{"product_id":"dakini-power-twelve-extraordinary-women-shaping-the-transmission-of-tibetan-buddhism-in-the-west-9781559394079","title":"Dakini Power: Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West","description":"\u003cb\u003ePema Chödrön, Joan Halifax, and ten other female Tibetan Buddhist teachers share inspiring personal stories, revealing how we can embody Buddhist wisdom and overcome everyday challenges\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat drives a young London librarian to board a ship to India, meditate in a remote cave by herself for twelve years, and then build a flourishing nunnery in the Himalayas? How does a surfer girl from Malibu become the head of the main international organization for Buddhist women? Why does the daughter of a music executive in Santa Monica dream so vividly of peacocks one night that she chases these images to Nepal, where she finds the love of her life in an unconventional young Tibetan master? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The women featured in \u003ci\u003eDakini Power\u003c\/i\u003e--contemporary teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, both Asians and Westerners, who teach in the West--have been universally recognized as accomplished practitioners and brilliant teachers whose life stories demonstrate their immense determination and bravery. Meeting them in this book, readers will be inspired to let go of old fears, explore new paths, and lead the lives they envision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featured here are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJetsun Khandro Rinpoche\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThis Precious Life\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDagmola Sakya\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePrincess in the Land of Snows\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJetsun Tenzin Palmo\u003c\/b\u003e\/Diane Perry (\u003ci\u003eInto the Heart of Life\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePema Chödrön\u003c\/b\u003e\/Deirdre Blomfield-Brown (\u003ci\u003eWhen Things Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStart Where You Are\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKhandro Tsering Chödron\u003c\/b\u003e (late aunt of Sogyal Rinpoche, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThubten Chodron\u003c\/b\u003e\/Cherry Greene (\u003ci\u003eBuddhism for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTaming the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKarma Lekshe Tsomo\u003c\/b\u003e\/Patricia Zenn (\u003ci\u003eBuddhism Through American Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e's Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChagdud Khadro\u003c\/b\u003e\/Jane Dedman (\u003ci\u003eP\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e'howa Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLife in Relation to Death\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSangye Khandro\u003c\/b\u003e\/Nanci Gay Gustafson (\u003ci\u003eMeditation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTransformation, and Dream Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoshi Joan Halifax\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBeing with Dying\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLama Tsultrim Allione\u003c\/b\u003e\/Joan Rousmanière Ewing (\u003ci\u003eWomen of Wisdom; Feeding Your Demons\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Mattis-Namgyel\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Power of an Open Question\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snow Lion Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559394079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Michaela Haas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103856492725,"sku":"9781559394079","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7ee1fcfd-4236-46ea-9b3f-dce50954d453.jpg?v=1693281400","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dakini-power-twelve-extraordinary-women-shaping-the-transmission-of-tibetan-buddhism-in-the-west-9781559394079","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}