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ALLOWED ON CLOSURE Eight of the 14 members of the commis- organization the possibility of temporar-
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abysmal environmental record, it's no being sought. The commission claims that highly endan-
surprise that the Campbell govern- this attraction has run its course, is losing g e r e d lemurs
ment wants t o demolish Victoria's money and that it's time to replace it with a and m a r - mosets.
Crystal Garden Conservation Centre financially viable attraction. As the Crystal The com- mission
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on Douglas Street will close at the end muse- u ms There is a third way. People can be
of October and all the rare plants and a n d p ub - allowed to participate in the decision-
animals will be dispersed. Built in 1925, 1 i c g a r - making process. Crystal Garden could
the popular Crystal Garden was gifted d e n s a r e , be maintained with an adjustment to the
to the people of Victoria 26 years ago t h e r e architect's plan for development o f the
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of the property which can save it, and table donations. CGCC supporters and not you believe in keeping them in cap-
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 basement turning the Gestetner round We now formed two associations: The

CHFA celebrates Loth and round. B.C. Chapter and the National Association
We sponsored speakers, held con- with offices in Vancouver for both asso-
ventions and yearly meetings i n the ciations. The elected officers for the B.C.
compiled by Ingo Shelton Manhatten Hall on Broadway. We could Chapter were: President, Ken Ward, of
not afford to rent larger halls. I adver- New Horizon Health Supplies, New
In the original style from the Novemberasked them to attend a meeting and hear tised the use of health foods with natural Westminster, Vice-President was Helena
1977 newsletter. the message Ed Moxie, the former and food smorgasbords, served in the Nordic Blum, of 3-way Health Store, Vancouver,
first owner of Nature's Path Health Foods Centre in New Westminster. Admission and 2nd Vice-President was Florence Hogg,
The Health Food Industry of today of Vancouver, had to convey. The meeting was 50 cents per adult and children were of Natural Health Products, Langley. I was
has come a long way since 1960, when was well attended. Ed arrived a bit late look- free; this included meals, lectures and free eventually appointed Secretary-Treasurer.
health food store operators were referred ing very perplexed, as he had no idea that recipes. The National elected officers were:
to as faddists, health nuts and queers. he had to deliver a message of some kind. There was never any money left over, President Arthur Thrun, of Vancouver;
Doctors like Dr. Kirshner, M.D., author After everyone was seated, Mr. Thrun said: but the public had an opportunity to 1st Vice-President Sloan "Al" Smith of
of Live Food Juices were jailed for making "I had to get you all here somehow. I'm taste good food and try to prepare _some Toronto; Executive Secretary Margaret
written claims that raw juices are ben- putting ten bucks in this hat and I'll pass themselves. We also had one such ses- Thrun; 2nd Vice-President Victor Baich
eficial to one's health and well-being. The it around for you to do likewise. I hope sion in the Manhatten Hall. Those were of Nanaimo; Treasurer Ella Birzneck of
road to better health was a difficult road we can collect enough money to start the
to build. It was paved Health Food Dealers
with sacrifice, patience Association which is & r a d , . .q‘ealti Aed Deans liatiamed "lootx4itios
and no remuneration. long overdue. I hope
The fight for freedom this day will be a day BULLETIN
to choose the kind of to remember:'
food and food supple- Everyone present
ments each person contributed and the
wishes to use seemed contents of the hat
endless. Verbal pro- added up to $175.00.
tests, signed petitions Temporary o f f i -
and signs like "the cials were elected. If
nutritionist o f today my memory registers
will be the doctor of right, they were as
tomorrow" were our follows: Mr. Arthur
only ammunition. Thrun, President,
Seventeen y e a r s Mr. Ken Ward, Vice-
have passed and some President, M r s .
of our hopes have been Margaret T h r u n ,
realized. Faith and hard work have paid Secretary, Mrs. Ella Brizneck, Treasurer,
off. More than one "New Breed of Doctor" and Mr. Bill Blane, Mrs. Florence Hogg,
are assisting our ailing humanity with Mrs. Helena Blum, Directors.
better nutrition, prescribed by these fine We set up all night until 5 o'clock in L=0/111, R O W . . su letoce tem 4? tEausurdo to
• / v a c . emir cresaint a l /evil s o t its tef•rto.
4, s o u , W. e . e . . . U . • . . . . * f .

men whose main interests are not just the the morning drawing up a constitution
a . 2 . 2 . 0 . .K2ead o s o - . 44.2

TO G I V E T W O I.ECTUPL
"buck". for the Association. Present were Mr. and
The junk food manufacturers have Mrs. Arthur Thrun, Mr. Ken Ward, my
L e i o r d P o r d e ' h a s c o n s e n t e d t o a t t e n d m a r C o n v e n t i o n t r. A u g u s t a n d g i v e t w o
ie c l u t . . O n e t o t h e m e m b e r s h i p a t o u r M o n d a y n i g h t m e e t i n g t h e o t h e r t o t h e

fought us with expensive radio and T.V. son John and I. We did this to save money. general public on Tuesday night. T h e r e wilt be no charge to the Tu e s d a y night
lecture. S t o r e s w h o belong t o the association w i l l be given c o m p l i m e n t a r y

ads, brainwashing our children and grand- The lawyer ironed outcome of our "kinks"
children. Lately however, I've noticed that and ordered a seal for our new-born asso-
the great giants are crowding in on our ciation. We were now a signed and sealed
tickets t o pas. out to their c u s t o m e r s . N o n - m e m b e r s of the A •soclatloa can
gat t i c k e t , b y j o i n i n g t h e A . . o c i a t t o n . W e a l s o h a v e c o n f i r m e d t h a t D . C . C h a p -
man, D i r e c t o r, B u r e a u of Food A d v i r s o r y Service: F o o d b D r u g D i r e c t o r a t e
O t t a w a w i l l c o m e t o t h e c o n v e n t i o n a n d t a l k t o um o n t h e * a b j e c t o f " F o o d A d i t i v e s
and p e s t i c i d e r e s i d u e e . ' , s o n o n e p r e p a r e d t o a e k q u e s t i o n s .

health food bandwagon. I seem to hear a organization ready to build that road to
voice saying: "If you can't beat them, join better health! (i ft E A T E S T N 4 F. M T I O N E V EA P L A N NC,A. TC, A T T E N D

them". I'm glad that voice does not come Meetings were held twice monthly,
from the mouths of our members. We, mostly at Thrun's place and sometimes at
the health nuts, will go down in history as Ella's place on Kingsway. The secretary's the days, when all work was considered Burnaby.
being the modern pioneers who revived files were kept at Thrun's place because it "work for love". We didn't mind it; we all In June of 1966 the Ontario Chapter
our forefathers' ways of eating and keep- was more convenient to do so. Recruiting were younger then, bubbling over with was organized. We were now on the way
ing well. We refused to use foods chemi- new members was, in my opinion, the enthusiasm. to getting organized across Canada, with
cally preserved and coloured for a long most difficult task any one of us attempt- The year 1966 was approaching and plenty of hard work ahead for all con-
shelf life instead of a longer human life. ed. Letters were written, phone calls were we began to plan a National Association, cerned.
November being the month of remem- made, and personal visits to prospective which should originate in Toronto. We At present we are a much bigger and
brance seems like an appropriate time members were needed a National stronger Association but we have not yet
to remember the commencement of the not neglected. Vice-President to start reached the pinnacle of our goal. We can
Health Food Dealers Association of B.C. Most o f the the ball rolling in the anticipate more battles to fight for our
and the National Health Food Dealers personal visits
1ADIAN HEALTH FC East. He would have human rights. The bigger the army, the
Association of Canada. It was on the 15th were fruitless. D A LERS ASSN + to be a Torontonian easier the burdens can be coped with.
day of May, 1964, when the first asso- Everybody and one knowledge- More members are needed. I would like to
ciation was organized in Arthur Thrun's not interested able in the business. add that many more strong links should
basement of the Hunza Health Food store claimed that We immediately be added to our chain of strength. More
on Broadway, in Vancouver. they were too thought of Al Smith strong shoulders should be put to the
Several unsuccessful attempts had been busy to both- and elected him by wheel of "Better Health for All Humanity",
made prior to this date to organize a pro- er or couldn't proxy. We kept our so you strong fellows don't hesitate to offer
vincial or a national association. Some afford t h e fingers crossed and your services. To those who have not yet
people tried to carry on in their own little membership hoped that he would joined the Association, or have dropped
shell and do their own little thing and let dues, which accept the position. out... Wake up, Think and Participate.
the ambitious group carry on. There is were v e r y Mr. Al Smith did
always room for some to ride on some- nominal indeed. We edited and printed accept the position of Vice-President in Editor's note: The national headquar-
ones shirt tail. two Health Food Dealers Digests using person when he and Mr. Mike Carley, of ters were originally located at 2813 West
Arthur Thrun was a man of action and the Gestetner and assembling the pages Ontario, attended the April Convention Broadway, Vancouver - just two blocks
humour, even though he was our oldest by hand. Many long hours were spent of 1966, held in the good old Manhatten from Common Ground's current loca-
member. He called everyone he knew and in Thrun's basement and Ken Ward's Hall. tion.

