pema Chödrön
Dear friends, We are, by our very nature, vulnerable beings. We resist that which makes us uncomfortable, and when faced with feelings of vulnerability—whether from loss, fear, or self-criticism—we automatically put up barriers. But we cannot ever truly avoid feeling vulnerable—it’s part of the human experience. By getting comfortable with feeling uncomfortable, however, we can work toward taming the one thing that causes the most suffering—the mind. In the Buddhist Contemplative Tradition, we are taught that our fundamental state of being is one where we are wide open, awake, and possessing an immense capacity for love.“You can only go into the unknown when you have made friends with yourself.” —Pema Chödrön