NEW
THOUGHT WEEKLY
SUNDAY OCT. 6 PROGRAM
Sun. October
6 - Karen Lepere "What is Spiritual
Relationship? What is Sacred Sex?"
Tantra teacher and Conscious
Relationship coach, will lead interactive
communication games and present possibilities for
transforming intimate relationships into spiritual
path.
Karen
Lepere, MA has served exclusively as counselor
to women since 1985. In addition to formal
education in psychology, she studied for eight
years at the Relationship Research Institute, a
Santa Rosa, California think-tank and trained in
human sexuality at More University, Lafayette,
California.
Karen was initiated in
Transcendental Meditation in 1966 and has sat
with many living spiritual masters,
including H.H. Dalai Lama IVX, Sogyal
Rinpoche, Thich Nhat Hanh, Pema Chodron,
Tarthang Tulku, Gurumayi, Ram Das and Gangaji.
Along with her husband, Karen
is on the Board of Directors of the Tantra
educational organization Celebrations of Love,
and has been practicing Tantra for over 12
years.
Karen's article titled "What is Spiritual
Relationship? What is Sacred Sex?" will
appear in the Oct.1 edition of the Hawaii Island
Journal.
The
10:00 a.m. Sunday service is held on the makai
lanai at Pualani Terrace in Kealakekua on the
makai side of Mamalahoa Hwy. (Rt.11) just south of
Kamagaki Market. All are welcomed. For further
information call 329-2222 or see our web-site at www.NTCHawaii.org.
Childcare is provided.
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NEW THOUGHT CENTER OF HAWAII
By providing a loving, accepting,
non-judgmental community, we at NewThought Center
of Hawaii create a sanctuary for the nourishment,
development, and evolution of each person's unique
spiritual path.
The
circle we sit in represents our inclusiveness and
our equality. We have no minister. We take turns
facilitating, and we minister to each other. In
addition to sharing our own spiritual insights, we
invite teachers from all wisdom traditions. We
invite and honor such variety and in ourselves and
in the world around us. We understand that no
single source has exclusivity of spiritual truth,
health and joy and that there is much to be
learned from many of these sources.
We
gather every Sunday at 10 a.m. in Kealakekua at
Pualani Terrace just south of the Kealakekua
Library. You are invited to join the circle.
Morty Breier pres. and board of NTCH.
The
NewThoughtWeekly is archived on the NewThought
website at www.NTCHawaii.org
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CONTENTS
- Sunday Oct. 6, 2002
program ( Karen
Lepere-What is spiritual relationship/sacred sex )
- About New Thought Center of Hawaii
- Upcoming Programs
( 3 )
- Humor ( Silent
debate between the rabbi and the pope )
- Words of Wisdom/Quest for Quotes ( 17 )
- White Board Wisdom ( yes
)
- Worthy Websites ( hunger,
rainforest, ocean )
- Attachment ( Thermodynamics
of Hell )
- Raw Food Recipe ( Sunburger
)
- Miscellaneous ( Oliver
North being questioned by Sen. Al Gore at
Iran-Contra hearings: )
- Announcements ( 8 including
"Healing Arts Expo" )
- Personals ( 1
)
- Spiritual Message ( St.Theresa Prayer )
- Affirmation ( yes
)
- Reader Feedback ( - )
- Editorial ( - )
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
Oct. 13 Don Choquette. Chinese
Gong Meditation.
Oct. 20 The Healing Power
of Poetry and Music. Bring your favorite poem, story and
song and perform it for other New Thought
members.
Oct. 27 Mikahala
Roy. Hawaiian traditions.
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HUMOR
SILENT DEBATE BETWEEN THE RABBI
AND THE POPE
Several
centuries ago, the Pope decreed that all the Jews had to
convert or
leave Italy. There was a huge outcry from the Jewish
community, so the Pope
offered a deal. He would have a religious debate with the
leader of the
Jewish community. If the Jews won, they could stay in
Italy; if the Pope
won, they would have to leave.