6 • COMBIonGround • SEPTEMBER 2004

 Creating a world premiere
by Clayton Carrigan
guitarists, toured all over the world with
such artists as k.d. lang on her Ingenue tour
on a misty fall morning breaks the silence where the audience will partake in a soul's and most recently with Sarah McLachlan
D a n c i n g in the Light combines the of the lake. The air is thick with anxiety ultimate journey to find nirvana. on her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Surfacing
diversity of theatre, contemporary and fear as the aboriginal elders feel the Choreographer and director Sandra and Lilith Fair tours. He has appeared on
ballet and a world music concert into a ever-growing presence of the white man's Botnen's career with Cirque du Soleil many television shows induding David
magical story of life, love and reincarna- settlements. There is a rumor that other spanned many years. In 1999, Botnen per- Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Good
tion. The story is beautifully portrayed tribes have been put on reservations and formed across Europe, the Middle East and Morning America and Saturday Night
using elaborate staging, lighting and moved from their sacred lands. This is Quebec in the hit musical Notre Dame de Live.
multi-media effects. disturbing to the tribal elders, but the chief Paris. Her diverse experience also includes Miles Black, on piano and keyboards,
A trip to India evolved into this remark- has shown great wisdom and restraint in choreography for television (HBO, CBC), has performed with many established art-
able production. In the land of the ancient understanding the times may be changing music videos and an artistic gymnasticsists from all corners of the globe. He has
Vedas and Upanishads, it waseasy to enjoy forever and the prophecies are now com- career that is honoured in the Canadian toured internationally, including a cross-
the vibrations and meditate in the beauti- ing true. It is a very thought-provoking Gymnastics Federation Hall of Fame for Canada trip in 1996 with his own quar-
ful countryside where many great souls part of the show where the connection outstanding achievement. Botnen credits tet, featuring legendary drummer Claude
had contemplated life and spiritual truths. with the past is challenged by the future. her experiences with Cirque du Soleil for her Ranger.
Travelling from the beaches of southern This scene was inspired in part by my unique approach to dance where she was Jessie Zubot, violinist, is one of Canada's
India to the Himalayas brought me new friendship and respect for a wonderful and encouraged to create new forms and disre-most respected fusion players. He has
inspiration and awareness that would cre- spiritual man named Leonard George of gard the strict rules of traditional dance. been nominated for various music awards
ate the theme for the ultimate love story. the First Nations people, the son of Chief Botnen has rediscovered a world of artis-in BC and nationally. He performs in the
I first started writing the basis for Dan George. His insight into the historical tic freedom with Dancing in the Light. "I popular duo Zubot and Dawson at major
Dancing in the Light at a small hill station and spiritual element of the First Nations feel fortunate to work in an environment folk and jazz festivals across Canada.
in northern India, a special place where people was important to make this where creativity is able to cross Miles Foxx Hill is one of the top session
Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru, India's first scene authentic in the dance and new boundaries," she says. "My bass players in Canada and a staple on the
prime minister, stayed many times to dis- the music. process is to take the languageVancouver music scene. His styles range
cuss India's independence from Britain. The fourth scene from 1968 San of movement to the very edge, from Latin to jazz and world beat.
It was this surreal location overlooking Francisco shows that magic of the where it can release true expres- Rafael Geronimo is a well-known Latin
the beautiful Alaknanda River that would times is all around. The age of sion." jazz and salsa percussionist who has been
inspire the creation of Dancing in the Light flower power and a new spiritual It is this mastery of expres-playing in bands and performing since
a story that would cross the boundaries of awareness has arrived in North Mks Bladc sion that Botnen looks for in childhood. A versatile and well-respected
time and culture. As the story developed, America. The political h e r d a n c - ers. T h e percussionist, he is a staple at many large
it paralleled many events of my life. Even s h o c k - waves o f the troupe includes renowned world music festivals across Canada.
the musical jazz style and lyrical content Vietnam war, the loos- V a n c o u v e r modern Phil Robertson, on drums, has been on
of my music seemed to evolve into the e n i n g effect of rock dancer T a r a Cheyenne the Vancouver scene for 20 yearsasa mem-
new awareness of the devotional aspect. n' roll and t h e end of the Friedenberg; ber of Idle Eyes. He has also been a drum-
Dancing in the Light became this progres- l i b e r a l c o n s e n s u s i n N a t h a l i e L e f e v r e - mer for Burton Cummings, Paul Janz,
sion of ideas and spiritual thought that the U S w e r e a sign of Gnam, former- l y o f Les Sue Medley, Valdy and Ellen McElwaine,
manifested into a mystical tale of a soul's the times. Mzwa4 Creber T h e Beatles, Grands Ballets Jessie Zubot Canadiens; among others.
journey to nirvana. Martin Luther King, Nixon and Vietnam Sylvia Gertrudix, a rhythmic Richard Hite, on Tibetan gong and
The story begins in 2500 BC India. This all share the airwaves. It is also a gymnastic champion from chimes, is a well-known performer who is
is the age when the forests and mountains troubled time with this new genera- Spain and former artist with also a recording artist known for his CDs
harboured sages who were respected by all tion of hippy ideals and their quest Cirque du Soleil and figure Icaros, Gong Songs for Shamanic Journeys
including the kings and lords of the land. for a greater awareness in society and skater-turned-dancer Mark and A Calling of Angels.
To find and have an audience with such a within. Pillay. Botnen sees their diverse James Hamilton on sitar has spent over
wise and spiritual person was a great bless- The production became a real- backgrounds as a gift to the 25 years studying the music o f India.
ing for any who would make the journey. ity during a lunch meeting with an production. Her innovative He played with the renowned Radhika
Part of the first scene was inspired by associate who had always enjoyed my choreography draws from all Mohan Maitra and Kalyani Roy during his
riding an elephant in an Indian jungle. It original music. She was fascinated disciplines, including her own years there. He is now leader of the world
was during the midday heat high on the with the story and the universal, spiritual experience in gymnastics and yoga. music ensemble Eastern Star.
back of my elephant friend that I spot- nature of its theme. It was then that we The actors include some of Vancouver's Monish Thakrabort on tabla is from
ted my first wild tiger and he spotted decided that Dancing in the Light should finest in Josh Epstein, (Bard on the Beach)New Delhi as are Uman Tohan on percus-
me. Laying in the meadow under a tree evolve to the big stage. Sandy Medeiros, Michael Armstrong, Joan sion and vocalists Kirin Tohan and Gitika
enjoying the shade, his attention suddenly The first order of business was to involve Bryans (credits include Tony and Tina's Tohan.
shifted to this big elephant and rider com- those in the industry with a strong back- Wedding and frequent roles in Hoarse Raven
ing his way. He surveyed us with caution ground on the world-class level of theatre Theatre Productions to name a few). Audiences will get a chance to see this
as we approached. It is the tiger's forest, and dance productions. It was through my The music in Dancing in the Light is a dynamic production and hear its phe-
but the vast size of an elephant can easily connection with John Ottman, formally of blend of world music styles from Indian nomenal music when it makes its world
intimidate the much smaller cat. Our tiger the National Ballet of Canada, that things classical, sitar and Tibetan gongs to Latin premiere October 8 and 9 at the Queen
decided he'd had more than enough of started to roll. He also introduced me to jazz and world music. All performed by top Elizabeth Theatre. The Dancing in the
being photographed and decided to leave Sandra Botnen, a choreographer formerly musicians and performers. Light CD will be released September
his spot while showing his displeasure with with Cirque du Soleil. She loved the show's I play guitar and sing in my music, which 10.The CD is an accumulation of styles
adeep glare. spiritual element. Then Michael Creber, has evolved through world-beat, Latin jazz from world beat to Latin jazz. There is also
The second scene takes place on the eve a great musician friend with whom I had and with a subtle Indian influence. My sec-an Indian classical and devotional song in
of the Crucifixion. It's dark and windy as played many times over the years and I ond CD, released in 1998, was performed Hindi. It's a CD that was two years in the
a crack of thunder silhouettes two Roman had lunch, and the band was formed. It mostly in Hindi and Sanskrit. I continue to making and features many of the musi-
solders standing in front of Christ's tomb. was from that point Dancing in the Light collaborate on various music projects with cians playing in the performance.
The injustice has nowhere to hide as many, became a world premiere. a wealth of world-class musicians.
including one of the solders guarding the Subsequently I met with Leonard Michael Creber is a Grammy-nominated
tomb, feel an innocent man has being cru- George. Add Gerald King, a world-dass producer, composer and keyboardist who
cified. It is in this sullen place of history lighting designer, world-class musicians, makes his home in Vancouver. One of the
that justice hides among the fear of the actors and dancers along with the positive West Coast's most sought-after musicians,
population. It is also a bittersweet time, energy of David Mott and the Up in the Air he pursues a wide-ranging career both in
when something special happens in this theatre company and the concept became the studio and on stage, embracing many
scene. a reality. The world premiere is now weeks areas o f contemporary music including
The third scene is set during the late away and the show is looking incredible. pop, jazz, rock,-blues and country.
1700s. The song of the loon that echoes Dancing in the Light is a beautiful story David Sinclair, one of Canada's leading Clayton Camgan
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compiled by Nikki de Carteret
/5141 - r m - Life without love is like life in the God's light and love
A n extraordinary woman of wisdom
comes to Vancouver on September jungle. You are constantly afraid of what I have always been cautious not to sepa-
I ` N 23 after an absence of 10 years. A mem- might come to you. You are isolated, not rate myself from God's love, not to dis-
ber of the United Nations' prestigious receiving support from anywhere. tance myself even in the slightest, thereby
Wisdom Keepers, Dadi Janki is an 88- True love means pure love, and pure cutting myself off from that experience
year-old spiritual lighthouse who trav- love is based on your innermost truth, of Divine love. I am also careful that my
els the world speaking at international goodness and desire to bring benefit to intellect does not become engaged else-
conferences and sharing her wisdom others. True love is uninterested in any- where so that God can use me whenever
International College of thing false. Superficial emotions that keep He or She wants. This is why my heart
with world leaders and the community
Traditional Chinese you on the surface of things are not the always stays happy and my mind stays
Medicine of Vancouver at large.
Born in India in 1916 she survived pov- basis of true love. cool. I don't let anything into my heart
ARewarding Career in erty, war and severe illnesses. A spiritual Live in such a way that love informs that would then require a lot of effort to
leader, Dadi Janki seeks not so much to every action. This is a natural way to be. remove. When you start thinking about
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education she has dedicated the last seven interfere in our them. How can
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words of wisdom excerpted from three of love is what everyone wants, and so this is God did, from a state of eternal enlight-
Classes Start: her books. what you need to share. When your love is enment. By chasing away the darkness of
pure, others will feel that your intentions ignorance; God, the Being of Light, makes
Sept 6, 2004 Become spiritually attractive
A spiritual path is like a school. Not
are pure. There will be love in your vision. the whole world light. Light spreads from
And there will be kindness in that love. In God, through the children who are open,
a regular school where you learn ordi- pure love there is always kindness. into the whole world.
