Pema Chödrön

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Pema Chödrön giving a talk at Shambhala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Pema Chödrön ( wylie : pad ma chos sgron ; * 1936 as Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in New York City ) is a Buddhist nun and writer. She was a student of Chögyam Trungpa , who in 1986 appointed her director of Gampo Abbey , a Tibetan monastery of the Karma Kagyu line of Vajrayana on the Canadian Cape Breton Island . This made her the first American woman to be appointed head of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

Pema Chödrön leads courses, seminars and retreats in Europe , Australia and the United States . In her books she mostly tries to present the Buddhist teachings on the basis of everyday situations. In doing so, it orientates itself largely to Atisha's “slogans for training the mind” ( Lojong ).

Pema Chödrön has two children and three grandchildren.

Works

  • Start where you are. A Guide to Compassionate Living. 3. Edition. Aurum, Braunschweig 2000, ISBN 3-591-08374-7 .
  • Loving care, joy in the heart . 2nd Edition. Aurum Verlag, Braunschweig 1998, ISBN 3-591-08331-3
  • Tonglen . Arbor Verlag, Freiamt 2001, ISBN 3-924195-73-0
  • The wisdom of hopelessness . Arbor Verlag, Freiamt 2004, ISBN 3-924195-99-4
  • Go to the places you fear. Buddha's path to fearlessness in difficult times. 3. Edition. Arbor Verlag, Freiamt 2011, ISBN 978-3-936855-67-8 . (American original edition: The Places that Scare You. Shambhala Publications Inc., Boston 2001)
  • If everything collapses . Goldmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-442-21525-0
  • Peace in Troubled Times . Arbor Verlag, Freiamt 2006, ISBN 3-936855-46-3
  • It is never too late. An up-to-date guide to the Bodhisattva's path . Arbor-Verlag, 2007 ISBN 3936855374
  • Ayya ​​Khema , Pema Chödrön: Open heart - courageous spirit , Jhana Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3931274284
  • Seek joy. Develop compassion and fearlessness through lojong exercises. Arkana, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-442-33822-1 . ( Open the heart with CD . Meditation instructions for Tonglen practice .; American original edition: Always Maintain a Joyful Mind. Shambhala Publications Inc., Boston 2007)
  • Take the plunge. How to get rid of destructive habits and fears. Arkana, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-442-33871-9 . (American original edition: Taking the Leap. Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears. Shambhala Publications Inc., Boston 2009)
  • Meditate. Make friends with yourself. Kösel, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-466-34592-2 .
  • The 3 promises. What gives us support when life challenges us. 2nd Edition. Arkana, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-442-34140-5 . (American original edition: Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change. Shambhala Publications Inc., Boston 2012)

literature

  • Pema Chödrön (Deirdre Blomfield-Brown): Courage to fear. In: Michaela Haas : Buddha's fearless daughters. Twelve extraordinary women who shape Buddhism today. Knaur, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-426-87658-9 , pp. 168-200.

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personal data
SURNAME Pema Chödrön
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blomfield-Brown, Deirdre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition
DATE OF BIRTH 1936