Pema Chödrön
b. 1936
“When Things Fall Apart — basic goodness met in groundlessness.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- SISelf as Illusion9 / 10
- TVTragic Vision7 / 10
- TETrust in Experience7 / 10
- MRMystical Receptivity7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Joanna MacyTHRESHOLD
Work That Reconnects — despair as a doorway to ecological action.
- Robert AitkenTHRESHOLD
American Zen with social engagement — koan and conscience.
- Toni PackerTHRESHOLD
Awakening without authority — inquiry without lineage.
- Shunryu SuzukiTHRESHOLD
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind — the original empty mind always available.
- Bankei YotakuTHRESHOLD
The Unborn — your nature before opinion, prior to all method.
- LieziTHRESHOLD
The fearless rider of wind — illusion of self and effortless action.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Pema Chödrön's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Pema Chödrön or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREPema Chödrön vs Joanna MacyOn Mull's map Joanna Macy sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