nary skills, but a spiritual school where Just to take the time and effort to
Financial assistancemaybe available. you learn the skills of spirit: like how to
Weaccept transfer credits. understand what love is, is in itself an act Truth and integrity bring power
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Peaceis greater than the atomic bomb character and brings internal power. It
Some people think that if they follow a Peace will be created by coming face
spiritual path, they won't be able to cul- to face with the things that are tearing reveals a pure attitude. Those with integ-
tivate their individual talents. However, rity maintain great humility, even while
PPSEC our human family apart. Greed, anger,
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Dr. Henry Lu. Ph.D., Otherwise it's just the same old thing - Don't give your mind permission to get wholeness - nothing missing and nothing
you versus me, yours versus mine, etc. disturbed. Thoughts are like seeds.As are mixed.
Dr. Laina Ho, DTCM your thoughts, so will be your attitude
Wetreat pain, gynaecological If your friends and relations do not The power of Truth is that you need
choose to accompany you on your spiri- and behaviour. You need to be aware of
never be concerned about proving it.
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pression, other chronic conditions them trying to get them to change? They tive thoughts. A disturbed mind is easily own stubbornness. You need only be con-
andmuch more. won't listen anyway, no matter what you influenced. This will cost you your peace. cerned with being it and living it. Truth
say. A better approach is to focus on Learn to maintain your peace by freeing
Free your own change process. A river doesn't yourself from attachments. Competing is always revealed at the right moment at
the right place.
Info sessions on programs: urge people to drink its water. People are or comparing yourself with others will It is for this reason that the simplest,
naturally drawn to it, provided its waters not allow you to focus inwards. An inner most powerful expression o f Truth is
September are pure, free-flowing and sweet. In the focus allows you to keep your eye on your
higher self: A calm mind is not just peace-
humility.
2, 9, 16, 23 same way, become so spiritually attractive,
everyone will want to join you, naturally. ful. It is focused, self-directing and divine. In May King Abdullah II awarded Dadi
I have faith that the force of Peace is Janki Jordan's highest honour, the Medal of
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thing more to do with love. Because there All of us need to put our filth in this Spiritual University, she is responsible for
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tries and for overseeing many global initia-
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Vancouver B.C. V4I 1W8 complicated, too tiring. They say, "I'm not different kinds of people! I just keep my Compiled by Nikki de Carteret from Dadi
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vvww.tcmcollege.com want anyone to love me either. I just want staying peaceful myself, knowing that this & Stoughton, 2004), Wings of Soul (Health
to be independent?' Actually, this is a kind peace will reach my beloved ones and, Communications Inc.,1999)and Inside Out
of arrogance. ultimately, the whole world. www.companionofgod.com
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by John Davis, PhD and Tim J Sullivan, MSc actualizes, regardless how much a genius it Orienting ourselves to the soul helps
becomes, artistically or scientifically, if the demystify the more esoteric elements of
soul does not recognize its essential nature the spiritual journey. Touching the soul
"Whenever we do any work on ourselves,experience. Perceiving the soul directly its experience comes to be characterized by directly, we find a profound settling and a
or engage in any way the inner journey, we allows us to deal effectively with the obsta- emptiness and strife, on the same level as contented simplicity. We have an immedi-
are invariably working with our soul. There cles to its full and free experience of real- most human beings. ate sense of our experience without the
is nothing else to work on." ity. The central path o f the Diamond overlay of habits, history and patterns. We
- A.H. Almaas Typically, the soul is dulled, thickened Approach is based on the practice o f are here, alive and awake in the present.
and obscured by the residue of old wounds inquiry. As Almaas describes and teachesOur experience flows in a smooth, harmo-
Almaas's Diamond Approach is a and patterns. We live in a world domi- it, inquiry is the exploration of present nious way. The abiding fullness of pres-
path of realization arising from and nated by this dullness, constricted and experience. It is open-ended and goal- ence and the quiet stillness of emptiness
appropriate to our time, place and cul- contracted. As we turn to inquire into these less. Inquiry is not intended to bring our attend the soul. This sense of just being
ture. Developed over the last 30 years, contractions, they open. The medium of experience into any particular state or ourselves, as we truly are in the moment,
this spiritual path arose from Almaas's consciousness, itself, is transformed, allow- condition. Rather, inquiry opens the soul cuts through our complicated ideas about
own experience with many students and ing us to experience ourselves and the to its experience in the present in a more spirituality.
groups in his Ridhwan School and is world in a way that is richer, deeper and complete way, whatever the nature o f Whether we are taking a walk, having tea
enriched by his studies of psychology and more satisfying. that experience. Inquiry is always pres- with a friend, working at our jobs, taking
spirituality. In two decades Almaas has Knowing the soul's properties means we ent-centred, and it always brings us into care of the details of our lives, sitting in
elucidated many aspects of the Diamond will seemore clearly which way to go, where direct contact with our experience, at first deep silence on a meditation cushion or
Approach through nearly a dozen books. we are going and what tools will be needed. through our feelings, body-centred expe- loving with passion - regardless of the con-
His book T h e Inner Guidance, one rience, thoughts, memories and associa-tent of our experience - the soul's potential
Journey Home is about the of the intrin- tions, and then through direct knowing of is to be present, alive, open and satisfied.
soul. Almaas uses the word The soul is the window sic properties presence or essence. The soul's potential is to transform itself
soul as the best description into reality. And a window of t h e soul, As we begin to practise inquiry, the true on its journey. Equally important, our
of what a human being becomes avail- nature of the soul guides its unfolding. The painful, contracted, defensive, judgmental
actually is: the individual is designed, after all, to let able o n o u r unconscious is revealed more completely,and avoidant experiences also hold poten-
consciousness that is aware, the light in. journey. Like and t h e barri- tial for supporting
alive and dynamic and the the potter who ers that limit the the soul's unfold-
embodiment of the potential for awak- must be intimately familiar with the clay soul are exposed. ing. B y working
ening, transformation and liberation. in order to form the pot and ensure it will This material is with emotional
Consistent with its traditional use in the endure the firing to be both beautiful and often difficult or blockages, condi-
Western Gnostic wisdom, the word soul functional, our intimacy with our own painful to experi- tioned patterns of
refers to the totality of our subjective expe- soul's potential, substance and characteris- ence. Undigested thought and feel-
rience, including both our familiar experi- tics will ensure we gain the most from our wounds get calci- ing along with the
ence and the potential for full realization own transformation. fied in the soul, internalized struc-
of our unity with the source. Almaas clearly shows that the soul is defensive struc- tures of self-image
The Inner Journey Home reveals Almaas not an object or thing apart from reality tures get fixated and concepts, the
as a cartographer of the soul's inner land- and Being. Rather, it is the means through and the result is soul unfolds.
scape. But more, he shows us that we too which Being perceives, knows and trans- rigidity, t h i c k - The soul's natu-
can discover for ourselves the truth of forms. Ultimately, the work on the soul ness and a lack ral tendency i s
our own nature. His detailed and careful reveals that the experiencer is not separate of aliveness in the toward freedom
descriptions are precise discriminations from the content of the experience. In this soul. We fear the and realization. The
of his own experiences and understand-way, our deep longing for connection is breakdown of our DiamondApproach
ing. There often arises a felt presence satisfied. While the soul has the potential familiar structures of Almaas provides
for the aspect, feature or dimension he to know itself in a differentiated, even and the exposure understanding,
speaks about, or at the very least, an intu- separated way, its journey is toward a unity of the uncon- guidance and sup-
ition or heart-felt longing to know more with Being. Like a wave that can be dis- scious issues we port for this ongo-
deeply. His writings function, therefore, as tinguished but is never separate from the have avoided. The ing discovery. As we
vehicles of invocation, inviting one's own ocean, the soul can forget its true nature rigid and fixated experience the soul
consciousness to respond immediately, to but never be completely disconnected from structuring of the with more clar-
experience its unfolding more intimately, it. Exploring the soul directly, we begin to soul that contains ity and more pres-
to step into the journey home. know the nonduality of subject and object the sum total of ence, it reveals the
What is most remarkable about Almaas'sand discover that we were never separated these obscura- obstacles that need
work is how this understanding makes from our source. The soul, seemingly in tions is what we to be dealt with.
it so very transparent that the soul is not exile from its source, returns. call the ego. While As we open to the
only who and what we are, but that its these structures soul's possibilities, it
specific characteristics and properties are The central and most important poten- may have begun as necessary defences to guides us by revealing precisely the quali-
designed to reveal to us its own nature, tial of the soul is its essence, for essence in protect the soul and allow its functioning, ties needed to continue its journey home.
and the nature of reality itself. The soul, its various aspects and dimensions forms they now block the soul from knowing Finally, we realin- that the soul's potential
asAlmaas says, is the window into reality. the ground and provides the platonic forms and expressing its true nature. is unlimited and boundless. The journey is
And a window is designed, after all, to let for all of our higher states of consciousness, At this point, the Diamond Approach'snever complete, and we are always home.
the light in. and the higher faculties of experience and understanding of the psychodynamic roots Almaas is author of Inner Journey Home,
Almaas describes the soul as the organ action. Soul and essence meet at the level of of the ego is extremely helpful. Knowing Essence, The Void, The Pearl Beyond
of experience and the medium through pure consciousness. They both come from where and how to explore these obstacles,Price, The Point of Existence, Spacecruiser
which Being manifests in our conscious-the same ground, where essence consti- along with knowing the soul's qualities, Inquiry, Luminous Night's Journey, and
ness. It is the soul that experiences. "The tutes the primordial ground and nature of allows them to be explored, dissolved and Diamond Heart Books 1-4.
soul is literally the vessel that contains and the soul, its spiritual potential, the richness integrated. Almaas shows, in very detailed A public talk and book signing: Friday,
holds all inner events," saysAlmaas. Thus, of its depth. Only with the actualization ways, how the soul's properties, functions, October 8 at 7:30 pm, at St. Andrews-
the soul is the internal context for the work of essence can the soul be free, completely and indeed, its very nature are oriented Wesley Church, Nelson and Burrard.
of realization. This is the starting point for authentic and totally serene. EsSence is and designed to reveal the nature of reality Tickets at Banyen Books 604 737-8858.
inner investigation, and this understand-its true nature, without which the soul is and its own unity with reality. The pro- An ongoing Diamond Approach group
ing allows us to investigate the medium estranged, lost, inauthentic, empty, twisted. cess of open-ended inquiry allows these meets in Vancouver. For information, call
of experience, not just the contents of Regardless of how much of its potential it revelations. 604 301-9903. Visit www.ahalmaas.com.