The Jewish people met and picked an
aged but wise Rabbi, Moishe, to
represent them in the debate. However, as Moishe spoke no
Italian and the
Pope spoke no Yiddish, they all agreed that it would be a
"silent" debate.
On the chosen day, the Pope and Rabbi
Moishe sat opposite each other for a
full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed
three fingers.
Rabbi Moishe looked back and raised one
finger.
Next the Pope waved his finger around
his head.
Rabbi Moishe pointed to the ground
where he sat.
The Pope then brought out a communion
wafer and a chalice of wine.
Rabbi Moishe pulled out an apple.
With that, the Pope stood up and
declared that he was beaten, that Rabbi
Moishe was too clever and that the Jews could stay.
Later, the Cardinals met with the Pope,
asking what had happened.
The Pope said, "First I held up
three fingers to represent the Trinity.
He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that
there is still only
one God common to both our beliefs.
Then, I waved my finger to show him
that God was all around us. He
responded by pointing to the ground to show that God was
also right here with us.
I pulled out the wine and wafer to show
that God absolves us of all our
sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of the original
sin. He had me
beaten and I could not continue."
Meanwhile, the Jewish community were
gathered around Rabbi Moishe.
"What happened?" they asked.
"Well," said Moishe,
"First he said to me that we had three days to get
out of Italy, so I said to him: Up yours!
Then he tells me that the whole country
would be cleared of Jews, and I
said to him, Mr Pope, we're staying right
here."
"And then what," asked a
woman.
"Who knows?" said Moishe,
"he took out his lunch so I took out mine."
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WORDS OF WISDOM / QUEST FOR QUOTES
- "If the secret sorrows of everyone could be
read on their forehead, how many
who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of
pity." Italian proverb
- "If one is without kindness, how can one be
called a human being?" Sarada Devi
- "If we spend all our time in the past, the
future will be our past."
- "We stand looking out upon the new horizon of
the 21st Century....there is no better time to review age old
challenges with new thinking that peace is not only the
absence of violence, but the presence of a higher evolution of
human awareness with respect, trust and integrity toward
humankind. Our founding fathers recognized that peace was one
of the highest duties of the newly organized free and
independent states. But too often, we have overlooked
the long-term solution of peace for instant gratification
of war. This continued downward spiral of violence must stop
to ensure that future generations will live in peace and
harmony."
Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Courtesy of Latifa Amdur via
Larry Morningstar
- "You can discover
more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of
discussion." Plato,
philosopher (427-347 BCE)
- "We
can't put a question mark where the Lord
has put a period."
Wife of deceased 32 year old Montana Hutterite
(conservative religious sect) farmer whose husband was
just killed in a farm tractor accident, from "The American
West" by Richard Avedon
Una Greenaway, Hawaii Genetic
Engineering Action Network
- "The County Council through five hours of
testimony and negotiations passed a resolution that will
prevent the planting of GMO coffee in the North and South Kona
Districts until a protocol and regulatory process is put in
place by the Kona Coffee Industry. Before we could get
the five votes necessary to pass the resolution, two
other parts were added. It says that the County Council is in
support of the GMO papaya growers and supports the research
and development of GMO coffee (in the lab of course) We know
that this resolution has very little teeth, but we still
consider it a small victory to get five people on our Council
to vote in this direction. It can also help us with the
next battle of getting regulatory changes made on the state
level.
- "There is agreement that something must be done
to combat the Pioneer Seed Company, owned by Dupont, that is
sponsoring a program "Bringing Biotech Into the
Classroom." After highlighting the benefits of
Genetically Modified crops, the representative gives each
elementary school child genetically modified corn which she or
he is instructed to plant in her or his very own backyard. On
all of the Hawaiian islands, but the Big Island, this program
is already in full swing.
