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).
Toni Packer
Born: April 1, 1927
Died: August 23, 2013 (aged 86)
Bio: Toni Packer was a teacher of "meditative inquiry", and the founder of Springwater Center. Packer was a former student in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Zen Buddhism, and was previously in line to be the successor of Phillip Kapleau at the Rochester Zen Center.
Known for:
- The Work of This Moment (1988)
- The Light of Discovery (1995)
- The Wonder of Presence (2002)
- El Milagro de La Presencia