Pema Chodron

Pema Chödrön
At the Omega Institute, May 2007.
Title	Bhikkhuni
Personal
Born	Deirdre Blomfield-Brown (1936-07-14) July 14, 1936 New York City, New York, United States
Religion	Buddhism
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	resident teacher Gampo Abbey
Senior posting
Teacher	Chögyam Trungpa Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Website	pemachodronfoundation.org

Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown July 14, 1936) is a well-known teacher and writer in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. She is an American and an ordained nun. Her root teacher was Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She is the author of several books, including The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, When Things Fall Apart, The Places that Scare You, and No Time to Lose, Practicing Peace in Times of War.

"Ani Pema currently teaches in the United States and Canada and plans for an increased amount of time in solitary retreat under the guidance of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche."

Bibliography

Pema Chödrön bibliography (Wikipedia)

External links

• Pema Chödrön Foundation - profile
• Gampo Abbey - profile
• Dakini Power - profile

Videos

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Selected videos:

• Pema Chödrön - Why I Became a Buddhist

  Description: Pema Chödrön reveals her journey towards becoming a Buddhist nun and discusses the time-tested antidote to suffering.

• Pema Chödrön - Fear and Fearlessness

  Description: Pema Chödrön describes a liberating way to become intimate with our fears, instead of trying to get rid of or cast them out.

• The Joy To Do What Helps Us ♡ With Pema Chödrön