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Big Picture — Earth Charter Principles

“Earth is all the home we have!”

~~~ Satish Kumar

Last week you saw me get carried away with my experience at the Earth Charter Conference in Vermont in 1991. The closing words on that post had to do with what we should do once our basic needs have been met. We need to learn to focus on being more rather than having more.

In last week’s post, I mentioned the man who led our silent pilgrimage the day of our celebration of The Earth Charter, Satish Kumar.

That’s his picture on the right at his home in Devon, England this year. He has aged since I saw him in 1991, but even in a photo, his aura of peace shines brilliantly.

On his walk for peace from the grave of Mahatma Gandhi to the grave of John F. Kennedy, one of the countries he passed through on his journey was Russia. Here’s his description about one of his experiences there…

“We then came to the Soviet Union. One day we were walking and carrying our banner and distributing a few leaflets in Russian to people, and we met two women on the road. When they read our leaflet and saw our banner, they started to talk to us and ask questions. And as we walked they said, “We work in the tea factory. Why don’t you come in and have a cup of tea?” So we said, “Yes, that would be fine. It is lunch time, and anyway, anytime is tea time.”

So we went in and had a cup of tea and talked to various workers at their tea factory. Suddenly one of these women got up, quickly rushed out of the room, and came back in a few minutes with four small packets of tea. She said, “I know you must travel light, but these four packets are very, very important. You must carry them. And you mustn’t drink this tea.”

We said, “Why are we to carry them?”

She said, “I would like you to carry one to our Premier, one to the President of France, one to the Prime Minister of England, and one to the President of the United States of America. And I want you to take our message from this factory that if ever they get a mad thought of pushing the nuclear button to please stop for one minute and have a fresh cup of tea from these packets. And then they will have a moment to think and contemplate, and they will realize that the people who are producing tea, working in the factories, working in the fields, working in normal life, leading an ordinary life, are not their enemies. We are ordinary people, and we have done nothing to deserve nuclear attack.”

Before I leave the subject of The Earth Charter, I’d like to share with you the principles of that Charter.

Principle One: Respect Earth and life in all its diversities.

Principle Two: Care for the community of life with understanding, compassion and love.

Principle Three: Build democratic societies that are just, participatory, sustainable and peaceful.

Principle Four: Secure Earth’s bounty and beauty for present and future generations.

Principle Five: Protect and restore the integrity of Earth’s ecological systems, with special concern for biological diversity and the natural processes that sustain life.

Principle Six: Prevent harm as the best method of environmental protection and, when knowledge is limited, apply a precautionary approach.

Principle Seven: Adopt patterns of production, consumption, and reproduction that safeguard Earth’s regenerative capabilities, human rights, and community well-being.

Principle Eight: Advance the study of ecological sustainability and promote the open exchange and wide application of the knowledge acquired.

Principle Nine: Eradicate poverty as an ethical, social, and environmental imperative.

Principle Ten: Ensure that economic activities and institutions at all levels promote human development in an equitable and sustainable manner.

Principle Eleven: Affirm gender equality and equity as prerequisites to sustainable development and ensure universal access to education, health care, and economic opportunity.

Principle Twelve: Uphold the right of all, without discrimination, to a natural and social environment supportive of human dignity, bodily health, and spiritual well-being, with special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.

Principle Thirteen: Strengthen democratic institutions at all levels, and provide transparency and accountability in governance, inclusive participation in decision making, and access to justice.

Principle Fourteen: Integrate into formal education and life-long learning the knowledge, values and skills needed for a sustainable way of life.

Principle Fifteen: Treat all living beings with respect and consideration.

Principle Sixteen: Promote a culture of tolerance, nonviolence, and peace.

I hope you can see that this organization has something important to say for all of us. You can learn much more about The earth Charter by visiting their web site at: http://www.earthcharter.org. You can read the actual Charter there and you’ll see the work of The Earth Charter in action today.

It’s up to us to make sure this work doesn’t go to waste.

I’m not done with talking about the Big Picture, so come back next week when this important discussion will continue. Invite your friends. We need many more people to be listening and sharing.
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“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

