Biography:Lodro Rinzler

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Lodro Rinzler (born November 22, 1982) is an author,[1] and Buddhist meditation teacher,[2][3] based in New York. He has written books on Buddhist meditation, as well as a weekly Huffington Post column on meditation.[1] Rinzler's books Walk Like a Buddha and The Buddha Walks into the Office are both recipients of the Independent Publisher Book Awards.[citation needed]

Biography

After graduating from Wesleyan University, Rinzler took on a position as the Executive Director of the Boston Shambhala Center. During this time he also began to lead meditation workshops throughout the United States. In addition, he writes regularly for Marie Claire[4][5] the Huffington Post,[5] Elephant Journal,[6] Bloomberg Businessweek,[7] and Real Simple[7] among other publications. Rinzler is the author of six books: The Buddha Walks into a Bar…,[1] Walk Like a Buddha, The Buddha Walks into the Office…, Sit Like a Buddha, How to Love Yourself (And Sometimes Other People), and "Love Hurts."

In 2013, Rinzler founded the Institute for Compassionate Leadership, a non-profit leadership training and job placement program. He also co-founded The Daily Dharma Gathering and serves as the Chief Spiritual Officer of the meditation studio, MNDFL, in Greenwich Village and the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

In August 2018, TarcherPerigee, Rinzler's publisher, announced that it would no longer publish his forthcoming book, How to Be Decent, or any other future works by Rinzler.[8]

Bibliography

  • The Buddha Walks into a Bar... 2015 ISBN:1590309375[5][9]
  • Walk Like a Buddha: Even if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover Again 2013 ISBN:1610000005[6][10]
  • The Buddha Walks into the Office: A Guide to Livelihood for a New Generation 2014 ISBN:1611800617[11]
  • Sit Like a Buddha: A Pocket Guide to Meditation 2014 ISBN:1611801656[12]
  • How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People): Spiritual Advice for Modern Relationships

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lodro Rinzler". huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lodro-rinzler/. Retrieved 17 November 2015. 
  2. "Meditation Teacher Lodro Rinzler Rebrands Buddhism to Deal with Drinking and Sex". The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/11/meditation-teacher-lodro-rinzler-rebrands-buddhism-to-deal-with-drinking-and-sex.html. Retrieved 17 November 2015. 
  3. "Books in Brief Winter 2011 - Tricycle". tricycle.org. http://tricycle.org/magazine/books-brief-winter-2011/. Retrieved 22 September 2016. 
  4. "Lodro Rinzler". Marie Claire. http://www.marieclaire.com/author/4038/lodro-rinzler/. Retrieved 17 November 2015. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Lodro Rinzler". theidproject.org. https://theidproject.org/users/lodro-rinzler. Retrieved 17 November 2015. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Worthy of Love. - elephant journal". Elephant Journal. http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/11/worthy-of-love-lodro-rinzler/. Retrieved 17 November 2015. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Lodro Rinzler". jewishbookcouncil.org. http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/author/lodro-rinzler. 
  8. Emma Wenner (21 August 2018). "TarcherPerigee Drops Accused Buddhist Author’s Book". Publishers Weekly. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/77801-tarcherperigee-drops-accused-buddhist-author-s-book.html. Retrieved 14 June 2019. "TarcherPerigee, an imprint of the Penguin Group, has discontinued its relationship with Lodro Rinzler, an author and Shambhala Buddhist teacher, and will no longer publish his upcoming book, How to Be Decent, which was scheduled for the fall.". 
  9. Rinzler, L. (2012). The Buddha Walks into a Bar.... Shambhala Publications. ISBN 978-0-8348-2775-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=GjLLRwTBdusC. Retrieved 2015-11-17. 
  10. Rinzler, Lodro (2013). Walk like a Buddha : even if your boss sucks, your ex is torturing you, and you're hungover again. Boston: Shambhala. ISBN 1-61180-093-5. 
  11. Rinzler, Lodro (2014). The Buddha walks into the office : a guide to livelihood for a new generation. Boston: Shambhala. ISBN 1-61180-061-7. 
  12. Rinzler, Lodro (2014). Sit like a Buddha : a pocket guide to meditation. Boston: Shambhala. ISBN 1-61180-165-6. 

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