The Pema Chodron Collection: Pure Meditation:Good Medicine:from Fear to Fearlessness

Pema Chodron

ISBN 10: 1591791596 / ISBN 13: 9781591791591

Published by Sounds True Inc, United States, Louisville, CO, 2004

Pema Chodron, one of the West's most beloved teachers of Buddhism, makes the Tibetan vajrayana tradition accessible in today's world. Now three of her most popular teachings are available in one boxed set, The Pema Chodron Collection, which includes: Pure MeditationStep-by-step instruction in Tibetan Buddhism's pinnacle practice for transformation and letting go; Good MedicineTeachings in tonglen, an elegant meditation that allows us to use our troubles to befriend ourselves and widen our circle of compassion; and From Fear to FearlessnessAntidote to fear in the four noble aspirations: maitri (loving-kindness), compassion, joy, and equanimity. For the first time, enjoy over seven hours of Ani Pema's trademark humor and a down-to-earth style in one collectors edition. Reviews"Chodron demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can be in bringing order into disordered lives."Publishers Weekly. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR010941385

Synopsis:

Pema Chödrön, one of the West's most beloved teachers of Buddhism, makes the Tibetan vajrayana tradition accessible in today's world. Now three of her most popular teachings are available in one boxed set, The Pema Chödrön Collection, which includes: Pure Meditation―Step-by-step instruction in Tibetan Buddhism's pinnacle practice for transformation and letting go; Good Medicine―Teachings in tonglen, an elegant meditation that allows us to use our troubles to befriend ourselves and widen our circle of compassion; and From Fear to Fearlessness―Antidote to fear in the four noble aspirations: maitri (loving-kindness), compassion, joy, and equanimity. For the first time, enjoy over seven hours of Ani Pema's trademark humor and a down-to-earth style in one collectors edition. Reviews"Chödrön demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can be in bringing order into disordered lives."―Publishers Weekly

About the Authors: Pema Chödrön is an Amerian Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chögyam Trungpa, the renowned Tibetan Meditation Master. She is the author of 'The Wisdom of No Escape', 'Start Where You Are', and the bestselling ' When Things Fall Apart'. She is the resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners.

Pema Chödrön 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. She is also a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the oldest son and lineage holder of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Ani Pema is interested in helping establish Tibetan Buddhist monasticism in the West, as well as continuing her work with western Buddhists of all traditions, sharing ideas and teachings. Her non-profit, The Pema Chödrön Foundation, was set up to assist in this purpose. She has written several books: The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, When Things Fall Apart, The Places that Scare You, No Time To Lose, Practicing Peace in Times of War, How to Meditate, and Living Beautifully. All are available from Shambhala Publications and Sounds True.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Pema Chodron Collection: Pure Meditation...
Publisher: Sounds True Inc, United States, Louisville, CO
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good