The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron. Chodron, a Buddhist nun, offers plans of action for coping with anxiety, fear and uncertainty. Pema Chödrön. Shambhala, $16.95 trade paper (128p) ISBN ...

This gifty little book by the American Buddhist nun Chödrön is a solid reinforcement of what she has been saying for many years and in many books. Here, her focus is on the relationship between ...

Ani Pema Chodron’s classic: “Comfortable with Uncertainty: Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion” will be the subject of a class, held at 7 p.m. five Thursdays, Oct 18 to Nov. 15, at ...

Peter Clothier is the author, most recently, of "While I Am Not Afraid: Secrets of a Man's Heart." Though she would have no way to know it, Pema Chodron has been an important teacher for me. I first ...