Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön | |
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Shambhala Buddhism | |
Education | Sarah Lawrence College University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation | resident teacher Gampo Abbey |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Chögyam Trungpa Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche |
Website | pemachodronfoundation |
Pema Chödrön (པདྨ་ཆོས་སྒྲོན། padma chos sgron “lotus dharma lamp”; born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, July 14, 1936) is an American
Early life and education
Chödrön was born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in 1936 in
Career
Chödrön began studying with
Trungpa appointed Chödrön director of the Boulder Shambhala Center (Boulder Dharmadhatu) in Colorado in the early 1980s.
In 1994, she became ill with
Teaching
Chödrön teaches the traditional "Yarne"[16] retreat at Gampo Abbey each winter and the Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life in Berkeley each summer.[5] A central theme of her teaching is the principle of "shenpa", or "attachment", which she interprets as the moment one is hooked into a cycle of habitual negative or self-destructive thoughts and actions. According to Chödrön, this occurs when something in the present stimulates a reaction to a past experience.[5]
Personal life
Chödrön married at age 21 and has two children. She divorced in her mid-twenties.[2] She remarried and then divorced a second time eight years later.[2] She has three grandchildren, all of whom reside in the San Francisco Bay Area.[17]
Bibliography
References
- ^ a b "Famed Buddhist nun Pema Chodron retires, cites handling of sexual misconduct allegations against her group's leader". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Andrea Miller (October 20, 2014). "Becoming Pema". Lion's Roar. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ a b "Ani Pema Chödrön". Gampo Abbey. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ ISBN 0-393-03946-3.
- ^ a b c d e Bill Moyers and Pema Chödrön . August 4, 2006
- ^ ISBN 1559394072, p. 123.
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- ^ Boucher (1993) pp. 96-97
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- ^ "The Committee of Western Bhikshunis: Ven. Bhiksuni Pema Chödrön". Sep 17, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ "Practicing Peace In A Time Of War". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "8 North American Buddhist nuns, including Pema Chödrön and Thubten Chodron, receive "Global Bhikkhuni Award" - Lion's Roar". Lionsroar.com. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Letter from Ani Pema Chödrön". 2020-01-16.
- ^ Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India: Their History and Contribution to Indian Culture. George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London 1962. pg 54
- ^ Staff Writer (Interview). "Oprah Talks to Pema Chödrön". Oprah.com. Harpo Productions. Retrieved Dec 1, 2015.