Pema Chodron

Pema Chodron

Ani Pema Chödrön was born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in 1936, in New York City. She attended Miss Porter's School in Connecticut and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She taught as an elementary school teacher for many years in both New Mexico and California. Pema has two children and three grandchildren.
While in her mid-thirties, Ani Pema traveled to the French Alps and encountered Lama Chime Rinpoche, with whom she studied for several years. She became a novice nun in 1974 while studying with Lama Chime in London. His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa came to Scotland at that time, and Ani Pema received her ordination from him.
Pema first met her root guru, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, in 1972. Lama Chime encouraged her to work with Rinpoche, and it was with him that she ultimately made her most profound connection, studying with him from 1974 until his death in 1987. At the request of the Sixteenth Karmapa, she received the full bikshuni ordination in the Chinese lineage of Buddhism in 1981 in Hong Kong.
Ani Pema served as the director of Karma Dzong in Boulder, Colorado until moving in 1984 to rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to be the director of Gampo Abbey. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche gave her explicit instructions on establishing this monastery for western monks and nuns.
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 Venerable Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche.
Ani Pema is interested in helping establish Tibetan Buddhist monasticism in the West, as well in continuing her work with western Buddhists of all traditions, sharing ideas and teachings.

2009 Pema Chodron - Diary (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781602371156

Bestselling author Chdrn is a leading exponent of teachings on meditation. This beautifully illustrated datebook features selections from her book...more details

USD $21.67

 

2009 PEMA CHODRON AWAKENING HEART CALENDAR (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781602370913

Best-selling author Pema Chödrön is a leading exponent of teachings on meditation and how they apply to everyday life. She is widely known for her charming and down-to-earth interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism for Western audiences. Pema studied under the meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche...more details
Format:Calendar  

USD $19.35

 

Always Maintain a Joyful Mind (Book and CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781590304600

Format:Hardback  

USD $21.64

 

Comfortable with Uncertainty (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781590305867

Format:Audio  

USD $38.68

 

COMPASSION BOX (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781590300756

For many centuries Tibetan Buddhists have used a traditional collection of pithy, penetrating slogans to help them develop equanimity, intelligence...more details

USD $41.00

 

Don't Bite The Hook (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781590304341

Format:Audio  

USD $38.68

 

No Time to Lose (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781590304242

Format:paperback  

USD $21.64

 

Practicing Peace in Times of War (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781590305003

With war and violence flaring all over the world, many of us are left feeling vulnerable and utterly helpless. In this book Pema Chodron draws on Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of aggression...more details
Format:paperback  Pages:105

USD $12.35

 

Start Where You Are (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9780007190621

Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart, from bestselling author Pema Chodron. With insight and humour...more details
Format:paperback  Pages:240

USD $19.35

 

Start Where You Are (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9780007148172

This is a handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart, from bestselling author Pema Chodron. With insight and humour...more details
Format:paperback  Pages:176

USD $21.64

 Out Of Print

The Places That Scare You (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9780007183500

One of the most inspiring spiritual teachers of our time offers simple, practical advice for living with less fear, less anxiety and a more open heart. Bought in a hotly contested auction...more details
Format:paperback  Pages:240

USD $19.35

 

The Places That Scare You - New Edition (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9780007145744

Here, Chodron offers simple, practical advice for living with less fear, less anxiety and a more open heart. We always have a choice, she teaches: we can let the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid...more details
Format:paperback  Pages:144

USD $15.45

 

The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9780007190614

Massmarket edition of this spiritual guide to making the most of life, through bad times as well as good, from bestselling author Pema Chodron. This accessible book has been on the US bestseller lists consistently for four years now. In The Wisdom of No Escape...more details
Format:paperback  Pages:208

USD $15.45

 

When Things Fall Apart (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9780007148189

This guide aims to appeal to everyone. It argues that there is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right within our reach, yet we usually miss it - ironically...more details
Format:paperback  Pages:160

USD $21.64

 Out Of Print

When Things Fall Apart (Book)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781590302262

There is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right within our reach, yet we usually miss it--ironically, while we are caught up in attempts to escape pain and suffering. Drawn from traditional Buddhist wisdom...more details
Format:Paperback  

USD $11.58

 

