Elizabeth Pyjov, J.D., M.T.S. is a poet, graduate school professor, renowned teacher of meditation, scholar, speaker, theologian and lawyer who holds three Harvard degrees, speaks five languages, has lived in seven countries, and has designed over 250 programs to help individuals find happiness and fulfillment through her organization Happiness Sangha (HappinesSangha.com). Her passion is to make the world more compassionate by helping people practice self-compassion. In her poems, Elizabeth combines what she learned about ritual and meaning at Harvard Divinity School, what she learned about neuroscience at Stanford Medical School, her literature degree from Harvard College, the rigor of Harvard Law School, and her time studying with the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Elizabeth is currently a law school professor at Chicago Loyola where she teaches compassion and leadership, and a business school professor at the Quinlan School of Business where she lectures on leadership of self. She has taught at places like Harvard University, Stanford University, Columbia University, the New York Supreme Court, and the Library of Congress. Reinterpreting ancient wisdom to help it serve people today is the greatest privilege of her life. DIVINITY SCHOOL is her first poetry collection.

Books by Elizabeth Pyjov

Divinity School

by Elizabeth Pyjov - Poetry, Poetry Collection

Elizabeth Pyjov's collection of poems offers a Buddhist reinterpretation of Judeo-Christian theology, examining core religious concepts and figures through an Eastern philosophical lens. It presents alternative perspectives on well-known biblical narratives, such as the roles of God, Eve, Christ and the apostles, often emphasizing themes of non-duality, doubt as a twin of belief, and the limitations of language and dogma. The text also explores broader spiritual ideas like suffering, the nature of truth, the perception of time, and the continuous flux of existence, suggesting that wisdom is found in the space of not knowing. Overall, DIVINITY SCHOOL engages in a contemplative and critical dismantling of traditional religious certainties to advocate for a more nuanced and experience-based spirituality.