Norma Levine Boeken

Freda Bedi's remarkable life spanned multiple roles, including an Oxford graduate, devoted wife, mother, social worker, journalist, university teacher, and Tibetan translator. Known as Gelongma Palmo, she earned the affection of many, including prominent Tibetan leaders. Her legacy is one of compassion and courage, leaving a significant impact on those around her. Even in death, she demonstrated her unique spirit, passing away in meditation with a body that remained warm and supple for days, symbolizing her profound connection to spirituality and life.

Like Andrew Harvey's Journey to Ladakh and Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard, this is another great adventure into the Himalayas, visiting lonely monasteries, crossing through Tibet, Sikkim, and Nepal, and meeting with Buddhist lamas, who teach us about the mystery of our own being--our own buddha nature. 20 photographs.