2 Quotes & Sayings By Pema Chodran
Pema Chodron is a practicing Buddhist nun who has lived in both India and the United States since 1976. She was born in Tibet but left Tibet to go to India at the age of three. After working for many years as a translator and teacher, Pema began studying Buddhism at the age of thirty-five. She received full monastic ordination in 1993, becoming a member of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition
Pema is the author of three books, including When Things Fall Apart, which has sold more than one million copies in 18 languages. Her latest book, Open Heart, Open Mind, was published in 2007.