About
Welcome. My name is Marnie Louise Froberg. I am a Canadian writer and live mostly in northern India. I have been a Buddhist practitioner for nearly 30 years (the Soto Zen type of meditation principally but sometimes some other types) and just wanted to share a perspective on this practice and related matters with others who may have interest in such things. I am not a Dharma teacher nor would I like to pretend to be one, so please use common sense with what you read here-and hopefully at all other times as well.
For more info on the author and contact information please see the About page on my Bazaar of Dreams travel blog. I am also called NellaLou on Blogspot and can be contacted through that profile as well. Here’s an email for me nellalouise at gmail.com
You can also leave general comments here if you want.
Hello Marnie – Do you know my friends Susan Larke and Mike from the Victoria Shambhala Centre?
I haven’t seen them since I stayed at their home as a guest several years ago, and have missed being in contact. Although I’m in New England, I intend to return again to B.C. so would like to keep contacts alive.
Your blog inspires me to do some public writing about my own reflections – on Buddhism in daily life and what I’ve felt and seen since starting practice 35 or so years ago. I do quite a bit of one-to-one writing in correspondence which could prove useful, but so far my only entry is on the Chronicles at http://chronicleproject.com/daring_steps/daring_steps.html
It’s a bit dicey here in Vermont at the moment. But we’re muddling through. Best to you. Quite an interesting situation you’ve got – I’m fascinated.
Michael Billingsley/Ngakpa K. Jigme Tonpa
http://www.calm-abiding.com
Thank you for your comment. I haven’t been to Victoria for about 10 years and then only a brief visit so am not knowing the people you have mentioned. Writing is good. From people with some life experience and a lengthy practice it can give both insight and hope to those who are just beginning or having difficulty.
The writing in this blog is kind of loud-the same way I sing when the mood comes on. One thing I love about India is people are always singing-from little children to taxi drivers to monks walking down the road. The more voices in the chorus the more harmonious resonance in the universe! Sing on!
Well, I didn’t actually wait terribly long. You are a good inspiration.
So the proof of the pudding is up and running (or perhaps it’s the proof of the muddling) – at http://jigmetonpa.wordpress.com
What’s absolutely uncanny (and I mean this in all sincerity) is that when I flipped the strip of the ‘73 photo from Tail of the Tiger with me and Karl Springer in it, it formed a wierd little Trungpa-Buddha above my head… sort of floating flying-saucer-ish right up there, cross-legged and beaming. Cute as the dickens. I didn’t see it at first. (Nor for that matter did I see the open “vagina” that it was poised over either… but I suspect that it’s all par for the course.) Tricksters at play. I will leave it and see what effect the whole display has upon my audience.
Wierd though. And I trust from your writing that you would find this amusing rather than offensive.
Best
jigme
Oops – mistake on the url there (this IS new) – http://mishaplineage.wordpress.com
Jigme T.
That image is truly weird and interesting. And amusing. I wonder how many would notice without being told? We’ll see.