How 12 Tibetan Buddhist Teachers Succeed in Merging East and West - including Pema Ch dr n, Joan Halifax, and Thubten Chodron, among others
Michaela Haas, PhD, is a reporter, lecturer, and consultant. She is the founder of Haas live! Communication Coaching Consulting, an international coaching company that specializes in media and mindfulness training for business leadersand media professionals. She is also a TV host, interviewer, and documentary filmmaker who has hosted numerous successful live talk shows and political broadcasts in Germany. She has been studying and practicing Buddhism for twenty years, has a PhD in Asian Studies, and is a visiting scholar in Religious Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara. Haas divides her time between Malibu, California, and Munich, Germany.
“The twelve women profiled in Michaela Haas’s book form a circle
that radiates in countless ways. Taken as a whole, their lives
document both the continuing emergence of Tibetan Buddhism in the
West and the concurrent work towards women’s inclusion in arenas of
practice and leadership where they have historically been
marginalized and excluded. Dakini Power is an inspiring
contribution to the ongoing conversation.”—Sharon Salzberg, author
of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness
“What a moving and powerful book! With passion and verve, these
remarkable women bear witness to the fact that the buddhadharma has
put down firm roots in the West. Michaela Haas has done a superb
job of presenting their struggles and their realization in a way
that makes them an inspiration to men and women alike.”—B. Alan
Wallace, author of Boundless Heart and Choosing Reality
“Apart from a few rare hagiographies of ancient Tibetan yoginis,
there is a dearth of information about accomplished Buddhist women
practitioners. Michaela Haas’s Dakini Power addresses this
historical oversight by profiling the lives of twelve dynamic
contemporary female pioneers—from Tibet and the West—who, in spite
of few role models, have overcome challenging gender-based
situations, become internationally respected teachers, and set new
standards for actualizing compassion in the twenty-first century.
Beautifully written, pertinent to the times, Dakini Power is a
study in courage and perseverance and a much-needed contribution to
modern Buddhist literature.”—Mikel Dunham, author of Buddha’s
Warriors and Caught in Nepal
“Dakini Power is a pilgrimage into the exemplary lives of twelve
women. The journey throughout the book is like the dakinis
themselves, spacious and wise, caressing and sometimes wrathful.
Michaela Haas has skillfully amplified these women’s voices,
bringing to us their penetrating insights about the spiritual path,
as well as their timely considerations on sexuality and sexism.
Spiritual biographies are meant to inspire practitioners, and
Dakini Power does just that!”—Matteo Pistono, author of In the
Shadow of the Buddha
“Despite pronounced male dominance in both Buddhism in general and
Tibetan Buddhism, many women find Buddhist teachings liberating and
confirming. With Buddhism coming to the West, the situation for
women is changing significantly as women become Buddhist teachers
and leaders. This book provides vivid portraits of twelve women
teachers, some Tibetan and some Western, who are fostering this
change. A welcome addition to the literature on women and
Buddhism.”—Rita M. Gross, author of Buddhism After Patriarchy and
Soaring and Settling
“For centuries, women have been a major contributor to the
development and progress of both the mundane and spiritual
communities. In fact, they make up fifty percent of the world’s
population, yet they receive very little recognition. For a long
time, we have only heard the male voice in a choir, it is now time
to have the female voice too. Dr. Michaela Haas’s impressive
presentation on the struggles and achievements of female
practitioners is a wonderful encouragement for anyone facing
challenges on the spiritual path, and for the advocates of gender
equality.”—The Gyalwang Drukpa
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