Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo is the current president of the Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women. She is one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun and the founder of the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery in India.

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Three Kinds of Laziness

Tibetan Buddhist nun Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo explains the three kinds of laziness that the Buddha taught

By Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Jul 20, 2017

Dharma Talks

The Eight Worldly Concerns

By Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Jul 2011

Magazine Personal Reflections

No Excuses

There are no obstacles, just opportunities. Take them now.

Interview with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo by Lucy Powell

Winter 2009

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Magazine Teachings

Necessary Doubt

Ani Tenzin Palmo teaches that a questioning mind is essential to the Buddhist path.

By Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Summer 2002

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Chanting in the Time of COVID-19

Rinzai monk Kanho Yakushiji—who once went viral with his rendition of the Heart Sutra—has no problem combining music and monastic life.

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May 12, 2021

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A Matter of Life and Death

Thoughts on a classic text about dying and duality from a late Zen teacher

Adapted from a talk by Sojun Mel Weitsman, edited by Hozan Alan Senauke

Summer 2021

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In It Together: Kindness through Crisis

After more than a year of social distancing, many of us continue to struggle in our day-to-day routines. Be it loneliness, grief, impatience, or frustration with family or roommates, Kimberly Brown encourages us to greet all our feelings with a kind and an open-hearted embrace.

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