Pema Chödrönauthor profile |
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| born | January 01, 1936 |
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| place of birth | United States |
| influences | Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche |
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about this author
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 England at that time, and Ani Pema received her ordination from him. Ani Pema first met her root guru, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, in 1972. Lama Chime encou...more |
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books by Pema Chödröncombine editionsavg rating: 4.37 | 2369 ratings | 36 distinct works see all books by Pema Chödrön » |
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quotes by Pema Chödrön
"We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart."
— Pema Chödrön
— Pema Chödrön
"I used to have a sign pinned up on my wall that read: Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us...It was all about letting go of everything. p.7"
— Pema Chödrön (When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics))
— Pema Chödrön (When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics))
"The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes. "
— Pema Chödrön
— Pema Chödrön












