Cave in the Snow
Tenzin Palmo's Quest for Enlightenment
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Narrated by:
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Georgina Sutton
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Vicki Mackenzie
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Tenzin Palmo
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By:
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Vicki Mackenzie
About this listen
Includes a bonus track of Tenzin Palmo introducing a retreat.
This is the story of Tenzin Palmo, the daughter of a fishmonger from London's East End who became a Tibetan nun. After meditating for 12 years in a cave 13,000 feet up in the Himalayas, she became a world-renowned spiritual leader and champion of the right of women to achieve spiritual enlightenment.
Diane Perry grew up in London's East End. At the age of 18, however, she read a book on Buddhism and realised that this might fill a long-sensed void in her life.
In 1963, at the age of 20, she went to India, where she eventually entered a monastery. Being the only woman amongst hundreds of monks, she began her battle against the prejudice that has excluded women from enlightenment for thousands of years.
In 1976, she secluded herself in a remote cave 13,000 feet up in the Himalayas, where she stayed for 12 years between the ages of 33 and 45. In this mountain hideaway she faced unimaginable cold, wild animals, floods, snow and rockfalls, grew her own food and slept in a traditional wooden meditation box, three feet square - she never lay down.
In 1988, she emerged from the cave with a determination to build a convent in Northern India to revive the Togdenma lineage, a long-forgotten female spiritual elite. Despite her international teaching schedule, Tenzin Palmo maintains a deep commitment to her nunnery, Dongyu Gatsal Ling, in Himachal Pradesh.
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- Michelle
- 13-06-2023
Great
Encouraging story for a new buddhist female. Gratitude to Tenzin Palmo for sharing her journey
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- Susan Ross
- 07-09-2020
SO Inspiring - a genuine spiritual practitioner.
Wonderful introductory book for those interested in Buddhism. Great advice from Jetsunma for retreat too!
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- Carly
- 25-03-2022
Wonderful biography of an incredible woman.
I found this interesting and inspiring. what a life well lived. an amazing woman, a trailblazer
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- Rom
- 20-12-2022
Loved it
Really loved hearing this audio book. The reader had a lovely voice too. Has done me the world of good listening to this.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-2023
Totally enlightening, and a honest perspective of the female challenges inside of traditional religions and cultures.
I found this book very honest and real. It opened up for me, a perspective I was not present to.
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- Faye
- 27-06-2020
Enlightening
I loved listening to this book from beginning to end. The narrator was especially endearing and told the story of Tenzin Palmo in such a way that keeps you wanting more. I just loved learning about her life and about her experiences living in a cave high in the Himalayan mountains for around 12 years! She has become my spiritual heroine. If you are a female tibetan buddhist this audio book is a must listen. So many insights shared too.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-06-2019
Excellent autobiography of a spirited woman
inspiring story of how a single woman finding its true physical and spiritual home in the other side of the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-12-2024
Very good listen
Interestingly describes the life and journey of one of earliest western Buddhist nuns and the challenges she face. Contains Buddhist wisdom intermingled with a fascinating life story for quest for freedom and enlightenment .
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