Self-Made Score
1
Residence
Missoula, Montana
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Divorced
Children
3
Did you know
Pritzker published a Westerner's guide to Tibetan Buddhist meditation that included an introductory letter from H.H. Dalai Lama.
Pritzker was one of the first American women to be ordained as a Lama in Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
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As long as you have the basics in life - basic food, shelter, clothing - after that, a lot of it is dependent on what's going on in the inside. Because where you experience happiness is in the inside.

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