The Places That Scare You:
A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
by Pema Chodron

“Confess your hidden faults.
Approach what you find repulsive.
Help those you think you cannot help.
Anything you are attached to, let it go.
Go to the places that scare you.”

Through talks and guided meditation sessions, Pema Chodron will explore with us and show us how to put these instructions into practice in our everyday lives. We learn how to go to "the places that scare us", places within ourselves, other people who may challenge or intimidate us, or even our own memories, as a path of awakening the heart. Sometimes the most difficult people seem to be our best teachers. She teaches you that taking in the hurtfulness of others sometimes can teach us to show more joy and compassion to others in the world. She shows us that through meditation, mindfulness and other practices we can rid ourselves of negativity, fear, anger and anxiety. These practices show us how we can overcome almost any obstacle in our life.