Download The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi: British Feminist, Indian Nationalist, Buddhist Nun AudioBook Free
A fascinating biography of Freda Bedi, an British girl who broke all the guidelines of gender, contest, and religious backdrop to become both a revolutionary in the battle for Indian independence and then a Buddhist icon. She was the first European woman to become a Tibetan Buddhist nun - but that pioneering ordination really was just one in a life packed with revolutionary acts. Freda Bedi (1911-1977) broke the guidelines of gender, contest, and religion - oftentimes before it was thought that the guidelines were prepared to be challenged. She was at various times a make in the have difficulties for Indian independence, a religious seeker, a scholar, a teacher, a journalist, an author, a social staff member, a better half, and mom of four children. She counted among her friends, acquaintances, and teachers Mohandas Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and many others. She was a female of spiritual focus and compassion who was simply also not without contradictions. Vicki Mackenzie provides nuanced view of Bedi and of the makes that molded and determined this complex and compelling physique. Cover image courtesy of Bedi Family Archives
