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When Things Don’t Go Your Way
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  • Published: 28 March 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241556733
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $18.00

When Things Don’t Go Your Way

Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times

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29 Apr 2025
Hardback
23 Apr 2024
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28 Mar 2024
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How to find tranquillity in your life, from the author of the million-copy internationally-bestselling The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

Every person's life is a journey toward themselves.

The School for Broken Hearts, founded by bestselling mega-monk Haemin Sunim, provides a safe and caring space for people going through a difficult stage in life. Following on from his first two immensely successful books (where the first was about slowing down, and the second was about accepting imperfection), this time, it's about finding one's path.

In this book, which offers ancient wisdom for modern living and embodies Haemin's trademark mixture of illustrations, narrative, quotes, poems, aphorisms, he shows how you too can find both inner tranquillity and \"small but certain happiness\", whatever burden you are carrying - be that a broken relationship, an unmanageable work/life balance or a painful bereavement. Along the way there are chapters on Self-Knowledge, Family, Friends, and Loneliness, and as Haemin proves, when our minds grow tranquil, everything becomes clearer; we can be healed of our pain and live our best lives.
  • Published: 28 March 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241556733
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $18.00
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About the author

Haemin Sunim

Haemin Sunim is a globally respected Buddhist teacher and author from South Korea. He is known for his clear, compassionate voice and practical teachings on mindfulness, emotional well being, and finding joy and balance in the midst of a busy modern life. His work speaks to everyday challenges with warmth, simplicity, and depth.

His books have sold over six million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-eight languages. In the Netherlands, one of his books set a national record as the longest running nonfiction bestseller and in South Korea it became the bestselling book of the decade. His work has been featured by The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, and the BBC.

Haemin received Zen monastic training in South Korea and studied religion at the University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, and Princeton University, where he earned his doctorate. He later taught Asian religions for seven years at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, bringing together monastic practice, academic depth, and lived experience. He is regularly invited to give talks internationally and to lead meditation retreats across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Praise for When Things Don’t Go Your Way

In When Things Don’t Go Your Way, Haemin Sunim offers readers a warm and reassuring path through the most challenging moments of our lives. By sharing his hard-won wisdom, he guides us from hardship to self-discovery, helping us to stay centered and feel whole.

Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Imagine receiving a warm hug from a book - that's exactly what you'll experience with this one. Sunim skillfully offers comforting wisdom in an accessible and gentle manner, while also embracing profound vulnerability, just as he has done with his previous books.

Vex King

Haemin Sunim is one of the wisest, most honest and authentic teachers I know. Drawn from his own lived experience, When Things Don’t Go Your Way offers the kind of guidance we most need when life doesn’t cooperate and we’re painfully, emotionally stuck. It shows us how our challenges themselves can become powerful fuel for spiritual awakening

Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance
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