Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Thinley Norbu

Born: 1931
Died: December 27, 2011 (aged 80)
Bio: Kyabjé Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche was a major modern teacher in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, and patron of the Vajrayana Foundation.
Known for:
- A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar (2006)
- Gypsy Gossip and Other Advice
- The Small Golden Key (1985)