Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Alan Wallace

Born: 1950 (age 75)
Bio: B. Alan Wallace is an American expert on Tibetan Buddhism. Wallace founded the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, and has focused on the relationships between science and Eastern philosophy.
Known for:
- The attention revolution (2006)
- Mind in the balance (2009)
- Contemplative Science (2007)