Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Anagarika Govinda
Born: May 17, 1898
Died: January 14, 1985 (aged 86)
Bio: Anagarika Govinda was the founder of the order of the Arya Maitreya Mandala and an expositor of Tibetan Buddhism, Abhidharma, and Buddhist meditation as well as other aspects of Buddhism. He was also a painter and poet.
Known for:
- The way of the white clouds
- Insights of a Himalayan pilgrim
- The lost teachings of Lama Govinda