Quote of the day
It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
Thubten Chodron
Born: September 18, 1950 (age 75)
Bio: Thubten Chodron, born Cheryl Greene, is an American Tibetan Buddhist nun, author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western nuns and monks in the United States.
Known for:
- Buddhism for Beginners (2001)
- Working with anger (2001)
- Taming the Mind (2004)
- Open heart, clear mind (1990)
- Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path (2007)








