We are Robert and Jill Walker, Pema Chödrön’s archivists (dba Great Path) and are very happy to make Pema Chödrön's audio and video teachings available to you, as well as her books. Great Path is the direct and most comprehensive source for obtaining Pema Chödrön's recorded teachings. On this site, you will find recordings of live teaching programs in the form of regular audio CDs, CDs with condensed audio MP3 files, DVD-R video, and even some audiocassettes. We hope to provide MP3 downloads in future. In addition to books and teachings by Pema Chödrön, we provide a selection of complementary books, audio, and video by a few other great teachers. We are now on FACEBOOK.
What are MP3 CDs? MP3 CDs are an economical way to purchase audio talks. To learn more about how to play an MP3 CD, you can download our MP3 transfer help guide (adobe .pdf).
For information on the Great Path DVD Guarantee, you can view the guarantee (adobe .pdf)
We also sell the excellent edited versions of Pema Chödrön’s audio and video teachings produced by Sounds True and Shambhala Publications, and work closely with them. Great Path is affiliated with The Pema Chödrön Foundation and Pema Chödrön's monastery, Gampo Abbey. A percentage of proceeds from sales goes to the Pema Chödrön Foundation, which supports Gampo Abbey and the legacy of her teachings.
Pema Chödrön is a student of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, and was asked to teach by her teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The current lineage holder, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, appointed her to the position of Gampo Acharya (master teacher) in the Shambhala Buddhist organization. She has also studied closely with Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, as well as a number of other great Tibetan Buddhist teachers and teachers of other Buddhist lineages.
Check out the links section on this site or contact us directly for information about Pema Chödrön's teaching schedule, information about obtaining meditation instruction, the names and addresses of Shambhala Meditation Centers close to where you live, and other vendors who offer related teachings and products. We do recommend that people receive in-person meditation instruction from an authorized instructor if possible, rather than relying solely on books or recordings. We can help connect you with programs, centers, and individuals who could assist with that.
Contact us by email, fax, phone, or mail. Although this website has a secure shopping cart and descriptions of these teachings, we are very happy to consult with you on the phone or by email about any questions you may have. We realize that there is a great deal of information here, so contact us, please, if you would like help sorting through it. You are more than customers to us, you are students and fellow practitioners.
You have our best wishes.
Robert and Jill Walker
Great Path Tapes and Books
330 E. Van Hoesen, Portage, MI 49002
phone: (269) 384-4167 (phone orders welcome)
fax: (415) 946-3475 email: greatpath@pemachodrontapes.com