Rude Awakenings

As the founder of Shambhala Publications, SAM BERCHOLZ has been instrumental in the transmission of Buddhism and authentic lineages of wisdom from Asia to the rest of the world. He has been a close disciple of two of the great luminaries of his time, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, who both empowered him to teach. His books include the best-selling anthology The Buddha and His Teachings (coedited with Sherab Chodzin Kohn) and a graphic memoir titled A Guided Tour of Hell (illustrated by Pema Namdol Thaye). A senior teacher in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Sam has taught extensively in North America, Europe, and Australasia, often at the request of Traleg Kyabgon. His fearless, humorous, and deeply personal style makes the age-old tradition of Buddhism eminently relatable.