During this second of a series of reviews of women who are influential among contemporary meditators, Allie Vaknin begins by inquiring among participants who might have familiarity with Pema Chodron’s books, and then goes on to briefly recounting Chodron’s life: she was born in New York City as Deidre Blomfeld-Brown and was inspired to become a Tibetan Buddhist Nun after a significant loss in her life.  Allie then reviewed the gist of Chodron’s work, which focuses primarily through a willingness to cultivate compassion for oneself, then expressed towards others. This posting includes comments by others in response to Allie’s questions.