Linda Pritzker

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Linda Pritzker (born September 1953[1]), also known as Lama Tsomo, is an American lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. She is a spiritual teacher, author, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Namchak Foundation and Namchak Retreat Ranch[2] in Missoula, Montana where she currently resides. She is a member of the Pritzker family, known for the Hyatt Hotel fortune. As of July 2018, her net worth was estimated at $1.77 billion.[3]

Early life

Pritzker was born September 1953 in Oberlin, Ohio, the second of three children of Jewish-American businessman Robert Pritzker[4][5] and Audrey Gilbert.[6][7] She has two full siblings: Jennifer N. Pritzker (b. James, 1950),[8] a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and founder of the Pritzker Military Library,[9] and Karen Pritzker (b. 1958).

Her parents divorced in 1979.[5] In 1980, her father married Irene Dryburgh; their children are Matthew Pritzker and Liesel Pritzker Simmons.[5] The following year, her mother married Albert B. Ratner, co-chairman of Cleveland-based real estate developer Forest City Enterprises.[6][7]

Career

After earning a master's degree in Counseling Psychology and working as a psychotherapist for several years, Pritzker began a spiritual path to Tibetan Buddhism.[10] In 1995, she began studying with Tibetan meditation master Tulku Sangak Rinpoche and became fluent in Tibetan.[11] Rinpoche is world holder of the Namchak Lineage, a branch of the Nyingma path of Tibetan Buddhism.[12]

Pritzker was ordained a lama[3] in February 2005 by Rinpoche. ABC News' Dan Harris documented Lama Tsomo's journey to Buddhist practices in his podcast 10% Happier.[13]

Today, Lama Tsomo's work revolves around the initiatives of the Namchak Foundation. While parts of the Namchak Retreat Ranch are under construction,[14] the retreat has several offerings for students looking to begin or strengthen their meditation practice including two online courses, guided meditations, Learning Circles, and several live events per year.[15]

Publications

Lama Tsomo is author of the Ancient Wisdom for our Times Tibetan Buddhist Practice Series,[16] including Book 1: Why Bother: An Introduction,[17] Book 2: Wisdom and Compassion (Starting with Yourself),[18] and Book 3: Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection.[19]

Lama Tsomo also wrote Why is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling? A Westerner's Introduction and Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Practice.[20] The foreword was written by the Dalai Lama and won a silver medal in the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards).[21]

Other books by Lama Tsomo include The Princess Who Wept Pearls: The Feminine Journey in Fairy Tales.[22] She co-authored The Lotus & The Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity[23] and was a contributor to The Dharma of Dogs: Our Best Friends as Spiritual Teachers edited by Tami Simon.[24]

Personal life

Lama Tsomo is divorced and has three children: Rachel, Roland, and Rosemary.[25]

Publications

  • Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection (Ancient Wisdom for Our Times Tibetan Buddhist Practice Series)[19]
  • Wisdom and Compassion (Starting with Yourself) (Ancient Wisdom for Our Times Tibetan Buddhist Practice Series)[18]
  • Why Bother?: An Introduction (Ancient Wisdom for Our Times Tibetan Buddhist Practice Series)[17]
  • Why is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling? A Westerner's Introduction and Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Practice[20]
  • The Lotus & The Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity, co-author with Matthew Fox[23]
  • The Dharma of Dogs: Our Best Friends as Spiritual Teachers, contributing author, edited by Tami Simon[24]
  • The Princess Who Wept Pearls: The Feminine Journey in Fairy Tales[22]
  • "10% Happier with Dan Harris" Podcast, August 2017[26]
  • "Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg" Podcast, October 2018[27]
  • "Buddha at the Gas Pump" Podcast, May 2018[28]
  • "The Secular Buddhist" Podcast, June 2016[29]
  • "Synchronicity podcast" May 2016[30]
  • "Ani Tsering Wangmo: A Life of Merit" in Lion's Roar Newsletter, March 2010.
  • "Coming Home" in Originally Blessed. Oakland, CA: Creation Spirituality Communities, 2008.
  • "Dharmasala" in Lion's Roar Newsletter, August 2007.
  • "Shedra" in Lion's Roar Newsletter, February 2006.

References

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