SEPTEMBER 2004 • Cammenand • 11

Why so many wars?
THE ENTRENCHMENT OF HEGEMONY
by Bo Filter
M i c h a e l Moore brings down hard
the hammer o f class warfare i n
the final moments o f his latest film,
Fahrenheit 9/11. He reminds viewers
that the pretext of staging an attack on
one's own country to reaffirm hegemo-
ny is nothing new in history, but worse,
a perpetual practice of entrenched aris-
tocracies. In case anyone fails to under-
stand which side of the fence Bush sits,
Moore shows televised footage of Bush
bragging amongst the elite that he is
proud to be one of them.
Throughout history, aristocracies have
used all forms of guile to maintain their
position of privilege. Pretexts, by defini-
tion, galvanize public support, and they
work specifically because the masses are
followers and whipping the masses into
war fever for imperial purposes is as old
as Caesar: "Beware the leader who bangs
the drums of war in order to whip the
daughter o f a Kuwaiti ambassador, and
sponsored by the Republican Party which
gave the public relations contract to Hill
and Knowlton, headquartered in the same
citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patri- building in Washington.
otism is indeed a double-edged sword.
It both emboldens the blood, just as it With 9/11, Bush could play a trump
unwilling to forego their blind faith in
narrows the mind. And when the drums card, "You're either with us o r you're
their leaders, rejecting the idea, as pre-
of war have reached a fever pitch and the with the terrorists." Quickly, the Patriot
posterous, that they, themselves, could be
blood boils with hate and the mind has Act memorializes this affront on open
tricked into waging a war of aggression.
closed, the leader will have no need in democratic discussion. For follow-up, the
To this day, most people do not believe
seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, corporate media spin constantly condi-
that the sinking of the Lusitania in 1916
the citizenry, infused with fear and blind- tions the public to equate dissent with
was used t o galvanize US support t o
ed by patriotism, will offer up all of their treason, creating two distinct camps o f
enter World War I. Nor do they believe
rights unto the leader and gladly so. How "good versus evil" in the US. According to
that Pearl Harbor was put deliberately in
do I know? For this is what I have done. ancient class warfare, the elite must divide
danger by an act of war, the prior block-
And 1 am Caesar?' the people against each other, arming the
ading of the Strait of Malacca, cutting off
In the recent past, leaders still bragged right-wing supporters o f monarchy t o
Japan from its crucial supply of oil. Hitler
about the success o f their manipula- suppress the masses. The historical record
burned down the Reichstag in a move
to declare Marshall law and close down tions. At the Nuremberg trials, Hermann of the US aristocracy is n o different.
Goering explained: " t h e people can In every US elite-sponsored totalitarian
democracy, what the new Patriot Act is
always be brought to the bidding of the country, critics and protesters are mas-
positioned to do in the States.
leaders. That is easy. All you have to do sacred, but first a national emergency is
People tragically forget that democracy
is to tell them they are being attacked, customarily declared with a clause that
is anathema to aristocracy. Rulers need
and denounce the pacifists for lack o f elections be postponed indefinitely. This
patriotism and exposing the country to is why an alleged Bin Laden attack is
danger?' imminent. A finely tuned pretext will see

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to a proportional representation strategy meeting to help organize
Detractors want us to believe that such
trickery is all in the past. Instead, stealth
has gone underground. With today's $1
billion a year media spin corporations,
A PEOPLES' PRO/REP FORUM no one can admit to this, like the $10
to assist and compliment the on-going CITIZENS ASSEMBLY million sell-job of the first Gulf war to
the US public by faking the event of Iraqi
for better legislative representation both i n Victoria and Ottawa.
soldiers taking children out of incubators
A A A A A A A A and leaving them on the floor to die. This
see article in this month's C o m m o n Ground was spun so convincingly by the tearful
Bush in the White House come January.
The one thing that could stop him is that
the public somehow starts to draw the
connections between Bush and the Saudi
elite. Hats off to Michael Moore for doing
his part.
Bo Filter is author of the newly released
book: The Cause of Wars and Aggression
www.globaljusticepublishing.com

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Considered "The World's Most Stable Mind" for the 2009 election. Scott Adams is the author of several
with special appearances by Dr. Jo-ann Archibald, Sr. Mohini, The existing first-past-the-post winner- books on social, economic and political
Rita Costanzi, Denzal Sinclaire and more. takes-all system so completely distorts the issues and founder of Habitat Canada,
Thursday, September 23, 7.30-9.30p.m. true vote on election day that it should
The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre a federal political party. He intends to
Hamilton and Dunsmuir be changed. The citizens' assembly must re-establish his party under its new
A Brahma Kumaris Presentation
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 Breathing for your life
by Claire Maisonneuve
HEALTH

Inhale deeply, hold and exhale. patterns in turn sustain our thoughts of per minute you take. in the neck, jaw, face and shoulders, often
Although proper breathing is so fun- worry, fear and nervousness. It's a vicious At 10-12 breaths per minute you are followed by headaches and other neuro-
damental and transformative, its power cycle and it must be interrupted through breathing in a healthy and relaxed man- muscular problems. By changing our
to improve health is often completely our own conscious effort. One of the most ner, 12-16 breaths are still within the norm breathing patterns alone, we can experi-
overlooked by most mental health profes- powerful techniques to break this cycle is while over 16 breaths means that the body ence significant and dramatic relief from
sionals. It is something that's available to to change our breathing patterns because is in a state of hyper vigilance and hyper this tension.
us immediately, costs no money, requires our breath is ultimately linked with our alertness. Taking 16 breaths or more per When this pattern o f fast, shallow
no prescriptions, no needles, has no side minds. Think about how you breathe minute intensifies and sustains levels of breathing, high in the chest, is maintained
effects and always keeps us in control. It when you suddenly become anxious, fear- stress and anxiety and will, over time, tax over long periods of time, it leads to
only requires a few minutes per day. ful or angry. The very first thing that the immune system. what's known as hyperventilation which
Considering that breathing is something changes when our thoughts and emotions Disordered breathing is also responsible means moving more air in and out of the
we do all the time, an estimated 22,000 change is our breathing patterns. for much of the tension we experience. chest than the body can handle. If we can't
breaths a day, it seems worth exploring In addition, breathing is a function that The problem is that when we breathe from breathe in fully, then we can't breathe out
the power and impact this function has is both voluntary and involuntary, or con- the upper chest we are using what's called fully. So we try breathing more quickly to
on our health and well being. scious and unconscious. If we don't think the secondary respiratory muscles, which make up the lack of oxygen.
Proper breathing, in my experience, is about it, we'll breathe anyway. When we are located around the shoulders, neck, Hyperventilation is what anxious and
unquestionably one of the most simple, focus on it we can influence its rhythm. jaw and face. These muscles are delicate stressed-out people do lots of, and this
ancient and effective strategies used to You can test your own breathing by and should only be used in case of sud- in turn affects all major systems of the
improve our lives and alleviate stress or looking in the mirror. As you take your den threat because they tire more easily body, neurological, gastrointestinal and
anxiety. deepest and most powerful breath in, than the primary respiratory muscles that cardiovascular. That's why people with
When we suffer from ongoing stress watch if your whole upper chest and torso include the diaphragm and abdominal stress and anxiety frequently suffer from
and anxiety, we experience something move up. See if your shoulders lift sig- muscles. rapid heart beat, chest pains, tingling,
called disordered breathing, also called nificantly on the inhalation and drop on The diaphragm, which is a sheet-like prickling or numbing sensations, dizzi-
upper chest breathing. Disordered breath- exhalation. Notice if the abdominal area muscle that lies horizontally in the body, is ness, lightheadedness poor concentration,
ing means that we are breathing too fast, or belly contract as the chest rises on the the main or primary muscle we should be sleep disturbances, physical and mental
too shallow and too high in the chest. inhalation. If this happens, then you have using when we breathe. It sits just below restlessness, bowel problems or frequent
Generally, it keeps the body tense, the witnessed upper chest breathing. the lungs and heart and separates the chest sighing.
heart working faster than it needs to and This is a sure contributor to high levels from the abdomen. Of course we don't go to our doctors
makes it impossible to experience a sense of stress and anxiety. When we breathe properly there is an complaining of our breathing or saying
of complete deep relaxation. When this type of upper chest breathing obvious and powerful movement of the we are hyperventilating. We only see our
Disordered breathing is generally main- happens, we struggle to take a deep breath rib cage. In disordered breathing we use breathing difficulties as a symptom of
tained by negative thought patterns that in, and when we do, it never feels fully sat- the secondary respiratory muscles far more something else.
include thoughts of worry, nervousnessisfying. You can also test the speed of your often than we should. The result is tension Because the powerful effects o f our
and fear, such as "What if I can't make breathing by counting how many breaths continued on page 19
it? what if I fail? what if something bad
happens? what if I get hurt? what if I lose
someone?" as well as "I should have, I
could have, I must" or "I shouldn't have
said that, I should know this by now, I
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by Robert Alstead Norman Mailer, weapons inspector Hans
Blix, Secretary of State Colin Powell and
C(-Jail it the Michael Moore factor, or Pentagon advisor Richard Perle. The film
if you like the George Dubya phe- didn't premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
nomenon, but it seems like there's never because festival artistic director Thierry
Generously sponsored by: been a greater hunger for hard-hitting Fremaux didn't want to appear anti-Bush
political documentary than there is now. by showing it alongside Fahrenheit 9/11.
CommonGround As Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 takes off Franey says that the two films are very dif-
into the box Office stratosphere (it has ferent, although both are highly critical.
PA A C 3 A I N E
grossed $116 million in the US alone at "This is more scholarly, investigative
What Remains of Us (Canada) the time of writing), other documentary journalism that packs a punch whereas
Directors: Francois Prevost, Hugo LatuLippe features have been coming to the fore, Michael Moore is inventing a form that
like Control Room, which looks at the is kind of activist, in-yer-face, gadfly film-
Iraq war through the prism of Arab tele- making," says Franey.
vision station Al Jazeera, or Outfoxed, Also look out for Salaam Pax, aka The
the op-ed lambasting Rupert Murdoch's Baghdad Blogger, who will be bringing his
Fox news channel. The latter doc has video reports from Iraq. Salaam Pax rose
been in such demand that it is making to fame with his weblogs from the Iraqi
the unusual move into mainstream US capital throughout the coalition's offen-
theatres after its DVD release. Usually sive. He now writes for The Guardian
it's the other way round. newspaper and provides video segments
Alan Franey, artistic director of the to the BBC. "He didn't get a lot of atten-
Travellers and Magicians (Bhutan) Scent of the Lotus Pond (Sri Lanka) Vancouver International Film Festival, is tion in North America, it was mostly a
Director: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Director: Satyajit Maitipe clearly encouraged by the trend as he girds British phenomenon," says Franey. "He's
himself for the city's annual movie mara- going to be presenting all the clips that
thon running September 23 to October he broadcast plus some new pieces that
8. As well as its familiar strands of Asian, haven't been broadcast yet."
Canadian, French and The Middle East
international drama, documentary features have also continues t o
VIFF, as i t did last be a focal point for
year, will carry around beencoming to the fore, like filmmakers w i t h
100 documentaries, Control Room, which looks a new documen-
almost a third of the tary on the Israeli
The Other Side of AIDS (USA) Sandcastles: Buddhism and total festival program. at the Iraq war through Palestine barrier,
Global Finance (Netherlands) Documentary has the prism of Arab televi- called The Wall. "It's
Dirrctor: Robin Scovill one o f the most
Director. Alexander Oey long been a staple of
VIFF, and been well sion station Al Jazeera, or cinematic films on
received by audiences Outfoxed, the op-ed lam- the conflict in the
here. Michael Moore Middle East. A real
wasa virtual unknown basting Rupert Murdoch'skind of immersive
back i n 1989 when Foxnews channel. documentary where
VIFF-goers v o t e d you really feel the
his first documen- physical, geograph-
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won the equivalent award at the Toronto wall. And it is very smart at folding points
Checkpoint (Israel) The World According to Bush International Film Festival in the same of view together for maximum irony."
(France) year reflecting a greater appetite for docs Other docs Franey singles out for atten-
Director: Yoav Shamir
Director: William Karel
nationwide), and documentaries have tion are Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir's
topped the popularity charts for years. Checkpoint, which presents both the
"We want to further grow that part of Israeli soldiers and Palestinians as vic-
the festival;' says Franey, who this year tims, and Emmanuel Hamon's excellent
brings a strand of, activist documentaries Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward
under the banner Changing the World Said, where the late Palestinian-American
on topics as diverse as Iraq, genetic engi- offers a fresh perspective on the conflict
neering, terrorism, globalization and the between Arab and Jew.
environment. Franey believes that watching these
"There is such an obvious, urgent need films should be a different experience
Life Running Out of Control Monumental: David Brower's for people to get a handle on the issues of from watching the evening news or even
(Germany) Fight for Wild America (USA)
today:' explains Franey. "There's a grow- reading good journalism. "For an extend-
Director: Bertram Verhaag Director: Kelly Duane ing sense of alarm at our direction and ed period of time you are allowed a higher
we are hearing more pessimism from order of insight," he says. And maybe that
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 SPIRITUALITY

