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A review by olivia_piepmeier
Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World by Pema Chödrön
4.0
This took me longer than what seems usual for a Chödrön book. Perhaps it's the pandemic and the systemic racism that's finally at the forefront of our minds or maybe this is just where I am in my practice. Either way, the book was definitely needed. The short chapters are focused and readable. If you haven't read anything by her, I do recommend reading something, especially now.
Perhaps she had gotten into this in previous books, but this time I did notice she talked a lot about the whole "you not being you because we're all connected" thing which I have difficulties grasping. I thought her discussion of the "fixed mind" useful. She spent quite a bit of time talking about tonglen which I always appreciate.
In a way, it's just another Pema Chödrön book and if you've read others then you know what you're getting (and it's good). Honestly, it's hard to review her books because her voice and her way of thinking is great and it seems like I'll always appreciate them and find them worthy of my time.
Perhaps she had gotten into this in previous books, but this time I did notice she talked a lot about the whole "you not being you because we're all connected" thing which I have difficulties grasping. I thought her discussion of the "fixed mind" useful. She spent quite a bit of time talking about tonglen which I always appreciate.
In a way, it's just another Pema Chödrön book and if you've read others then you know what you're getting (and it's good). Honestly, it's hard to review her books because her voice and her way of thinking is great and it seems like I'll always appreciate them and find them worthy of my time.