Putting her education to good use, she worked as an elementary school teacher for years.įrom then on, Chödrön’s life started to take a turn for the worse. While taking care of her family, she pursued a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of California – Berkeley. When she was only 21, she married a lawyer with whom she had a son and a daughter. In college, she attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in English literature. She went to the respectable Miss Porter’s School in Connecticut. She was raised by her Catholic father on a farm in New Jersey together with two older siblings, where she said she had a quiet and peaceful childhood. She was named Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, born on Jin New York City. Very little is known about Pema Chödrön’s early years before she found Buddhism. Through her books such as When Things Fall Apart (1996), The Places That Scare You (2001), and Living Beautifully: With Uncertainty and Change (2012), she has inspired and helped changed the lives of millions around the globe. She has been devoting her life to exploring Buddhist beliefs and imparting wisdom on dealing with difficulty, suffering, and fear. Pema Ch ödrön is a beloved Buddhist nun and teacher whose influence is one of the most powerful in the world of spirituality.
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