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88The Oldest Buddhist Temple of Tibet
During my first lunch break in Tibet, I wandered down the main street, now called Beijing Road, and entered the first noodle shop I saw, because I certainly didn’t want to spend the entire lunch break...
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85Sera Monastery, Tibet
On the streets of Lhasa during my lunch break, I saw a woman with a long table on which she served ramen noodles from a heaping huge bowl. In Tibet, Muslim women wear elegant black snoods, and this...
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78Swayambhunath, Mountaintop Buddhist temple in Kathmandu
The Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, is way up on a hill or rather a small mountain, and when the travel agent and I reached the top of the steps, guards in uniforms stood under a dark red archway...
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71Beach Combing in Seaside, Oregon
It seems a few members of the Vegetarian & Vegan Meet-Up Group were scared off by the weather: it was supposed to rain in Seaside, where we were going to collect litter on the beach. It’s an annual...
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77Pressure to Have a Meaningless Life
During my last year in college, I thought I would live very frugally as a writer, not work at part time jobs for years. But after I graduated, I went straight to Topeka, Kansas, where I have many relatives...
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69Dreaming of Tibet
My first encounter with Tibet, in this lifetime, was when I was about eleven years old. I knew absolutely nothing about Tibet, about Buddhism, or even about meditation. At that age, I saw a Doctor...
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79The Town of Gyantse, Tibet
I had left Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, with my tour guide and driver. When we arrived in the village of Gyantse, I gazed at a fascinating fortress-monastery perched on a mountain. It looks impossible...
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67Breaking the Taboo of Mean Mothers
I’ve just started reading a book called Mean Mothers: Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt, by Peg Streep, and although I’m only on page 25, a total of five sticky tabs are already in the book. It’s...
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70Author Event: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Since Jane Austen is deceased and not a zombie, I did not meet her. But I dressed like her. This author event took place at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing in Portland, Oregon, and every...
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75Wandering the Thamel in Kathmandu
I mindfully observed my surroundings in the Thamel neighborhood of Kathmandu, where my hotel was located. The shops were certainly fascinating: puppets hung from rafters, thangkas hung in windows and beyond...
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