- "At the Earth Summit in Johanasburgh,the rest of the
world voted against the WTO having more power over the
environment. The United States was the only one who voted for
it."
Una Greenaway, Hawaii Genetic Engineering
Action Network
- "Nothing that grieves us can be called little:
by the eternal laws of proportion a child's
loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events
of the same size."
Mark Twain
- "What is important is to look upon everyone with
a deep sense of honor, because
your own heart and mind are influenced by the
way you look at others. If we could
do just that, we would be rendering the greatest
service to our fellow beings."
Swami Muktananda Courtesy of Liz Randol Larry Morningstar
- "Most everyone we meet asks the same
question..... "Why would you leave paradise for the
desert?" The truth is that paradise is in our
heart, so no matter where we are, we live in Paradise!"
Eleana & Isaiah from their new home in Palm Springs
after leaving Kona
- Islandwide, 88,499 people
registered to vote. Only 35,535 ballots were cast, a turnout
of 40.15%... And each
vote not cast fertilizes apathy and the mediocrity of
representation it fosters.
WHT editorial of Sept. 25 titled "The cycle of apathy
in Hawaii politics."
- "Imagination is the true magic carpet."
Norman Vincent Peale
- "The fragrance always stays in the hand that
gives the rose."
Hada Bejar
- "The smell always stays in the hand of the
one that gives the stinkweed."
Judy Rothstein's corollary.
- "Top cats
often begin as underdogs." Bernard Meltzer
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WHITE BOARD
WISDOM
Write your quotations on the
NewThought WhiteBoard which awaits your words
of wisdom at every NewThought SundayService. Share your
own, or the words of others.
- To not forgive is like taking
poison and thinking someone else will die.
Jerry Jampolski
- Tikkun Olam - the repair
(healing, enlivening, unifying) of the world.
- All theology is autobiographical.
- The Jewish word for spirit is
"ruach" which means "wind."
- If you have nothing to say, say
nothing.
- Experience is the substance of
valid thought structures.
- The opposite of raw is war.
- Make love not war.
- Open mind, loving heart.
- The fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man.
- Love ever, hurt never.
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WORTHY
WEBSITES
NEXT WEEK: Access
a free library. Everything from novels by Agatha
Christie and Virginia Wolf to poetry by Robert Frost is
available for free. Also, a full set of classic reference
books if you need to look up something.
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ATTACHMENT (See
"Attachment" above)
Thermodynamics of Hell: Is
Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or Endothermic (absorbs
heat)?
via Glenys Spitze
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RAW FOOD RECIPE
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MISCELLANEOUS
Oliver
North being questioned by Sen. Al Gore at Iran-Contra
hearings:
G "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home
security system?"
N "Yes, I did, Sir."
G "Isn't that just a little excessive?"
N "No, sir."
G "No? And why not?"
N "Because the lives of my
family and I were threatened, sir."
G "Threatened? By whom?"
N "By a terrorist, sir."
G "Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare
you that much?"
N "His name is Osama bin Laden, sir."
At this point the senator tried to
repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it
G "Why are you so afraid of this
man?"
N "Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive
that I know of."
G "And what do you recommend we
do about him?"
N "Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend
that an assassin team be formed to
eliminate him and his men from the
face of the earth."
The senator disagreed with this
approach.
Via Stanley
Leffler
Terrorist
pilot Mohammed Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The
Israelis captured,
tried
and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with
the Palestinians in 1993,
Israel
had to agree to release so-called "political
prisoners". However, the Israelis would not release any
with blood on their hands.
The American President at the time, Bill
Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher,
"insisted" that all prisoners be released.
Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and
eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane
into
Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by
many of the American TV networks at the time that the
terrorists were first identified. It was censored in the US
from
all
later reports.
