Wie wir leben, so sterben wir

Life changes in every moment – everything is subject to transformation. The untouched snow that melts away in the warmth, the sunrise and sunset, the brief encounter with a dear person that resonates within us for a long time. Pema Chödrön invites us to follow this natural movement of life, especially regarding our own mortality. For it is precisely in transience that the beauty of life lies. Drawing from the rich experience of her long life, the great meditation teacher shares with us the secret of a fulfilled existence: not to shut ourselves off from the many beginnings and endings, but to open ourselves to the uncertain, the unfamiliar, and the unwelcome. If we allow this radical insight, we will be rewarded and able to feel peace in every moment, to experience wonder and compassion towards ourselves as well as others, and even to face our own dying with equanimity. Calmly and straightforwardly, Pema Chödrön demonstrates in twenty-five masterfully illuminating lessons how anyone can walk this path. She teaches us how to deal with difficult emotions such as sadness, anger, and hopelessness along the way. She familiarizes us with our own mortality while simultaneously opening the possibility for us to meet ourselves, to be touched by all that happens to us in life – every single day.