Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo talks about contentment
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo is a nun in the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, an author, teacher and founder of the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery for Himalayan women in northern India. She spent 12 years in a remote cave in the Himalayas, three of those years in strict meditation retreat. In 2008 Tenzin Palmo received the title of Jetsunma (Reverend Lady) in recognition of her spiritual achievements as a nun and her efforts in promoting the status of female practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism. Her teachings are included in the books ‘Into the Heart of Life’ (2011), ‘Reflections On a Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism’ (2002) and her life was profiled in Vicki Mackenzie’s book ‘Cave in the Snow: A Western Woman’s Quest for Enlightenment’ (1999). In 2020 she was awarded the Vaishakh Samman Prashastri Patra Citation of Honour. It is given annually on Buddha Poornima by the Indian Ministry of Culture and International Buddhist Confederation in recognition of lifelong contribution to the dissemination of Buddha Dhamma and its message of compassion and peace and bringing awareness on gender equality.