Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World
Last updated October 31, 2026
By Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön writes about keeping an open heart in a world that feels anxious, divided and broken. Her starting point is that unwanted feelings and unwelcome circumstances can become teachers if we stop pushing them away. She discusses how to stay with discomfort, how to recognize what we share even with people we disagree with, and how practices such as meditation and tonglen can turn pain and polarization into compassion and connection.
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