~~~ Buddha

I’d love to hear your comments on this. At the very end of this post (after the commercials and the tags) you should see a place where you can leave your comment. It will be a link that says “No Comments” — or “Comments”. Let me hear from you. Thanks.
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I meditate to help keep me sane in this crazy world of today. Those glimpses we get of peace, love, acceptance and happiness when we’re meditating will soon grow into more than glimpses if we keep practicing. Keep those feelings alive. A meditation can be as simple as one, deep, conscious breath. When something happens in one of your moments to cause you to suffer, just stop and take one of those breaths and remember, “This too shall pass!” Another thing that is wonderful, especially at this time of year, is to have a fresh flower where you work. Just stop from time-to-time and look at it — don’t label it — don’t judge it — just be with it for a couple of moments. It really does work. I’m looking at mine as I write this.

“Each flower is a soul blossoming out to nature”

~~~ Gerard de Nerva

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If you’re new to us here, I’ve written a series of articles about meditation. If you look on the upper left of the sidebar, you’ll see a list of the categories. Click the one called “Meditation” and you’ll be able to read the articles you missed. They start with the January 24, 2008 post. The video meditations that I included with the earlier articles may no longer function. I’m sorry about that, but those are out of my control. Hopefully, they’ll all still be working.

“Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.”

~~~ Buddha

Namaste!

I share these words for you in closing — remember these words …

“Be happy now, my dear friends. Today is all we have. Be good to one another. Take comfort in whatever spirituality you are so inclined (or not), and learn to be happy despite your circumstances. Accept what is. Follow your path; pursue your dreams. Work hard, love your family. Be generous and forgiving. Do it today, while you still have the flicker of life, for one day your own candle will dim.”

You are special — and you are loved. You are the greatest gift you can be.

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

~~~ Buddha

~~~ Ron
http://www.theleaderinside.com
http://www.wecould2.com

P.S. Remember, that if you have one of the “readers” — like My Yahoo, My MSN, or the Google Reader, or any of the others, you can get our blog sent to you automatically whenever I post to it. Just click one of the buttons over on the left side to add it to your reader.
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In my meditation I often use what I believe is a powerful aide to deep meditation. It’s the The Holosync Solution. I knew that meditation was a vital element to nurturing my soul — to opening myself to the universe — and this tool has allowed me to achieve and receive the benefits of deep, long-term meditation — and to achieve it much more quickly. If you’re having trouble “getting meditation to work for you” – then the The Holosync Solution is what you’re looking for.

Regular, daily meditation can give you …

(1) Increased intelligence and creativity.
(2) Lower stress levels — and with that — increased ability to handle whatever the world tosses your way.
(3) New levels of self-awareness and inner peace.
(4) The healing of emotional issues at the deepest levels.
(5) It is the proven path to finding the peace, love and compassion within all of us –

— it’s definitely worth taking the time for this powerful practice every day.

With a One-Year 100% Iron-Clad Guarantee, you can now do so with no risk whatsoever — just click any of the links that say … The Holosync Solution

— The Holosync Solution
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Big Picture — The Earth Charter

