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THE BOOK INITIATIVE
The Pema Chödrön Foundation Book Initiative aims to make Pema’s books and recorded teachings available to underserved individuals and the organizations that serve them.
With your help, we have donated thousands of Pema’s books to prisons, shelters, and non-profit organizations for social good around the world.
“I want to express my deepest thanks for the books you have sent me. I have found many hours of joy and serenity practicing what I have read.”
— KS, Inmate
“Being in jail and going through the court system is a very difficult time for us. What you all are doing brings a bright light of love and hope to a dark place.”
— RB, Inmate
“Pema's books have changed my life and my opinion of the human experience. They have allowed me to investigate where I get stuck. I meditate constantly and truly feel a weight lifted.”
— CH, inmate
“Pema's wisdom in her books have changed my life and have been instrumental in helping me find my true path and purpose which I now know is the Way of the Bodhisattva.”
— JS, Student
















