Vicki Mackenzie
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Vicki Mackenzie an author and journalist, was born in England
and spent much of her early life in Australia
. The daughter of a naval officer, she graduated from Queensland University and became a reporter at the Sun newspaper in Sydney
.
Later she moved on to London where she worked as a features writer on the Daily Sketch
and the Daily Mail
. She went on to write for the Sunday Times, The Observer
, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Telegraph
, the Daily Express
, the Mail on Sunday and many national magazines.
Since taking a month-long meditation
course in Nepal
in 1976, her primary interest has been to make the profundity of Buddhist philosophy
accessible to the general public. Her books on Buddhism
and reincarnation
include:
She was interviewed by for the Radio National
program The Spirit of Things in 2002 about her book, Why Buddhism? Westerners in Search of Wisdom. Her book 'Cave in the Snow: A Woman's Quest for Enlightenment was reviewed in Minneapolis City Pages.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and spent much of her early life in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The daughter of a naval officer, she graduated from Queensland University and became a reporter at the Sun newspaper in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
Later she moved on to London where she worked as a features writer on the Daily Sketch
Daily Sketch
The Daily Sketch was a British national tabloid newspaper, founded in Manchester in 1909 by Sir Edward Hulton.It was bought in 1920 by Lord Rothermere's Daily Mirror Newspapers but in 1925 Rothermere offloaded it to William and Gomer Berry The Daily Sketch was a British national tabloid newspaper,...
and the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
. She went on to write for the Sunday Times, The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961. It is the sister paper of The Daily Telegraph, but is run separately with a different editorial staff, although there is some cross-usage of stories...
, the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
, the Mail on Sunday and many national magazines.
Since taking a month-long meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
course in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
in 1976, her primary interest has been to make the profundity of Buddhist philosophy
Buddhist philosophy
Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics, and epistemology.Some scholars assert that early Buddhist philosophy did not engage in ontological or metaphysical speculation, but was based instead on empirical evidence gained by the sense organs...
accessible to the general public. Her books on Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
and reincarnation
Reincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
include:
- Reincarnation: The Boy Lama
- Reborn in the West: The Reincarnation Masters
- A Young Man of The Lama: A Tale Of Drugs, Hot Sex, and Violence in The Fall Of Tibet
- Cave in the Snow: A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment, 1999, ISBN 1582340455 (a biography of Tenzin PalmoTenzin PalmoJetsunma Tenzin Palmo is a Tibetan Buddhist nun in the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school. She is an author, teacher and founder of the in Himachal Pradesh, India...
, also about Freda BediFreda BediFreda Bedi sometimes spelled Frida Bedi also named Sister Palmo, or Gelongma Karma Kechog Palmo, was a British woman born in Austria or in Derby, England, who became famous as the first Western woman to take ordination in Tibetan Buddhism.- Early life :Freda Bedi was born Freda Swan in Austria or...
) - Why Buddhism?: Westerners in Search of Wisdom
- Child of Tibet (Co-authored with Sonam Yangchen)
She was interviewed by for the Radio National
Radio National
ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...
program The Spirit of Things in 2002 about her book, Why Buddhism? Westerners in Search of Wisdom. Her book 'Cave in the Snow: A Woman's Quest for Enlightenment was reviewed in Minneapolis City Pages.