“Earth is all the home we have!”

~~~ Satish Kumar

We left the blog last week with some realization that there are choices we must make together in order to continue to survive in this world. We gave some thought-time to the possibility that if we make the right choices we could create the type of world everyone wants. We suggested that, perhaps, the best thing to do would be to get together and have a serious conversation about how to go about this process.

Interestingly, that get-together actually did happen some time ago and I had the good fortune to participate in some of it. In fact, that experience, that “conversation” about how to bring about a sustainable world, was one of the most profound experiences of my life. Not only did it reinforce by firm belief that peace in the world was a goal worth working towards, it also brought me to a much clearer understanding of global environmental concerns. It happened while I still lived in Vermont. The occasion was the Celebration of the Earth Charter and was held at the Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont on September 9, 2001.

Here’s a link to a document I found that has a great picture of the Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms. Just scroll down a bit in the document to see it. There’s a ton of other information for any of you older building aficionados, if you’re interested. Take a look at the picture and check the other information out later — for now, let’s get on with today’s article…

http://www.icomos.org/iiwc/16/fischetti.pdf

This day in my life was an outgrowth of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. Before I get into what the Earth Charter was all about, I have to tell you about my experience that beautiful, sunny, September day in Vermont.

Early that morning, approximately 1,500 men, women and children gathered on a hill in the pastures above the Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms in preparation for a silent pilgrimage to greet the day. Try to imagine that many people — with about 300 or 400 of those people being young children — doing a “silent” pilgrimage over a half-mile walk through beautiful pasture lands and down the hill to the Breeding Barn where the conference would be held. The hay fields had all been freshly mowed — the corn fields were fully mature — many of the pastures were spotted with cows grazing peacefully, and the morning birds were singing their songs under a clear, blue sky.

Let me tell you, it was magical!

We were led on this pilgrimage by Satish Kumar. Satish is the global peace walker who in 1962 walked from Mahatma Gandhi’s grave to John F. Kennedy’s grave to promote peace and nonproliferation. (If you want to learn more about Satish Kumar, please go this site: http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC17/Kumar.htm– where you can learn how he did this walk and the reasons for it. It’s a wonderful story and well worth reading.)

Kumar’s aura must have permeated the souls of every one of us, because as this amazing man led our pilgrimage, not one person in that multitude of adults and children uttered a word as we walked at a slow, peaceful, reverent pace down the hill.

As we began to approach the Breeding Barn, we could just begin to hear the sounds of a beautiful saxophone being played in the distance. It was the unmistakable sound of the great Paul Winter, of the famous Paul Winter Consort. I’ve included some of what that sounded like with this excerpt of the track, Wolf Eyes, from his Common Ground album #9. It’s not the actual music he was playing that day, (I couldn’t find that in the public domain) but you can get an idea of what that experience was to hear these sounds floating in the clear air that morning as we proceeded on our silent pilgrimage.

Let it play as you read on.

Here’s a link if the video doesn’t play for some reason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3JQF2NSlB0

As we continued our pilgrimage, we began to see these amazing tree dancers doing their fascinating dances in the branches of the trees. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen this performed in your life, but these are young people, dressed in flowing gossamer-like costumes, their faces painted in fascinating patterns, who maneuver themselves in the branches of the trees like silent, mystical, floating fairies. It was beautiful to watch.

As we grew closer to the Breeding Barn, we could see Paul Winter playing his saxophone in one of the open balconies as his haunting music beckoned us all into the Barn.

This was an extremely moving experience — and it was just the beginning of a day I’ll never forget.

To close out this blog post, I’d like to share with you the…

Preamble to the Earth Charter

“We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise. To move forward we must recognize that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny. We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace. Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples of Earth, declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations.”

Yes, folks. The Earth Charter was adopted in 1991. Here we are, 17 years later, and look where we’ve come. That critical moment in time mentioned in the Preamble above, has now grown into an extremely critical moment in time in today’s world. Yes, we did start the conversation many years ago, but it’s looking like not enough people were listening.

As stated in the Earth Charter in 1991, the challenge was that we had to make a choice. We could either form a global partnership to care for Mother Earth and one another or risk the destruction of ourselves and the diversity of life. The challenge continues to exist today, because up to now, we’ve been making the wrong choice. We need to make fundamental changes in our values, our institutions, and our ways of living. We must come to realize that when basic needs have been met, human development is primarily about being more, not having more.

Come back next week when this important discussion will continue. Invite your friends. We need many more people to be listening and sharing.
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“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

~~~ Buddha

I’d love to hear your comments on this. At the very end of this post (after the commercials and the tags) you should see a place where you can leave your comment. It will be a link that says “No Comments” — or “Comments”. Let me hear from you. Thanks.
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I know, this blog has always been aimed at a more spiritual discussion, and I will eventually get back to it, although I believe this post is aimed in that direction. I believe that those of us who are working for more spiritual growth in our world have to be a part of The New Earth, and these latest posts do relate to that. (See Eckhart Tolle links below.)

