Practicing Peace
Last updated October 31, 2026
By Pema Chödrön
In this short book, Pema Chödrön argues that war and peace begin inside each person. The aggression that erupts between nations, she suggests, grows from the same habits of mind that make ordinary people lash out at one another. She shows how small moments of irritation and resentment harden into conflict, and offers Buddhist practices, including tonglen, for catching that process early, staying open and responding to hostility without adding to it.
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