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  • noun A title warranting great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhist

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Examples

  • My choice of venue that day revealed the connections and differences between my past as an activist I've worked with various characters as disparate as Daniel Quinn, Derrick Jensen, Ted Kaczynski, Markos Moulitsas, and former UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter and my present as an activist with heroes like Thich Nhat Hanh, Reverend Daniel Berrigan, Pema Chödrön and others.

    Beau Friedlander: On Leading a Church Parade During Occupy Wall Street Beau Friedlander 2011

  • My choice of venue that day revealed the connections and differences between my past as an activist I've worked with various characters as disparate as Daniel Quinn, Derrick Jensen, Ted Kaczynski, Markos Moulitsas, and former UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter and my present as an activist with heroes like Thich Nhat Hanh, Reverend Daniel Berrigan, Pema Chödrön and others.

    Beau Friedlander: On Leading a Church Parade During Occupy Wall Street Beau Friedlander 2011

  • A number of the former trainees, Trundhu Pon Chime Tsering la (Conrad), Tashi Paljor la (Noel) Sonam Wangchuk la (Lee) and Pema Wangdu (Pete) and instructors Ray Starke and Don Cesare also spoke of their experiences.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • A number of the former trainees, Trundhu Pon Chime Tsering la (Conrad), Tashi Paljor la (Noel) Sonam Wangchuk la (Lee) and Pema Wangdu (Pete) and instructors Ray Starke and Don Cesare also spoke of their experiences.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • A number of the former trainees, Trundhu Pon Chime Tsering la (Conrad), Tashi Paljor la (Noel) Sonam Wangchuk la (Lee) and Pema Wangdu (Pete) and instructors Ray Starke and Don Cesare also spoke of their experiences.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • As the Shambhala teacher Pema Chodron has said, "This very moment is the perfect teacher."

    Lodro Rinzler: Finding Contentment In Everyday Life Lodro Rinzler 2011

  • Sitting on the table next to my chair was the book I'd been reading over the weekend, "When Things Fall Apart" by Pema Chodron A purple sticky-note I'd pasted in jutted out, reminding me of a quote I wanted to savor.

    Judith Ruskay Rabinor Ph.D.: Mourning Your Divorce: Facing the Tsunami Judith Ruskay Rabinor Ph.D. 2011

  • Sitting on the table next to my chair was the book I'd been reading over the weekend, "When Things Fall Apart" by Pema Chodron A purple sticky-note I'd pasted in jutted out, reminding me of a quote I wanted to savor.

    Judith Ruskay Rabinor Ph.D.: Mourning Your Divorce: Facing the Tsunami Judith Ruskay Rabinor Ph.D. 2011

  • As the Shambhala teacher Pema Chodron has said, "This very moment is the perfect teacher."

    Lodro Rinzler: Finding Contentment In Everyday Life Lodro Rinzler 2011

  • A number of the former trainees, Trundhu Pon Chime Tsering la (Conrad), Tashi Paljor la (Noel) Sonam Wangchuk la (Lee) and Pema Wangdu (Pete) and instructors Ray Starke and Don Cesare also spoke of their experiences.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

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