The Pema Chodron Collection/Pema Chodron

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Pema Ch dr n, 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 Ch dr n 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"Ch dr n demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can be in bringing order into disordered lives."--Publishers Weekly About the Author: Pema Ch dr nAni Pema Ch dr n 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, Ch gyam 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