Death and the eternal in you - consciousness itself. It is the

formless One Life. Can you lose It? No,
because you are It.
STILLNESS SPEAKS Some people become deeply peaceful
tion. "Without this...who am I?"
by Eckhart Tolle When a form that you had uncon- and almost luminous just before they die,
sciously identified with as part of your- as i f something is shining through the
self leaves you or dissolves, that can be dissolving form.
extremely painful. It leaves a hole, so to Sometimes it happens that very ill or
speak, in the fabric of your existence. old people become almost transparent, so
- W e n you walk through a forest that pie try not to speak or think about it, and
as not been tamed and interfered dead bodies are hidden away. A culture When this happens, don't deny or to speak, in the last few weeks, months, or
even years of their lives. As they look at
with by man, you will see not only abun- that denies death inevitably becomes shal- ignore the pain or the sadness that you you, you may see a light shining through
dant life all around you, but you will feel. Accept that it is there. Beware of
low and superficial, concerned only with their eyes. There is no psychological suf-
also encounter fallen trees and decaying the external form of things. When death is your mind's tendency to construct a story fering left. They have surrendered and so
trunks, rotting leaves and decomposing denied, life loses its depth. The possibility around that loss in which you are assigned the person, the mind-made egoic "me,"
matter at every step. Wherever you look, of knowing who we are beyond name and the role of victim. Fear, anger, resentment, has already dissolved. They have "died
you will find death as well as life. or self-pity are the emotions that go with
form, the dimension of the transcendent, that role. Then become aware of what before they died" and found the deep
Upon closer scrutiny, however, you will disappears from our lives because death is
discover that the decomposing tree trunk the opening into that dimension. lies behind those emotions as well as inner peace that is the realization of the
and rotting leaves not only give birth to behind the mind-made story: that hole, deathless within themselves.
new life, but are full of life themselves. People tend to be uncomfortable with that empty space. Can you face and accept
Microorganisms are at work. Molecules endings, because every ending is a little that strange sense of emptiness? If you do, To every accident and disaster there is a
you may find that it is no longer a fearful potentially redemptive dimension that we
are rearranging themselves. So death isn't death. That's why in many languages,
place. You may be surprised to find peace are usually unaware of.
to be found anywhere. There is only the the word for "good-bye" means "see you The tremendous shock of totally unex-
emanating from it.
metamorphosis of life forms. What can again" Whenever death occurs, whenever a pected, imminent death can have the effect
you learn from this? Whenever an experience comes to an life form dissolves, God, the formless of forcing your consciousness completely
Death is not the opposite of life. Life end - a gathering of friends, a vaca- and unmanifested, shines through the out of identification with form. In the last
has no opposite. The opposite of death is tion, your children leaving home - you opening left by the dissolving form. That few moments before physical death, and
birth. Life is eternal. die a little death. is why the as you die, you then experience yourself
A "form" that the decomposing tree trunk and rot- most sacred asconsciousness free of form. Suddenly,
Sages and poets throughout the ages appeared in your
have recognized the dreamlike quality of consciousness as ting leaves not only give birth to is d e a t h . knowing that "all is well" and that death
thing in life there is no more fear, just peace and a
human existence - seemingly so solid and that experience new life, but are full of life them- That is why is only a form dissolving. Death is then
real and yet so fleeting that it could dis- dissolves. Often
solve at any moment. selves.Microorganisms are at work. the peace recognized as ultimately illusory - as illu-
this leaves behind of God can sory as the form you had identified with
At the hour of your death, the story of a feeling of emp- Molecules are rearranging them- come to you as yourself.
your life may, indeed, appear to you like a tiness that most
dream that is coming to an end. Yet even people try hard selves. So death isn't to be found contempla-
through the
Death is not an anomaly or the most
in a dream there must be an essence that not to feel, not to anywhere. There is only the meta- tion a n d
dreadful of all events as modem culture
is real. There must be a consciousness in face. acceptance would have you believe, but the most
which the dream happens; otherwise, it morphosis of life forms. of death.
If you can learn natural thing in the world, inseparable
would not be. to accept and even welcome the endings from and just as natural as its polarity
That consciousness - does the body in your life, you may find that the feeling - birth. Remind yourself of this when you
create it or does consciousness create the of emptiness that initially felt uncomfort- How short-lived every human experi- sit with a dying person.
dream of body, the dream of somebody? able turns into a sense of inner spacious- ence is, how fleeting our lives. Is there It is a great privilege and a sacred act to
Why have most of those who went ness that is deeply peaceful. anything that is not subject to birth and
be present at a person's death as a witness
through a near-death experience lost their By learning to die daily in this way, you death, anything that is eternal?
fear of death? Reflect upon this. open yourself to Life. Consider this: if there were only one and companion.
When you sit with a dying person, do
color, let us say blue, and the entire world
and everything in it were blue, then there not deny any aspect of that experience.
Of course you know you are going to Do not deny what is happening and do
die, but that remains a mere mental con- Most people feel that their identity, would be no blue. There needs to be
not deny your feelings. The recognition
cept until you meet death "in person" for their sense of self, is something incredibly something that is not blue so that blue that there is nothing you can do may
the first time: through a serious illness or precious that they don't want to lose. That can be recognized; otherwise, it would make you feel helpless, sad, or angry.
an accident that happens to you or some- is why they have such fear of death. not "stand out," would not exist.
one close to you, or through the passing It seems unimaginable and frightening In the same way, does it not require Accept what you feel. Then go one step
further: accept that there is nothing you
away of aloved one, death enters your life that "I" could cease to exist. But you con- something that is not fleeting and imper- can do, and accept it completely. You are
as the awareness of your own mortality. fuse that precious "I" with your name and manent for the fleetingness of all things
form and a story associated with it. That to be recognized? In other words: if every- not in control. Deeply surrender to every
Most people turn away from it in fear, aspect of that experience, your feelings as
but if you do not flinch and face the fact "I" is no more than a temporary forma- thing, including yourself, were imperma- well as any pain or discomfort the dying
that your body is fleeting and could dis- tion in the field of consciousness. nent, would you even know it? Does
person may be experiencing. Your surren-
As long as that form identity is all the fact that you are aware o f and
solve at any moment, there is some degree dered state of consciousness and the still-
of disidentification, however slight, from you know, you are not aware that this can witness the short-lived nature of all ness that comes with it will greatly assist
your own physical and psychological preciousness is your own essence, your forms, including your own, not mean the dying person and ease their transition.
form, the "me When you see and accept innermost sense of I Am, which is con- that there is something in you that is not If words are called for, they will come out
the impermanent nature of all life forms, sciousness itself. It is the eternal in you - subject to decay? of the stillness within you. But they will
and that's the only thing you cannot lose. When you are twenty, you are aware of
astrange sense of peace comes upon you. be secondary.
Through facing death, your conscious- your body as strong and vigorous; sixty
With the stillness comes the benedic-
ness is freed to some extent from identi- Whenever any kind of deep loss occurs years later, you are aware of your body tion: peace.
fication with form. This is why in some in your life - such as loss of possessions,as weakened and old. Your thinking too
Buddhist traditions, the monks regular- your home, a close relationship; or loss may have changed from when you were Excerpted from Stillness Speaks, by
ly visit the morgue to sit and meditate of your reputation, job, or physical abili- twenty, but the awareness that knows that Eckhart Tolle, $17 hardcover. Published
among the dead bodies. ties - something inside you dies. You feel your body is young or old or that your by New World Library, toll free 1-800-
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 ENVIRONMENT

