佩瑪·丘卓本名Deirdre Blomfield-Brown，1936年誕生於紐約市，在康乃狄剋州完成中學教育之後，進入加州大學柏剋萊分校深造。畢業後她分彆在加州與新墨西哥州擔任過多年小學老師的教職，齣傢前人生閱曆頗為豐富，她結過婚，育有二子，後來因先生外遇而離異，三十五歲左右在阿爾卑斯山巧遇Chime喇嘛，並追隨這位仁波切潛修多年。1972年佩瑪在Chime喇嘛的鼓勵之下，與她的根本上師創巴仁波切初次相會，從此堅守三昧耶誓，與仁波切展開瞭長達十四年的師徒共修情誼。

談到創巴仁波切，這位在藏密傳承中素因作風前衛大膽而倍受爭議的十一世轉生祖古，可以稱得上是歐美人士心目中最具有影響力的精神導師之一。他早期接受的訓練涵蓋瞭噶舉派與最古老的寜瑪派傳承，同時也是利美運動不分教派的支持者。

What if you could cultivate the mind of a bodhisattva -- one who has dedicated one's life to the benefit of others? According to Pema Chödrön, best-selling author and American-born Buddhist nun, you can. On Bodhisattva Mind, she examines sheshin, or "guarding alertness", and the other qualities of mind we need to develop on the path to enlightenment. "We all have a consciousness that knows what helps and what causes harm," says Ani Pema. "With this same ability, we can 'tame our minds', and extricate ourselves from suffering."

A practicum of insights and meditations from this cherished teacher, Bodhisattva Mind shows us how to connect with the spacious, clear, unbiased nature of our minds and experience the joy of complete freedom.