Director of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (born 1943) is a bhikṣuṇī in the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. She is an author, teacher and founder of the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery in Himachal Pradesh, India. She is best known for having spent twelve years living in a remote cave in the Himalayas, three of those years in strict meditation retreat.

Jetsunma on Social Media

This is where all of Jetsunma’s teachings are now being archived.

If you want to visit DGL Nunnery’s Website

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The good news is that we can change our mind, the habituation to our thoughts. We identify with our thoughts and that is the problem.

– Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

New Release!

Available Aug 16, 2022

The Heroic Heart

AWAKENING UNBOUND COMPASSION

Other Books

Cave in the Snow

First published in 1998 and reprinted many times since, Jetsunma’s biography Cave in the Snow has become a modern Dharma classic.

It traces Diane Perry / Tenzin Palmo’s journey from her youth in London to her life as a Tibetan Buddhist nun and her 12 years in solitary retreat in a cave in the Himalayas.

It also includes the early planning and founding of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery.

Into the Heart of Life

The real test of our Buddhist practice happens not on the cushion or in the protected space of retreat, but moment-to-moment in daily life, particularly when we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations. How do we respond?

In this book, Jetsunma offers insights with a well-grounded understanding of how the timeless Buddhist teachings apply to the demands and challenges of modern life.

Reflections on a Mountain Lake

This sparkling collection of Dharma teachings by Tenzin Palmo addresses issues of common concern to Buddhist practitioners from all traditions.

Personable, witty, and insightful, Tenzin Palmo presents an inspiring and no-nonsense view of Buddhist practice.

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The point of all our practice is not to come up with the answer to a question, like a quiz. The point is to experience the answer.

– Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Announcement

Jetsunma's Retirement

Since April of 2022 Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo has retired from traveling and giving talks both in person and online. This includes Zoom interviews and Podcasts.

Jetsunma has taught extensively over the decades and given talks on a myriad of topics and an archive of all of Jetsunma’s recorded teachings on various media is being setup which can be accessed through this website.

Regardless of that, if you happen to be in India, DGL Nunnery is open for visitors and, if done in advance, you can also schedule a meeting with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo who sees people from Mondays to Fridays from between 2 and 4 PM.

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