Episode

No Exit, No Problem: Pema Chödrön’s Inner Frontier

Podcast: The Observing I Podcast
Published: Jun 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 2435
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Summary

In this episode of The Observing I , we enter the work of Pema Chödrön, exploring shenpa, groundlessness, tonglen, and the uncomfortable spiritual practice of staying present when everything in us wants to escape. Rather than treating awakening as a way to rise above pain, Pema points us back into the exact moment we get hooked: the tight chest, the old story, the message we want to send, and the small space where something other than habit can begin. Much love, David x