Via
Stanley Leffler
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
- THE BIG ISLAND HEALING
ARTS EXPO
A Festival For Body, Mind
& Spirit
Friday &
Saturday ~ October 11 & 12, 2002
9 AM to 6 PM daily
OHANA
KEAUHOU BEACH RESORT ~ KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII
Open
to the Public and Free Admission Experience the BEST
Hawaii has to offer in Holistic Health, Personal
Development, and Positive Living!
Featuring:
Dr. John Gray "Mars and Venus on a diet:
Joan Ocean "Your Dolphin Connection"
Dane Silva "Integration of Multi-cultural Healing
Arts"
Joy Gardner "Vibrational Healing & Chakra
Diagnosis"
Performing:
Manuel & Bernice Roberto
Tony Selvage (electric viola)
Padma (Dance of the Sacred Body & Belly Dancing
Lesson)
MYSHA & Friends (Folk guitar, percussion and
voice)
Valerie Myles (T`ai Chi Narrow Blade Sword Demonstration
& T`ai Chi Lesson
Shanawo & Renewo (Sacred Movement in Sacred Sound
-
Oona McQuat ~ (Harp)
Lon Wallace & Morgan Ryan (conga & flute)
A Festival for the Body, Mind and Spirit featuring:
-
Hawaii
Healing Arts Practitioners & Businesses
-
Showcasing
Natural Therapies, Products and Services
-
Free
Speakers, Lectures and Workshops
-
Healing
Music, Entertainers, Dancers
-
Body
Work, Readings, Fitness,
-
Wellness
Solutions & Natural Products
-
A
Lavish Healthy Food Buffet
-
Door
Prizes
Sponsored
by: Ohana Keauhou Beach Resort, Hawaii-Healing.com,
KBig Radio, Five Mountains Hawaii, Hawaii Island
Journal and the Center for Alchemical Medicine. To
volunteer, sponsor or inquire about booth
availability please call 808-887-0044
- Qi Gong with Thornton
Chamberlain at Yano Hall. Thur. Oct. 3, 5-7p.m. 323-3060.
- Waimea Consort Fall
Concert Fri. Oct 4 7:30-8:30pm at HPA chapel in Waimea: A
capella concert of rarely heard 15th -17th century polyphony by
a 12 member vocal ensemble. Call Christian at 885-3161 for
information.
- Tropical Gardening at
Kona Outdoor Circle on Sat.Oct.5: Diagnose and possibly
treat garden plant problems. Call 328-2441 for information
- Candidates for governor
forum Sun. Oct.6 at 2:30 p.m. at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach
Hotel sponsored by Kona Outdoor Circle and League of
Women Voters.
- "The
Foreigner": an award winning comedy play about
what happens when a group of devious characters must deal with a
stranger who they think knows no English. Aloha Theater
Friday-Sunday Oct 4-6 and 11-13. 322-2323 for info.
- HIGEAN (Hawaii Genetic Engineering Action Network):
Next meeting is Tues. Oct. 8 at 7 pm at the
Agricultural Extension office in Kainaliu. 328-8888 for
info.
- 9th Annual Hamakua
Music Festival at Honokaa People's Theater Fri.Oct 11-Sun.Oct
13: Fri.
Oct.11 David Benoit and Red Holloway. Sat.Oct 12 Legends of the
Jazz Guitar, Sun. Oct. 13 Maria Muldaur. All concerts start at
7pm. 933-9772 for information.
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PERSONALS:
I am
wishing everyone a fond farewell, and want people to know, also,
that there is a lovely
little apartment available on or about October 6 -- 2 rooms, one
with a little kitchenette -- in
the downstairs of a two-story house, with Nancy Sweat, "the
dolphin lady" as landlady. She can be contacted at
329-3030. Gwenda
Eliason
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ST.
THERESA PRAYER
May today there be peace
within.
May you trust your highest power that you are exactly
where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are
born of faith
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on
the love that has been
given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into our bones, and allow your
soul the freedom to sing, and dance.
It is there for each and every one of you.
Via Joi Kathara
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AFFIRMATION