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My Afternoon with a Tibetan Rinpoche
My husband met a Tibetan Rinpoche in the Seattle Public Library. They are friends. Today, the day after Thanksgiving, he drove 30 minutes to Woodinville to pick him up. In the meantime, I went to the supermarket to by pears, oranges and fragrant lillies. My husband set up the Buddha in front of the fireplace with the soji screen behind. He also placed three bowls in front of the Buddha where I put the oranges, pears, apples and

New Blog: Writers Rising
I'm very excited to share with you the first chapter of the organization Writers Rising. We started out as three co-workers with a passion for writing. For the past 6 months we've been meeting every other week. These meetings have been so inspirational and is part of why I keep writing my book. We don't just meet and read our writing to each other. We encourage each other, we share information, we make plans of action on where we are going to submit our writing, we collaborate, we do collages, we eat, we laugh and we have a very good time!This group is not just about writing. It's about empowering each other. When we leave at the end of the meeting we all feel so much energ

My Journey to Tibet: Milarepa's Cave
According to a blessing Milarepa, The Great Yogi of Tibet, uttered towards the end of his life, anyone who but hears the name Milarepa even once attracts an instant blessing and will not take rebirth in a lower state of existence during seven consecutive lifetimes. This was prophesised by Saints and Buddhas of the past even before his lifetime."If you do not acquire contentment in yourselves,Heaped-up accumulations will only enrich others.If you do not obtain the light of Inner Peace,Mere external ease and pleasure will become a sourc

The Things That Go on in My Living Room
Do not take lightly small good deeds, believing they can hardly help; For drops of water one by one, In time can fill a giant ocean. -Buddha My living room has become a meeting place for good things. It's hard to believe, given the size of the place, but it's true.

New Contributor on Woman's World Magazine and a recent guest post on The Lotus Sutra Chronicles
Hello All!...just wanted to let you all know that I'm a new Woman's World Magazine contributor. You can find the link to this site on the side bar. I was also asked to be a guest blogger on The Lotus Sutra Chronicles (link also on side bar) by a blogger who lives in Korea and writes about her observations living there. Having lived in Korea, it's been such a pleasure reading her blog. The piece I wrote is entitled Thank You Korea. I also posted this piece on Woman's World Magazine. You can check it out on the Lotus Sutra Chronicles here:http://thelotussutrachronic