I meditate to help keep me reasonably sane in this crazy world of today. Those glimpses we get of peace, love, acceptance and happiness when we’re meditating will soon grow into more than glimpses if we keep practicing. Keep those feelings alive. A meditation can be as simple as one, deep, conscious breath. When something happens in one of your moments to cause you to suffer, just stop and take one of those breaths and remember, “This too shall pass!” Another thing that is wonderful, especially at this time of year, is to have a fresh flower where you work. Just stop from time-to-time and look at it — don’t label it — don’t judge it — just be with it for a couple of moments. It really does work. I’m looking at mine as I write this.

“Each flower is a soul blossoming out to nature”

~~~ Gerard de Nerva

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If you’re new to us here, I’ve written a series of articles about meditation. If you look on the upper left of the sidebar, you’ll see a list of the categories. Click the one called “Meditation” and you’ll be able to read the articles you missed. They start with the January 24, 2008 post. The video meditations that I included with the earlier articles may no longer function. I’m sorry about that, but those are out of my control. Hopefully, they’ll all still be working.

Do include meditation in your daily life. If you’re just starting out, make it a 10 or 15 minute meditation. If you’ve been doing this for a while, try to do a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes. The longer you can maintain your focus on just your breath, the better. And, remember, anytime you take a deep, conscious breath — that’s a breath where you’re putting your focus on that breath — that’s a meditation. Do it often every day — especially when you’re feeling stressed. I guarantee, you’ll find more peace and happiness in your life if you’ll do this.

“Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.”

~~~ Buddha

Namaste!

I have share these words for you in closing — remember these words …

“Be happy now, my dear friends. Today is all we have. Be good to one another. Take comfort in whatever spirituality you are so inclined (or not), and learn to be happy despite your circumstances. Follow your path; pursue your dreams. Work hard, love your family be generous and forgiving. Do it today, while you still have the flicker of life, for one day your own candle will dim.”

You are special — and you are loved. You are the greatest gift you can be.

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

~~~ Buddha

~~~ Ron
http://www.theleaderinside.com
http://www.wecould2.com

P.S. Remember, that if you have one of the “readers” — like My Yahoo, My MSN, or the Google Reader, or any of the others, you can get our blog sent to you automatically whenever I post to it. Just click one of the buttons over on the left side to add it to your reader.
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Even though the live webcasts of the Eckhart Tolle New Earth classes are now concluded, you can still download the entire course. It’s being called “The Best Summer School Course Ever!” That’s the truth and I highly recommend it. It’s completely free. All you really have to do is get the book, “A New Earth — Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” by Eckhart Tolle. You can access the course online at:

http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/webcast/archive/archive_download.jsp.

You’ll find everything you need there — all 10 classes. If you happen to have iTunes on your computer, you can also access the course by subscribing to it through the podcast link in iTunes. Check it out. Several million people around the globe took part in this amazing spiritual teaching. I hope you’ll soon be one of them. This is how we can create a new consciousness on the New Earth.

“Feeling will get you closer to the truth of who you are than thinking. ”

~~~ Eckhardt Tolle —

Also, Oprah now has her Soul Series of Webcasts started. There is a series with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and more from Eckhart Tolle. You can get these from this site for downloading:

http://www2.oprah.com/spiritself/oss/ss_oss_archive.jhtml

This is also available as an iTunes subscription. I’ve listened/watched all of these so far, and I highly recommend them.
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In my meditation I often use what I believe is a powerful aide to deep meditation. It’s the The Holosync Solution. I knew that meditation was a vital element to nurturing my soul — to opening myself to the universe — and this tool has allowed me to achieve and receive the benefits of deep, long-term meditation — and to achieve it much more quickly. If you’re having trouble “getting meditation to work for you” – then the The Holosync Solution is what you’re looking for.

Regular, daily meditation can give you …

(1) Increased intelligence and creativity.
(2) Lower stress levels — and with that — increased ability to handle whatever the world tosses your way.
(3) New levels of self-awareness and inner peace.
(4) The healing of emotional issues at the deepest levels.
(5) It is the proven path to finding the peace, love and compassion within all of us –

— it’s definitely worth taking the time for this powerful practice every day.

With a One-Year 100% Iron-Clad Guarantee, you can now do so with no risk whatsoever — just click any of the links that say … The Holosync Solution

— The Holosync Solution
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The Big Picture — Yep! Still More to Say …

“Peace comes within the souls of humans when they realize their oneness with the universe.”

