Fiberwoman15

Long-term travel in northern India and southern Nepal

fiberwoman15 — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:55:20 +0000

It has been a while since I’ve updated this blog, as I’ve been on long-term travel. At the end of November 2010, I left for India to travel and go on a Buddhist pilgrimage. The pilgrimage started on December 1, 2010 and finished on December 19, 2010. Our group visited the four main sites in the Buddha’s life, which in chronological order are as follows: Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar. We also visited two other important places: Vulture’s Peak and Nalanda University.

I’ll explain very briefly why these places are important. First, Lumbini is actually located in southern Nepal and it is where the Buddha was born. Bodh Gaya is where he attained enlightenment. Sarnath is where he gave the first Buddhist teachings. Finally, Kushinagar is where he died. Vulture’s Peak is where he gave the third round of teachings and Nalanda University is where there was a very large Buddhist university.

After the pilgrimage was finished, I went on to Dharamsala in northern India, where I visited the Norbulingka Institute. I was there toward the end of December and then I went on to see textiles in Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan in western India. I spent New Year’s Eve in Pushkar and just after that I went on to Jaipur, which is the capital of the state of Rajasthan. I shopped for gifts in Jaipur, which is famous for jewelry and other arts and crafts. After Jaipur, I went back to New Delhi, which is where I stayed just before the pilgrimage. I was there for three days before flying back home on January 11, 2011. It was an amazing journey! I’m very glad I had the opportunity to do it.

For those who are interested, I’ve been posting pictures of my pilgrimage and travels to my Flickr page. The photos are in the Flickr widget on the right hand side of this blog. My Flickr name is CroDigTap.

>Decided to migrate this blog to WordPress

fiberwoman15 — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 04:01:00 +0000

In the past year, things have gotten busier for me. I’ve been trying to maintain two blogs and had less time to do so. I’ve realized that I have time to post regularly to one blog, but not to two blogs. I’ve decided that in the near future I will migrate this blog to the one I have at WordPress. I’ll then be able to focus my attention on one blog and will post more regularly.

A Voyage to the Moon

fiberwoman15 — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:26:41 +0000

Blue Marble (Planet Earth)

I would definitely go to the moon! I’d love to see the Earth from that distance. I think it would give me perspective and I’d get to see the “big blue marble”.

>A Voyage to the Moon

fiberwoman15 — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:26:00 +0000

Blue Marble (Planet Earth)

I would definitely go to the moon! I'd love to see the Earth from that distance. I think it would give me perspective and I'd get to see the "big blue marble".

A Book Character I'd Like to Be

fiberwoman15 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:27:39 +0000

I would like to be Larry Darrell, the main character. He found meaning in life by rejecting a conventional life. What he learned in his journey to the East helped him thrive in both adversity and when life was good, while the other characters in the book struggled.

>A Book Character I’d Like to Be

fiberwoman15 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:27:00 +0000

When the Lights Go Out

fiberwoman15 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:19:20 +0000

Candle

When the power goes out during a thunderstorm, I get all the candles I can find and read by candlelight.

>When the Lights Go Out

fiberwoman15 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:19:00 +0000

Candle

When the power goes out during a thunderstorm, I get all the candles I can find and read by candlelight.

That Special Book in My Life

fiberwoman15 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:38:56 +0000

I could read The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham over and over again.

>That Special Book in My Life

fiberwoman15 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:39:00 +0000

I could read The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham over and over again.