Pema Chödrön

Pema Chodron, a student of the great Vajrayana master Trungpa Rinpoche, is one of the most recognized Buddhist teachers in the world today. She resides permanently in the United States at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, where she established the first Tibetan monastery in America for Westerners years ago. She has authored many books that have achieved great international success, with her book "When Things Fall Apart" considered her masterpiece.