~~~ Black Elk, Oglala

Last week we talked about the disparities we have in our culture today compared to where we were only a few years ago. We’re being constantly bombarded by our leaders and by the commercials we see very day to buy, buy, buy! Of course, what that does is it keeps the money flowing out of our pockets, the pockets of the majority of us, into the pockets of the huge corporations and the pockets of the financial speculators — and from there into the pockets of our elected officials, governments and other major powerful interests.

I said that this week we’d spend some time looking at some of the ways we might break out of this cycle. When we look at the “big picture” what does it tell us that we need to do? Obviously, we have to make some changes in the way we live. Yes, I can hear you saying, “Okay, I can see that, but how much will we have to suffer to bring about these changes in our lifestyles?”

We can see that we have to control our cravings for more and more of the material and natural goods, the cravings that the corporations use to keep us spending. We need to focus more on developing caring communities, instead of living our lives in complete isolation from our neighbors. We need to figure out ways to bring an end to using war as a method to solve international disputes. We need to find ways to return to our ideals of being a truly democratic society without the current extremes of wealth and poverty. It’s not just us here in America — these changes need to happen throughout the world. Our governmental ideals need to return to the concept of our founders who dictated that governments are managed by the people, for the people, and of the people. And, we the people need to be devoted to our own well-being as well as the well-being of nature.

There is no way we can say we want democracy but we don’t want to make the sacrifices to promote sustainability. There is no way we can want happiness, but turn our noses up at promoting justice. These things are all linked together and there isn’t any room for behind the scenes deal-making.

We live today believing in so many myths about what sort of hardships doing these things will cause. How can a more equitable distribution of resources hurt poor people? Think about all the stories we hear from the nay-sayers about how taking important steps to save our planet will cause us to suffer because life won’t be as fun as it used to be.

Think about this. Wouldn’t it be nice if it turned out that the choices we must make together to survive together are the same as the choices we need to make to create the very world everyone wants? If that were true, then we should be able to just get together and make it happen. Wouldn’t that be cool? Maybe we should start a conversation to find out what people truly want.

Before we close this article for today, I’d like to share this short video with you.

This is a story about a planet which will vanish…if we don’t take some action today to change it. We can help by beginning today to conserve our resources. The video is about 3 minutes long and is well worth your time.

In the event the video doesn’t play for some reason, here is a direct link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h9Uw1K8jJc

Next week we’ll go on and talk about this conversation we could have and what sort of things we’ll actually discuss when that happens. We’ll talk about what some of the fundamental principles are for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society. We’ll talk about those shared responsibilities we all have for the well-being of the human family and the larger living world.

Stay tuned. Come back next week and join in this important discussion.
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“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

~~~ Buddha

I’d love to hear your comments on this. At the very end of this post (after the commercials and the tags) you should see a place where you can leave your comment. It will be a link that says “No Comments” — or “Comments”. Let me hear from you. Thanks.
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I know, this blog has always been aimed at a more spiritual discussion, and I will eventually get back to it. I believe that those of us who are working for more spiritual growth in our world have to be a part of The New Earth, and these latest posts do relate to that. (See Eckhart Tolle links below.) I meditate to help keep me sane in this crazy world of today. Those glimpses we get of peace, love, acceptance and happiness when we’re meditating will soon grow into more than glimpses if we keep practicing. Keep those feelings alive. A meditation can be as simple as one, deep, conscious breath. When something happens in one of your moments to cause you to suffer, just stop and take one of those breaths and remember, “This too shall pass!” Another thing that is wonderful, especially at this time of year, is to have a fresh flower where you work. Just stop from time-to-time and look at it — don’t label it — don’t judge it — just be with it for a couple of moments. It really does work. I’m looking at mine as I write this.

“Each flower is a soul blossoming out to nature”

~~~ Gerard de Nerva

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If you’re new to us here, I’ve written a series of articles about meditation. If you look on the upper left of the sidebar, you’ll see a list of the categories. Click the one called “Meditation” and you’ll be able to read the articles you missed. They start with the January 24, 2008 post. The video meditations that I included with the earlier articles may no longer function. I’m sorry about that, but those are out of my control. Hopefully, they’ll all still be working.

