Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Thubten Chodron
Born: September 18, 1950 (age 74)
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)