Awakening Compassion 8 CD set (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591791287

For more than 800 years, Tibetan Buddhists have used the practice of lojong, or "mind training," to transform difficulties into insights. Lojong training is grounded in a special meditation technique and complemented by 59 written maxims - a treasury of practical wisdom that inspires everyday awareness. On Awakening Compassion...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $77.42

 

BODHISATTVA MIND (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591795353

Pema Chödrön's Teachings on The Way of the Bodhisattva
A bodhisattva is one who seeks liberation from suffering not only for oneself...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $76.73

 

Comfortable with Uncertainty 3 CD set (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591790013

This audio CD presents a progressive programme of spiritual study with Tibetan Buddhist nun and bestselling author Pema Chodron. Inspired by the Buddhist tradiiton of the 108-day retreat...more details
Format:audiobook on CD  

USD $38.68

 Out Of Print

From Fear To Fearlessness 2 CD set (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591791089

Where will we look when we are afraid? How do we find strength? In what can we place our trust? According to Tibetan Buddhism, there are four noble aspirations known as The Four Great Catalysts of Awakening to cultivate strength and openness in any situation...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $27.09

 

Getting Unstuck 3 CD set (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591792383

"Chödrön demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can be in bringing order into disordered lives." Publishers Weekly
Have you ever had an itch and not scratched it? In the Buddhist tradition...more details
Format:audio CD  

USD $27.09

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Good Medicine 2 CD set (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781564558466

Within the wisdom teachings of Buddhism, there are many stories that refer to its founder as the "Supreme Physician": a healer of all illness - mental...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $27.09

 

HOW MEDITATE WITH PEMA CHODRON (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591797944

When it comes to meditation, bestselling author Pema Chodron is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost teachers. However, most of her books and programmes have focused on the benefits and challenges of a well-established practice ... until now.
On HOW MEDITATE WITH PEMA CHODRON...more details
Format:CD\'S  

USD $34.80

 

Noble Heart 12 CD set (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591792307

You can't get away from suffering. That's the good news, teaches Pema Chödrön. For at the core of your most painful experiences, perhaps more than anywhere else...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $77.42

 

Pema Chodron & Alice Walker in Conversation (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591793922

How can human suffering become "good medicine?" Through tonglen: the ancient Tibetan meditation that transforms pain into compassion on the medium of your own breath...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $17.77

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Places Tnat Scare You 4 CD set (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591792703

We always have a choice, Pema Chödrön teaches: We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $38.68

 Out Of Print

Pure Meditation 2 CD set (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591792628

For thirteen hundred years, Tibetans have been practicing shamatha/vipashyana (peaceful dwelling/insight): a profound form of meditation that illuminates and purifies the obstacles to spiritual realization. Tibetan Buddhists today regard shamatha/vipashyana as both the fundamental and the most advanced spiritual practice of all. On Pure Meditation...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $23.22

 

The Pema Chodron Audio Collection (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591791591

Chödrön demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can be in bringing order into disordered lives.Publishers Weekly
Pema Chödron...more details
Format:audio CD (performance / spoken word)  

USD $42.58

 

True Happiness (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591795391

Join this bestselling author and beloved teacher for classical meditations and practices that will dissolve the barriers to your heart and help you cultivate a sense of happiness. Features highlights from Pema Chödrön's 6-CD audio learning course of the same title.
Happiness is your birthright and it is readily available at any given moment...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $27.84

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True Happiness 6 CDs (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781591792444

Happiness is your birthright and it is readily available at any given moment, teaches Pema Chödrön. So, why do we live in such suffering? "The potential for happiness is not based on outer things they come and go...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $77.42

 

When Things Fall Apart 2 CDs (CD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781564558893

How can we go on living "when things fall apart" - when we are overcome by pain, fear, and anxiety? Pema Chodron's answer to that question contains some spectacularly good news: there is a fundamental happiness readily available to each one of us...more details
Format:CD-Audio  

USD $30.93

 Out Of Print

Good Medicine (DVD)

Pema Chodron

ISBN:9781564556950

On Good Medicine, Pema Chödrön reveals the time-tested Buddhist antidote to suffering and shows how to apply it in your own life. The simple and elegant meditation practice known as tonglen...more details

USD $81.26