Do include meditation in your daily life. If you’re just starting out, make it a 10 or 15 minute meditation. If you’ve been doing this for a while, try to do a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes. The longer you can maintain your focus on just your breath, the better. And, remember, anytime you take a deep, conscious breath — that’s a breath where you’re putting your focus on that breath — that’s a meditation. Do it often every day — especially when you’re feeling stressed. I guarantee, you’ll find more peace and happiness in your life if you’ll do this.

“Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.”

~~~ Buddha

Namaste!

I have some new words for you in closing — remember these words …

“Be happy now, my dear friends. This moment is all we have. Be good to one another. Take comfort in whatever spirituality you are so inclined (or not), and learn to be happy despite your circumstances. Follow your path; pursue your dreams. Work hard, love your family be generous and forgiving. Do it today, while you still have the flicker of life, for one day your own candle will dim.”

You are special — and you are loved. You are the greatest gift you can be.

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

~~~ Buddha

~~~ Ron
http://www.theleaderinside.com
http://www.wecould2.com

P.S. Remember, that if you have one of the “readers” — like My Yahoo, My MSN, or the Google Reader, or any of the others, you can get our blog sent to you automatically, whenever I post to it. Just click one of the buttons over on the left side to add it to your reader.
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Even though the live webcasts of the Eckhart Tolle New Earth classes are now concluded, you can still download the entire course. It’s being called “The Best Summer School Course Ever!” That’s the truth and I highly recommend it. It’s completely free. All you really have to do is get the book, “A New Earth — Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” by Eckhart Tolle. You can access the course online at:

http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/webcast/archive/archive_download.jsp.

You’ll find everything you need there — all 10 classes. If you happen to have iTunes on your computer, you can also access the course by subscribing to it through the podcast link in iTunes. Check it out. Several million people around the globe took part in this amazing spiritual teaching. I hope you’ll soon be one of them. This is how we can create a new consciousness on the New Earth.

“Feeling will get you closer to the truth of who you are than thinking. ”

~~~ Eckhardt Tolle —

Also, Oprah now has her Soul Series of Webcasts started. There is a series with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and more from Eckhart Tolle. You can get these from this site for downloading:

http://www2.oprah.com/spiritself/oss/ss_oss_archive.jhtml

This is also available as an iTunes subscription. I’ve listened/watched all of these so far, and I highly recommend them.
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In my meditation I often use what I believe is a powerful aide to deep meditation. It’s the The Holosync Solution. I knew that meditation was a vital element to nurturing my soul — to opening myself to the universe — and this tool has allowed me to achieve and receive the benefits of deep, long-term meditation — and to achieve it much more quickly. If you’re having trouble “getting meditation to work for you” – then the The Holosync Solution is what you’re looking for.

Regular, daily meditation can give you …

(1) Increased intelligence and creativity.
(2) Lower stress levels — and with that — increased ability to handle whatever the world tosses your way.
(3) New levels of self-awareness and inner peace.
(4) The healing of emotional issues at the deepest levels.
(5) It is the proven path to finding the peace, love and compassion within all of us –

— it’s definitely worth taking the time for this powerful practice every day.

With a One-Year 100% Iron-Clad Guarantee, you can now do so with no risk whatsoever — just click any of the links that say … The Holosync Solution

— The Holosync Solution
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[tags]peace, inner self, inner peace, Buddhism, Buddhist, The Secret, Law of Attraction, dreams, spiritual energy, action, value, inner balance, enlightenment, destiny, manifestation, meditation, patience, gratitude, tolerance, acceptance, body balance, life cycle, beginnings, endings, positive thinking, ego, silence, consciousness, staying grounded, cycle of life, Mother Earth, sustainability[/tags]