Search site: Meditation Cushions Zafu Zabuton Zafu Zabuton Sets Gomden Buckwheat Zafu Meditation and Yoga Pillows Futon Yoga Mat Meditation Cushion Covers Meditation Benches Seiza Bench Seiza Meditation Bench Sets Cloud Bench Low Cloud Bench Meditation Table Meditation Books Mindfulness Meditation Meditation Courses New Books on Buddhist Meditation Lojong and Tonglen Pema Chödrön Chögyam Trungpa Thich Nhat Hanh Sakyong Mipham Dharma Bums Buddhist Wisdom ► Health and Healing Tibetan Buddhism Death and Rebirth Buddhist Music Vegetarian Cookbooks Buddhism for Children Interfaith Other Selections Incense Store Incense Burners Japanese Incense Tibetan Incense Chinese Incense (Aloeswood) Nag Champa Powder and Resin Incense Incense Charcoal Smokeless Incense Meditation Supplies Meditation Altar ► Crystal Balls Bowls for Altar Offerings Incense Bowls & Burners Tibetan Ritual Buddhist Shrine Rupas Prints and Photos Gong Bowls and Rin Bells Meditation Timer Mala Beads Sumi Ink Calligraphy Brushes Ikebana Supplies Zen Tea & Oryoki Meditation Gifts Altar Candles How to Meditate Helpful Links My Account FAQs About Us Contact Us Supporting Meditation Since 1975 1.800.331.7751 Connect With Us Supporting Mindfulness Since 1975 1.800.331.7751 Menu Shop Our Categories Helpful Links My Account FAQs About Us Contact Us Search site: Meditation Cushions Zafu Zabuton Zafu Zabuton Sets Gomden Buckwheat Zafu Meditation and Yoga Pillows Futon Yoga Mat Meditation Cushion Covers Meditation Benches Seiza Bench Seiza Meditation Bench Sets Cloud Bench Low Cloud Bench Meditation Table Meditation Books Mindfulness Meditation Meditation Courses New Books on Buddhist Meditation Lojong and Tonglen Pema Chödrön Chögyam Trungpa Thich Nhat Hanh Sakyong Mipham Dharma Bums Buddhist Wisdom ► Health and Healing Tibetan Buddhism Death and Rebirth Buddhist Music Vegetarian Cookbooks Buddhism for Children Interfaith Other Selections Incense Store Incense Burners Japanese Incense Tibetan Incense Chinese Incense (Aloeswood) Nag Champa Powder and Resin Incense Incense Charcoal Smokeless Incense Meditation Supplies Meditation Altar ► Crystal Balls Bowls for Altar Offerings Incense Bowls & Burners Tibetan Ritual Buddhist Shrine Rupas Prints and Photos Gong Bowls and Rin Bells Meditation Timer Mala Beads Sumi Ink Calligraphy Brushes Ikebana Supplies Zen Tea & Oryoki Meditation Gifts Altar Candles How to Meditate Cushion or Bench questions?Click here for pointers. Home > Meditation Books > Buddhist Wisdom ► > Tibetan Buddhism > The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi by Vicki Mackenzie She was the first Western woman to become a Tibetan Buddhist nun—but that pioneering ordination was really just one in a life full of revolutionary acts. Freda Bedi (1911–1977) broke the rules of gender, race, and religion—in many cases before it was thought that the rules were ready to be challenged. She was at various times a force in the struggle for Indian independence, spiritual seeker, scholar, professor, journalist, author, social worker, wife, and mother of four children. She counted among her friends, colleagues, and teachers Mohandas Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and many others. She was a woman of spiritual focus and compassion who was also not without contradictions. Vicki Mackenzie gives a nuanced view of Bedi and of the forces that shaped and motivated this complex and compelling figure. 186 pages. Paperback. LIST PRICE: $16.95 Our Price: $14.40 (You save $2.55) Product Code: S-6738 Qty: Details Share your knowledge of this product with other customers... Be the first to write a review