Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Martine Batchelor

Born: 1953 (age 72)
Bio: Martine Batchelor, a former Jogye Buddhist nun, is the author of several books on Buddhism currently residing in France. She and her husband, Stephen Batchelor, work mostly in the United Kingdom and occasionally in the United States.
Known for:
- Meditation for life (1996)
- The Spirit of the Buddha (2010)
- Women in Korean Zen
- Women On The Buddhist Path (2002)