by Thubten Chodron · Dharma Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788494869952
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This book is a practical introduction to Buddhism, focusing on the application of Buddhist psychology to modern life. Thubten Chödron, an American Buddhist nun, presents the basic principles of this path to better understand ourselves and improve our quality of life. In clear language, it offers an understanding of Buddhism as practiced by the Tibetan people, according to the foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Thubten Chodron, born Cheryl Greene, is an American Tibetan Buddhist nun, author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western nuns and monks in the United States. Chodron is a central figure in the reinstatement of the Bhikshuni ordination of women. She is a student of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, and other Tibetan masters. She has published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and is co-authoring with the Dalai Lama a multi-volume series of teachings on the Buddhist path, The Library of Wisdom and Compassion.