Protecting diversity
SCIENCE MATTERS
by David Suzuki
..Normassive deep-sea expedition in the
t h Atlantic recently uncovered
hundreds of species of fish and squid,
including some that appear to be new to
science. The expedition made headlines,
but some readers may have been left
wondering, "So what?"
The two-month international expe-
dition netted some 80,000 specimens
from waters up to several kilometers
deep. Scientists were thrilled with their
discoveries, which included a variety of
observed strange phenomena, from reef-
building cold-water coral, to rings o f
planktonic organisms more than 10 kilo-
metres wide.
It's all part o f a 10-year census o f
marine life. But at the cost of more than
$1 billion, some might say the price seems
a bit high to find a few new fish. So what
makes this kind of work so important?
Well, beyond the simple thrill of gain-
ing knowledge for its own sake, under-
standing life diversity on the planet and
how it interacts is vital to humanity. In
nature, diversity rules. A diversity of life
has proven to be a key element of evolu-
tion and the survival of life on Earth. The
more we understand about diversity in
nature, and how to protect it, the better
comes to influencing the variety of life in of these services is therefore essential.
an ecological community. For the study, Of course, humans don't set out to
off we will be. researchers planted clusters of evening harm ecosystem services. Instead, we do
Faced with a growing population of primrose at field sites, some o f which harm on an incremental scale, site by
some 6.5 billion, and an explosive rise were a monoculture of one genetic varia- site, ecosystem by ecosystem. That makes
in the demand for energy and natu- tion, others of which contained a number the impacts less obvious, especially when
ral resources, the planet's life diversity is of genetic variations. They found that we don't understand how species and
under assault at all the most diverse processes interact with one another in the
levels - from the A recent study in Costa Rica clusters attracted first place.
number o f spe- 17 percent more Fortunately, some ecosystem services
cies on the planet found that preserving forest frag- specie s of insects, take place at a scale small enough to mea-
(species diversity), ments around coffee plantations spiders a n d sure with a dollar value. A recent study
to the number of otherarthropods. in Costa Rica found that preserving for-
different popula- boosts crop yields and increases Again, h o w - est fragments around coffee plantations
tions within a spe- income. Researchers found that ever, the skeptic boosts crop yields and increases income.
cies (population might ask,"Great, Researchers found that the forest offered
diversity), to the the forest offered a refuge for bee so greater genetic a refuge for bee species, which helped
variation w i t h - species, which helped pollinate diversity means pollinate coffee plants. Plants closer to
in populations more bugs, so the forest received more pollen from these
(genetic diversity). coffee plants. Plants closer to the what?" bees, more often, than did plants further
Although most of forest received more pollen from Well, on a large away. As a result, plants near the forest
our focus tends scale, this diversi- yielded 20 percent more beans.
to be on species thesebees, more often, than did ty of life on Earth So what's the big deal about finding
diversity, popula- plants further away. underpins many fish in the middle of the ocean? It may
tion and genetic of the ecosystem not have been in the news stories, but it's
diversity are also services we need all part of the big puzzle of understand-
extremely important to the health of an to survive. Microorganisms in our soil, ing the diversity of life on Earth, how we
ecosystem. for example, help make it fertile, while benefit from it and how we can protect
A recent University of Toronto study microorganisms in our oceans provide us it. And that is a pretty big deal indeed.
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Chump change and fairy tales
GREEDPART 2
Story and art by Geoff Olson even cover the passage of a dead relative In his book Frozen Desire, Buchan sums
who had sinned, by purchasing "indul- up the dark side of what the desire for
gences" from clerics travelling door-to- money has brought to civilization. "For
Greed drives the desire for profit at any cost. Envy is a mainstay door). It was money and credit, and the some time, in many places, money was
of the fashion industry, and marketing as a whole. Anger is sub- differing attitudes toward them, which thought to be bad, but it is now thought,
fueled the great schisms of Calvinism on the whole, to be good. That inversion
tly exploited in the Army of One fantasies of video games and and Lutheranism. In rejecting the greed is the greatest to have occurred in the
recruitment advertisements. Pride fuels the "high self-esteem" of the Vatican, the Protestant movement moral sentiments of the West. Desires
the acquisition of money by the that resisted incorporation into money
bandwagon. In the era of hypercapitalism, these and most of the endorsed merchant class - as long as it was accom- turned pale and lost their power to con-
other so-called deadly sins have been rehabilitated by the market plished not in a spirit of greed, but for the vince: disinterested friendship, love and
as positive, even praiseworthy, states of mind. "Sin" has been spun. glory of God. philanthropy became as suspect as the
In large part, this cultural endorse- goals of once passionate wishes, honour
Hence, what I call The Deadly Spins. ment powered mercantilism and its and salvation. Miserliness, which plac-
global explosion of western capital. But es potential above actual gratification,
tallest structures on the horizon belonged eventually, the Protestant angle had once seemed the disease of
A f eshared
w years back, a teacher
an anecdote friend to the houses of finance and commerce. on acquisitiveness w a s
about baseball money ... gradually, it lost its
player Jackie Robinson with his high This succession of pinnacles, from the blown apart by money's pathology and became
school students. Signed in 1947 to the Holy Roman Empire to the New World radioactive properties. the condition of moral
Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson was called Disorder, perfectly captures the ability of Writes media critic 0 h e a lth:'
one day for a meeting with the managers, money to mold the world to its purposes. Mark Dery: "The Private virtues
who offered to increase his wage to what From Chartres to the Sears Tower, we've Protestant w o r k become public vir-
would then be considered astronomi- always been rendering unto Caesar, just ethic and Puritan tues, according to
cal levels. In my friend's telling of this under different banners. abstemiousness u.; c-) B u c h a n , "and the
tale, Robinson turned the offer down In its ability to transform itself across that ensure a trac- O -4> o l d private virtues
becauie he thought his performance currencies, and finance anything from table, reliable work- ")) - prudence, thrift,
didn't yet warrant such a vast sum. My a trip to Disneyland to a voyage to the force are a t odds O k i n d n e s s - become
friend was alarmed by his students' take moon, money is rightly regarded as with the consumer " 1 4 *s4 p u b l i c vices i n the
on this; they didn't regard Robinson as a something magical: as powerful (and economy, whose wheels N 3 21Ac3 m a r k e t economy:' For
hero for his stand, but a "chump." weightless) as sunlight in its capacity to are greased by instant grati- Buchan, this is the great sad-
We have taught our children well. After make things grow, yet as unpredictable fication and the seductive promise ness at the heart of our civilization,
decades of obsessing over the incomes and dangerous as the weather. A common of a return to carefree adolescent, even "by using money, we convert our world
of super athletes and other pop-culture theme in Celtic fairy tales involves a vil- infantile pleasures:' into it." That includes community itself,
celebrities - including corporate CEOs lager who returns from fairyland with a In the mad tilt-o-whirl of global invest- in a culture "where all human relations
- money has become the arbiter of all sack of gold coins. In spite of the warning ments and liquid capital we're all riding are disrupted by money:'
that's noble and worthy. Greed is seen as not to look into the sack before he arrives on, the triumphs of the consumer econo- In our times, greed has been spun so
natural and true to the human competi- home, the visitor invariably takes a peek. my are easily visible: cheap food, constant hard it flies right off the page. And now,
tive spirit. The cash turns out to be coal - as deflated entertainment and affordable clothing. with the no-longer shocking revelations
It's difficult to move "off the grid" in a asthe wheelbarrows full of Deutschmarks Harder to imagine is the final accounting of the cooked accounting methods of
culture of greed that is so total. You may that German consumers pushed around - not from some accountancy firm, but Fortune 500 companies and the under-
not be a player on the stock market, but after the collapse of rather history itself. standing of the debt-creation mechanism
your pension fund probably is. In the US, the Weimar banking The Protestant work ethic The ecological fallout of "perpetual war for perpetual peace,"
a great many people are banking on the system. alone from greed has the global market economy threatens to
market for their retirement. In a recent A similar ambiva- and Puritan abstemious-to be worked into the break apart like a mirage on a desert
New Yorker cartoon illustrating Dante's lence about money ness that ensure a tracta- equations. plain. Greed, the deadly spin, has got us
guide into the underworld, Virgil points is found in most of To classical econo- here, and like the characters in The New
down to hell's inner circle. The damned the world religions. ble, reliable workforce are mists, the environ- Yorker cartoon, we watch the figures on
hurry across the streets, looking up with In the Gospels, Jesus at odds with the consumerment is an "exter- the exchanges, nervously hoping money
worried expressions at numbers playing recognizes money as nality." 'The same will continue to perform its miracle of
across huge screens. Not surprisingly, hell a competitive author- economy, whose wheels are could be said of eth- endless replication.
resembles Times Square, with pedestrians ity: In the words of greased by instant grati- ics, although British For the system to work a little lon-
watching the performance of Dow and writer James Buchan, economist Maynard ger, there must be enough people who
Nasdaq. The cartoon perfectly captures he understood that fication and the seductive Keynes made a few will continue to believe that 15 percent
the volatile nature of finance in a stock "in embodying hap- promise of a return to care- token attempts t o annual return is a portfolio's due, in spite
market untethered to anything so mun- piness and reward insert a n ethical of living on a finite Earth that will not
dane as real profits and company assets. in tangible, earthly free adolescent, even infan- dimension into the sustain such increases, and that anyone
In the late nineties and into the 2000s, form, money is more tile pleasures. political economy, who turns his back on a sure-fire "growth
investors were - and are - caught up in a impressively heaven by briefly but power- opportunity" is some species of fool. Or
speculative bubble that has only recently than heaven." fully noting the corrosive forces of greed: worse, "a chump:'
showed itself for what it's always been: a Aristotle, the Muslims and the medieval "The love of money as a possession - as Yet it's difficult to imagine how any
consensual hallucination. (Which is not schoolmen were also deeply suspicious of distinguished from the love of money as culture can survive for long with danger-
the same as saying the financial market is money's capacity to grow through inter- a means to the enjoyment and realities ously high levels of personal credit fueled
unreal, only that the value of stocks and est. The birth of money from money was of life will be recognized for what it is, a by fractional reserve banking. For civiliza-
currencies are what we believe them to be, seen as unnatural because the offspring somewhat disgusting morbidity, one of tion itself to evolve further, the rejection
expressed through buy-and-sell.) resembled the parent. This fiscal cloning those semi-criminal, semi-pathological of greed will have to run deep into plan-
The nineties boom was largely a mirage, wasseenas an affront to the natural order. propensities which one hands over with etary culture and may involve rejecting
though certainly one with effects in the As a result, the practice of money lending a shudder to the specialists in mental the very premises of capital itself, which
real world. It was fueled by a metaphysical was left to the Jews - along with a net sur- disease:' empowers the few at the expense of the
belief in the power of money. According plus of suspicion and resentment. For former Economist reporter James many. We are on the knife's edge; having
to mythologist Joseph Campbell, in medi- In spite of the biblical injunction that Buchan, attempting an ethical study dreamed this rapacious world of greed
eval times the tallest buildings were the "the desire for money is the root of of money that Keynes left unfinished, into existence, we have to dream our way
churches. By the nineteenth century, they all evil," the Catholic church eventually "money enters into the system of values, out again.
were superceded by the seats of govern- made peace with money, and greed itself and then displaces all other values like the Geoff Olson is a Vancouver writer and
ment. By the late twentieth century, the (You could buy your way into heaven, or cuckoo the eggs in a nest:' political cartoonist. gefo@telus.net
18 •CommonGround• SEPTEMBER 2004
continued from page 13 When I first tell people that I'll teach power of awareness. in doing so is the concrete experience
breathing are overlooked, we may be sent them about breathing they're not usually It is amazing how we are taught so of working with breath. Freedom from
to various specialists, such as internists, impressed because after all they've been much about the world, politics, geogra- stress can be just a few breaths away.
neurologists and cardiologists. Frequently doing it their whole lives. Yet, most of phy, other people and the cosmos, yet so Once again, inhale deeply, hold, exhale
it results in a lack o f abnormal find- my clients will agree that this is one of little about what's going on inside us, how fully and relax.
ings. We may be prescribed tranquilizers, the most useful, constructive and heal- to develop the powers of our mind as well
anti-depressants, anti anxiety or sleeping ing practices they've learned in therapy. as the ability to be calm and trust our Claire Maisonneuve is a registered clini-
pills. Yet no one is paying attention to the Because much of therapy is about trying bodies. Considering that these attributes cal counsellor and director of the Anxiety
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 and rust hues meanders through curved munity of artists, artisans and organic
CULTURE hallways to a cedar sauna, large outdoor gardeners.
whirlpool area and two residential domes New Denver is surrounded by three
with 10 bedrooms. An adjoining spheroi-provincial parks with spectacular hiking

