Straight Talk About #Enlightenment: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (#Buddhism)

“Enlightenment“ is one of those terms that comes up frequently, if not continuously, in spiritual and Buddhist circles -- as in purportedly being the whole point of why people explore paths of transformation. However, what is actually meant by enlightenment is usually left undefined. #Buddhism #enlightenment Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo shares thoughts on the subject of enlightenment. She is one of the Western pioneers of Tibetan Buddhism. ==================== You can support this channel. We appreciate it! — Click Like, the Subscribe button and ’🔔’ to get notifications for new releases. — Share on social media. Or donate: — Send us a “coffee” via — Patreon (help the editing and release of other teaching videos from about 30 teachers and scholars,) go to: ==================== As a young woman in England, Tenzin Palmo was a member of the Buddhist Society and met the first Tibetan lamas who came to the West. She would move to India to explore the dharma, becoming secretary to Freda Bedi at the Young Lama Home School before taking nun ordination, then later doing 12 years of solitary retreat. Freda Bedi’s (remarkable) life story is told in Tenzin Palmo’s inspiring life story is told in her biography, Cave in the Snow: A Woman’s Quest for Enlightenment Reflections of a Mountain Lake is a collection of teachings from Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo.