Pamela Fenyves:  

From Phoenix to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dharmsala, Osaka, Tokyo, Toronto, Halifax, Tucson, Colorado and now Scottsdale, one could say "the end of all our searching will be to arrive where we began" and NOT know the place for the first time! Escaped from Phoenix to N. California for college, what a magic time, discovering the inner and outer edges of being. Realized my dream to visit India and study how a Tibetan refugee community were adapting to life in northern India. Cried when I had to come back to the states wished I could live my life as an expatriat. Graduated with honors in India Studies and Humanistic Psychology. Eventually moved to the big city---San Francisco and worked as a sales rep for various natural food and vitamin companies. Met my spiritual teacher, Chogyam Trungpa, probably the most influential person in my life. Attended Vajradhatu Seminary at Lake Louise in Canada, the frozen glacial lake reflecting the quiet and brillance of mind. Married, had a son, travelled with the both to live in Japan for a year, studied Japanese Tea Ceremony and Ikebana. Charmed by the ancient city of Kyoto, singing wooden temple floors beneath my feet and the smell of matcha (powdered green tea), watching the master archer's arrow careening thru the autumn morning air to mee...Expand for more