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a beautiful space for workshops, meetingsQuixote will find New Denver a jumping
and celebrations. When standing near the off point for adventures to alpine mead-

domes developed
in New Denver
by Elliott McLaughlin
In the middle of Julymy partner Kasia and I
made our way to the charming village of New
Denver, in the heart of theWest Kootenays, to
meet up with old friends. Wewere delighted to
accept their invitation to stay at Villa Dome
Quixote, a multiple award-winning mono-
lithic dome lodge built from mill ends.
Driving into the picturesque town o f
New Denver from the south along Hwy 6,
we slowed down at the town's only flashing
traffic light. As we turned right onto Hwy
31A, the curves of Villa Dome Quixote
came into view. At first sight the multi-
domed structure is disarming; most think
of Tolkein's shire and Hobbits. We were
soon to discover it to be far more than that
first impression.
The lodge complex consists of four inter-
connected monolithic domes as opposed to
geodesic. The main entrance opens into a
warm colourful reception area with a cen-
geometric centre, the acoustics are excep-ows, snowfields, natural hot springs and
tional, inviting one to chant. ghost towns.
After a tour, we check into our com- Slocan Lake with its undeveloped
fortable room with curved wall, dormer natural shoreline has excellent kayaking,
window, hardwood floors, cozy duvets canoeing, sailing and swimming. The
and private washroom. Revived by a cup non-motorized Galena Trail, a former
of organic green tea we prepared in the narrow gauge rail line, passes within a
guest kitchen, we are eager to explore the kilometre of the lodge. One can cycle from
town and its spectacular setting. the ghost town of Sandon to Carpenter
tral staircase leading up to a spacious cir- The heritage village of New Denver is Creek, along Slocan Lake past Summit
cular common room on the second floor. situated on the shores of Slocan Lake, Lake to Nakusp. A 15-minute drive east
This spectacular area with no corners is a pristine body of water flanked on its takes one to a narrow switchback road
7.5 metres high. Curved, textured walls, western shore by the spectacular Valhalla that climbs to a parking lot just below
beech flooring and rice paper lampshades Wilderness Reserve and the New Denver a ridge leading to Idaho Peak. From
create a sense of harmony and serenity. Glacier. Strolling down the main street late June until the first snow, one can
We would spend many enjoyable hours in towards the lake, we discovered buildings hike above the tree line, along the ridge
this relaxing space. dating back to the end of the nineteenth amidst meadows full of alpine flowers
We were both immediately taken with century. Like many of the West Kootenay while enjoying a spectacular 360-degree
the interior design and decor of Dome towns, New Denver was originally a min- view of the valleys, lakes, snowfields and
Quixote. It is very contemporary; with ing town and a thriving concern in the late mountain ranges.
great colours, lighting and furniture. 1800s. Now it is a quaint low-key village Nelson, recently rated as one of BC's
Everything has clean modern lines creat- with eclectic shops, coffee houses, muse- top three cities for quality of living, is
ing a kind of elegant simplicity, with of ums, beautiful lakeside parks and gar- an hour and 20-minute drive from New
course lots of gentle curves. The effect is dens and a developed network of hiking Denver. We enjoyed a great day trip and
comforting and womb-like. One must and cycling trails. The Nikkei Internment drove the Selkirk loop south through
experience first hand the sense of space Memorial Centre with its Japanese gar- the Slocan Valley to the hip heritage city
inside such a structure, intimate yet wide dens, and the Kohan Reflection Garden of Nelson, then up Kootenay Lake to
open. There are no TVs or radios and no makes you think about Canada's history. Ainsworth hot springs, Kaslo and back to
outer stimuli save for well-selected ambi- Local galleries and the bustling colour- New Denver. I used to own an old min-
ent music. ful Friday market, from June through ing claim behind Ainsworth near a pro-
Kootenay slate flooring o f golden October, are visible signs of an active corn- continued on page 38

