Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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)