(Mindful) Cribs: Pema Chodron’s home, Gampo Abbey.

Via Waylon Lewis
on Jul 20, 2008
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A sweet little video from popular Buddhist teacher/author Pema Chodron and the good folks at Gampo Abbey, the West’s first Buddhist nunnery/monastery. I think. 

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Waylon Lewis, founder of elephant magazine, now elephantjournal.com & host of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, is a 1st generation American Buddhist “Dharma Brat." Voted #1 in U.S. on twitter for #green two years running, Changemaker & Eco Ambassador by Treehugger, Green Hero by Discovery’s Planet Green, Best (!) Shameless Self-Promoter at Westword's Web Awards, Prominent Buddhist by Shambhala Sun, & 100 Most Influential People in Health & Fitness 2011 by "Greatist", Waylon is a mediocre climber, lazy yogi, 365-day bicycle commuter & best friend to Redford (his rescue hound). His aim: to bring the good news re: "the mindful life" beyond the choir & to all those who didn't know they gave a care. elephantjournal.com | His first book, Things I would like to do with You, is now available.

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3 Responses to “(Mindful) Cribs: Pema Chodron’s home, Gampo Abbey.”

  1. Pema Chodron, great American Buddhist teacher, on ’shenpa.’ Video. | elephant journal says:
    November 29, 2008 at 11:35

    […] done quite a few posts on Pema Chodron before. Click. Click. Clickety. Click. There’s also this remarkable interview with […]

  2. Top 10 Buddhist Teachers in America. [elephant journal editor Waylon Lewis for Huffington Post] | elephant journal says:
    December 8, 2008 at 11:41

    […] of born-and-raised-and-trained in Tibet teachers is getting long in the tooth. So get thee to a nunnery or monastery–or an urban meditation center, or a luxurious rural retreat–and dip your […]

  3. Pema Chodron: Buddhist Tonglen Meditation. | elephant journal says:
    May 8, 2009 at 09:35

    […] Bonus: Gampo Abbey video. // […]