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War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Pema Chödrön
Born: July 14, 1936 (age 88)
Bio: Pema Chödrön is an American, Tibetan Buddhist. She is an ordained nun, acharya and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Chodron has written several books and is the director of the Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Known for:
- When Things Fall Apart (1997)
- The Places That Scare You (2001)
- The wisdom of no escape (1991)
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