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Season’s Greetings,
As 2022 draws to a close, all of us at The Pema Chödrön Foundation wish to express our deepest gratitude for your interest and support over the years. Without all of you, what we do to spread Pema’s message of kindness and compassion, towards ourselves and others, would not be possible.
Despite the challenges of the last few years, and thanks to the generosity of so many of you, we have been able to continue to share Pema’s teachings and sponsor the many important projects dear to her heart. With your help, The Pema Chödrön Foundation looks to support more new projects which have a positive impact, in 2023.
Please consider donating as a part of your year end giving. |
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| Pema is doing well, and is happily in retreat in Colorado for the winter.
As many of you know, in May of this year Pema gave her final public talk at Omega Institute with her long time teaching companion, Tim Olmsted. Fittingly, Pema shared the practices that have most impacted her life. Through the practices of “compassionate abiding” and “exchange,” (known in the Tibetan language as tonglen—or “taking and giving”)—Pema showed us how we can use the most difficult aspects of our lives as a path to connect with ourselves and one another.
Although Pema is no longer giving public talks, she is still very active! We hope you will take advantage of her many recorded and online teachings available through our bookstore. We are offering one of Pema’s early teachings on tonglen meditation here, as our gift to you. |
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| Please watch this short video highlighting many of the projects supported by The Pema Chödrön Foundation. |
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| The Foundation’s Projects |
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| It is Pema’s deepest wish that Buddhist nuns are able to receive the full training and education needed to fully realize the wisdom of the tradition and to carry it into the future. It’s vital that these nuns receive the same education and support as their male counterparts. With your help, The Pema Chödrön Foundation is making this wish a reality. Please help to support the nuns projects we sponsor. A donation of any amount would be appreciated tremendously. Read more about the nuns we support:
Tsoknyi Gechak Ling Nunnery
Karma Drubdey Nunnery in Bhutan
Monastic College of Surmang Dutsi Til
Sher Gompa
Himalayan Nuns
Our deepest gratitude to all who have supported these wonderful projects! |
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| Supporting At-risk Populations |
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Pema remains eager to do as much as she can to support and uplift at-risk communities. The Pema Chödrön Foundation has again provided a grant in 2022 to Homeboy Industries. For over 30 years, Homeboy Industries has proudly and compassionately stood with and served the most marginalized among us. Homeboy is firmly rooted in the belief that hope, training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women provides the foundational healing necessary for sustained change. Through their innovative 18-month program model, participants receive services such as Tattoo Removal, Mental Health Services, GED preparation, and job training – all with the singular goal of healing the cycle of violence and restoring lives. |
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| The Book Initiative continues to grow, year after year! The Pema Chödrön Foundation has sent thousands of Pema’s books, at no cost, to prisons, hospitals, counseling centers, homeless shelters, and individuals around the world. Thanks to the support of many of you who believe in this project, our outreach continues to expand. Please consider supporting this wonderful program here. |
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| Pema Chodron Foundation Bookstore |
| Please consider The Pema Chödrön Foundation Bookstore for your personal and gift shopping needs! When you purchase Pema’s books, CD’s and DVD’s from our
on-line bookstore, all proceeds go directly towards supporting Pema’s work. Gift-wrapping is free, as is shipping inside the US!
The Pema Chödrön Foundation Bookstore |
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The Essential Pema is a topical guide
through all of Pema’s teachings,
downloadable and free. |
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| Pema and The Board of The Pema Chödrön Foundation extend our deepest thanks for all of your support and interest in Pema’s work. With warmest wishes for a peaceful holiday season, and much love to each of you in the new year. |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 