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 High tech in the backwoods also developed to install drywall and to
curve wooden plates. Techniques to install
siding, roofing, electrical wiring and other
by Elliott McLaughlin construction elements were also devel-
oped as well as various systems to attach
W i l l a Dome Quixote is a 500 square the BC and Yukon 2003 regional finalist dome will be tested to failure in the new windows, doors and other openings.
V metre dome complex in New Denver award for sustainable development given UBC structural lab. Altus Engineering Ltd. is now in the
that started out as a proof of concept for jointly by the National Research Council These dome buildings, which are suit- process of applying for eight patents and
the Canadian wooden domes project and t h e Canadian able for a wide range the company is preparing to build the
(CWD) developed and implemented Manufacturers a n d a device that controls the of applications, are first manufacturing plant to produce
by Salah Eldeib. A professional engi- Exporters. An inde- superior to standard these lightweight domes in sections to be
neer, Salah heads Altus Engineering Ltd. pendent c o m m i t - shape of the dome at any frame cor.struction shipped and assembled on site.
based in the same town. tee appointed by the point during construction in strength, durability Salah believes the CWDs have the
Three spheroidal domes have the same National Research and energy efficiency. potential to positively impact the building
10 metre diameter and 5 metre rise, while Council chose Altus was developed, and spe- They are suitable for industry in Canada and throughout the
the two-storey, paraboloid central dome Engineering L t d . , cial scaffolding services residential and com- world. Since completing the dome pro-
has a diameter of 10 metres and a rise of along with 31 other mercial buildings, totype he has substantially improved the
9 metres. Constructed as a prototype to Canadian c o m p a - the interior and exterior industrial and public system by altering and adding many fea-
develop and test a new form of structural nies, as innovators of during the construction structures, arenas and tures, and has also developed a sectional
engineering, Villa Dome Quixote now national significance. stadiums as well as dome technology.
functions as a lodge and as an exhibition Salah was inspired and finishing stages. Other emergency and tem- The lifespan of a CWD is expected to
to develop these dome porary shelters. They be more than twice that of a conventional
site for potential dome customers. innovative tools include a provide a wide range wooden structure, thereby causing less
Meeting with Salah Eldeib is quite an systems out of con-
experience. Born in Egypt and educated cern for the environ- three dimensional saw and of choices of finishing ecological damage as the environmental
at Ain Shams University in Cairo and ment and interest in a machine designed to con-materials to designers impact of these buildings is spread over
the University of British Columbia, Salah reducing waste in the and specifiers. a longer period. Altus Engineering and
is passionate about these revolutionary timber industry. The vert flat sheet metal into This type of wood- UBC will participate in a. study to calculate
wooden domes. domes are framed en dome construction the expected lifespan.
At the time o f writing, Salah just from scrap w o o d
the shapes required to fit will carry an enor- The structures are suitable for environ-
received the Kootenay Association for less than 14 cm long. on the dome roof and to mous vertical load as mentally sensitive areas as jobsite distur-
Science and Technology innovator of the They reduce con- under heavy bance is minimal and the CWDs are built
year award, and congratulations from struction waste by up
produce custom shaped expected snowfall conditions. using local materials, reducing energy use
Premier Campbell on "being recognized to 85 percent. Salah's flashing. Wind is not a problem and pollution generated by transporta-
as a leading individual who has demon- philosophy is to make and being light and tion.
strated innovation, leadership and sound use of other people's flexible, the domes are They are adaptable to layout and usage
business practices." waste materials in addition to reducing his especially earthquake resistant. changes as the dome shell is structurally
Salah and his company have secured construction waste. New construction methodologies and stable and does not require any interior
numerous prestigious awards for the As the engineering is different from con- the manufacturing of special tools and support.
Canadian wooden domes project includ- ventional stick frame buildings, the CWDs machinery were needed for the CWDs. Canadian wooden domes contribute
ing the 2003 environmental award from required testing to ensure the structural For example, a device that controls the part of the answer to the chronic problems
the Association of Professional Engineers integrity. Helmut Prion, professor of civil shape of the dome at any point during in the forest industry in Canada by creat-
and Geoscientists of BC for outstand- engineering at UBC, oversaw the load construction was developed, and special ing exportable value-added products. By
ing achievement i n environmental testing of the prototype and under his scaffolding services the interior and exte- providing structures that are superior in
engineering in the design, construction supervision, testing and analysis of the rior during the construction and finishing terms of strength, energy efficiency, dura-
and monitoring category. He received systems continues. This fall, a 7.5 metre stages. Other innovative tools include a bility, aesthetics and economy, these inno-
three dimensional saw and a machine vative domes will contribute to Canada
designed to con- becoming a leader in the construction
vert f l a t sheet industry.
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shapes" required
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His Universal Message — His Humanitarian Works
shaped flashing. An inspiration to Mankind
Mill ends o f
scrap 2 by 4s were
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k bled i n small
sections.. These
were then joined
together with the
help of the shape- You are cordially invited to attend
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Next, engineered works are changing the world.
strapping and fas-
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 SPIRITUALITY
Breaking down,
breaking open
UNIVERSE
WITHIN
by Gwen
Randall-Young
Within sorrow, there is grace. When
we come close to those things that
break us down, we touch those
things that also break us open. And
in that breaking open, we uncover
our true nature.
- Wayne Muller
ur ego often has great plans for us. have lost meaning, and we may even
‘...J Like a child playing with a doll or
an action figure, ego creates our identity,
and then sends us forth into the world
to live out the vision it has created. Not
unlike a movie producer and director,
ego would like to set the stage, write the
script and have all the actors speak their
lines as written.
Unfortunately, in life we do not have
the same control as the child over his
game, or the director over his movie. The
other "actors" in our lives are simultane-
ously playing roles in many other movies,
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tor, overseeing all of the productions. "All like the cocoon surrounding our true
the world's a stage," Shakespeare wisely
noted. Like a hall of reflecting mirrors,
our lives may consist of stages, within
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stages overlap and interconnect with the
stages of others.
It is easy to see how infinitely complex it is good. We cannot remain attached to
the whole thing becomes. Imagine a cir-
cus performer trying to keep multiple
tops spinning. Ego tries to keep its "spin"
on every stage on which it plays a part. Is
it any wonder that by the time humans
reach mid- adulthood, stress, anxiety and
depression reach near epidemic propor-
tions? Increasingly there is a growing
awareness that we do not have the control
we thought we had.
That awareness may come as a result
of the emotional exhaustion created by
trying to stay on top of everything. More
often, it comes in the form of a crisis - a
loss or major disappointment. One of the
productions on one of our stages takes a
devastating turn. We may lose one of our
lead actors, through death or dissolution
of a relationship. A role we have played
for many years may suddenly be denied
us - a job layoff, children leaving home,
even retirement.
One of ego's roles has been irreversibly publication, Growing Into Soul: The Next
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Duel of dualities
TWENTY SOMETHING
by lshi Dinim
Zs i t because I ' m a Gemini? maybe
it's just human nature. But the grass
always seems greener on the other side.
Well now I'm on the other side and i t
really is greener. Plus there are deer here
and lakes and berry bushes too. I won-
der how long it will be before another
patch looks greener than the one I'm
in? More, different, something else. As
I pondered my never-ending desires it
occurred to me that the grass might be
equally green wherever I go. There are
vibrant communities, healthy food and
fresh inspirations in every nook on this
spinning rock.
A few weeks ago I was with two of my
best friends. One said something that
really affected me. Dave grabbed me in
his enormous grip and looked directly
into my eyes, "It's not your fault." Now
although he was drunk, there was such a
real and lucid intention behind his words
that it startled me. "It's not your fault!" he
repeated. " What are you talking about?"
I knew what he meant but I still played
dumb. Blaine looked to me with a reas-
suring nod. Dave stared with kind eyes
and a serious smile, " Everything - your
parents, the past, history none of it is your
fault, you can't change it." He grinned and
released me slowly. The infectious grin
spread to me; my guard crumbled. I hold
so much anxiety and earnestness that I'm
not even aware of. I don't realize that my
internal monologue plays across my face
and in my body language. Not only am I
the problem but the solution as well.
Lately I've tried not talking as much
as I usually do, just observing mostly.
Constantly finding pleasure in fascinat-
ing and fleeting details. Silhouettes on
the wall at sundown. The black dot on
my lover's cheek. Baby swallows taking
their first flight. A perfect avocado. It is in
these joyful moments that I think, I could
die now and that would be fine. Funny
how contentment levels change over time.
What I'm willing to sacrifice is changing
as well. Money and lifestyle are holding
less sway, fading into the background.
I'm becoming more honest with what I
really need, to be loving, purposeful and
significant. There is a multitude of various
pressures in our culture aimed at keeping
us dull and resigned. So many distrac-
tions, so many hopes. How can I stop a
war. Maybe I'll just try to help my friends
start recycling?
Now that I taken a little more time to
relax and be still with myself I've noticed
a few things. Life isn't such high or low
stakes. There are medium ones. I'm faced
with important decisions every day, but I
am trying to see them more as a bunch of
connected events than each one asa life or
death scenario. I'm going to try letting go
of figuring it all out, doing what I think
is the right thing and not stressing on
the results. What is supposed to happen
always does. Fate kind of works like that.
On another note, does anybody out
there want to change the world? I do. I've
come to think that I can't do it by myself.
So if there are any other people out there
who want to help, let's organize something
that could at least change this corner of
the world, maybe other places too. Let's
get together. Send me a message and let
ussee what can be done. Until next time;
bocce ball in the park, happiness burgers,
crazy schemes and trying to get by.
Choice words:
Ape shall never kill ape.
-Caesar, first law of the apes, Battle for
the Planet of the Apes.
To know a man, observe how he wins
his object, rather than how he loses it; for
when we fail our pride supports us; when
we succeed, it betrays us.
-Charles Caleb Colton
It is pretty hard to tell what does bring
happiness; poverty and wealth have both
failed.
-Kin Hubbard
Only the mediocre are always at their
best.
-Jean Giradoux
Web connects:
www.beingcharliekaufman.com
http://bentcomics.com/nick/archive.
htm
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releas-
es/2004/02/2004022 l -1.html# (this link
is to see Spot; the whole site is rich with
disinformation.)
Ishi graduated from Emily Carr Institute
of Art and Design in 2001, with a BFA
major in photography. He enjoys cooking for
loved ones and playing basketball. Currently
he is working in film and collecting a wide
variety of cacti. contactishi@yahoo.ca wait-
ing to hear echoes back

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 H E A LT H & F I T N E S S

Protein lunches along with chopped tomatoes and lettuce filling for five to six sandwiches.
or sprouts.
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MS, RD her intake of protein, iron, zinc, calcium 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped mcg*, vitamin C: 2 mg, vitamin E: 0.1 mg,
and vitamins in the process. salt and pepper to taste omega-3 fatty acids: 0.5 g.
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it, weigh it, inspect it, sniff its salty odour between Eastern and Western points of
and listen to the sea within. The primor- view, however. To the Western psycholo-
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on wet sand enters my ear, my mind, my mind. The subconscious, the ego and the
being. I yearn to be enfolded into this superego are all considered to be primarily
ocean of eternity, this everlasting music, mental processes.
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mother. is reversed. He sees the mind as a small
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water to become a part of the sea, to "be" versal consciousness. A North American
the sea, to return to the innocence and professor once remarked that the mind
safety and nurturing fluids of nature's was like the mortar holding the bricks
womb. I start a lazy breaststroke. Seen of the building together. Whereupon the
40A. from the beach, I become smaller and Hindu teacher replied, "but I thought it
smaller as I float off towards that line held them apart."
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