How do we go on when we are overcome by pain, fear, and anxiety? Chodron's best-selling book answers with some good news: there is a fundamental happiness available to each of us, no matter how difficult things seem. But to find it, we must stop running from suffering and actually approach it, fearlessly, compassionately and with curiosity. This radical practice enables us to use all situations, even very painful ones, as a means to discover the truth and love that are utterly indestructible.