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Do You Have a Battery
in Your Mouth?
Oral Galvanism is a phenomenon that is The production of electrical current in
rarely discussed amongst dentists today, your mouth is an unnatural phenomenon
yet as early as the 1800’s it was a concern that can have the following oral
of the entire profession. “What is oral symptoms: Burning or tingling of the
galvanism” and “is it a real problem tongue sometimes referred as “burning
today?” are some of the questions that mouth syndrome,” mouth pain of
will be answered in this article. To watch unknown origin; metallic, salty or
a video on the subject please search sour taste in the mouth, and increased
the term “smithtownsmiles” on salivation.
Youtube.com.
Autoimmune diseases such as oral Lichen
The dental profession has been aware planus as well as ulcers, rashes, and
of the phenomenon of oral galvanism unresolved inflammation or irritation
from its earliest days, when metallic of the gums have been associated with
restoration of teeth was the only option. oral galvanism. Oral galvanism has been
Galvanism is the generation of a current. implicated in systemic conditions, which
This occurs when two dissimilar metals may include headaches, hearing loss,
or metal alloys are placed in an ion ringing in the ears, vertigo, eye problems,
rich environment. What we just have insomnia, chronic fatigue, memory loss,
described is the basic battery build. This and irritability due to its effects to the
is exactly what can happen in people’s central nervous system.
mouths when their teeth have been
Another consequence of oral galvanism is
restored with different metals.
metal corrosion. The transfer of electrons
Common metallic dental restorations between dissimilar metals can corrode the
include amalgam dental fillings, metal metals in your mouth. These oxidation
posts and pins for teeth, metal fused to byproducts can be released into the body
porcelain crowns and bridges, titanium causing further disruption in our body.
dental implants and titanium alloy
Fortunately we live in a time when
implant posts, metal to acrylic removable
good alternatives to metal-based dental
partial dentures, preformed metal crowns
restorations exist. Today metal-free
and baby-teeth nickel-steel crowns,
versions of fillings, crowns, bridges,
orthodontic braces, wires or retainers,
dentures, orthodontics, and dental
and oral piercings.
implants exist. Every dental need can be
The electric currents and ionic flow between addressed using non-metal options.
various dental alloys has been shown to
In good health,
cause problems with the nervous system.
The brain generates measurable voltages in

a variety of frequency ranges that control
everything from our emotions to our motor
skills. The galvanic effect of mixed metals
in the mouth can cause voltages tens to
hundreds of times greater than what the

brain produces — and may cause currents
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SHAKTI GAWAIN’S
Much-Anticipated New Book
“When we view relationships as a path
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December/January 2015
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4 Talking Our Walk by Neil & Andrea Garvey
A funny thing happened when Erica
Settino, our Editor-at-large, submitted her 5 Embrace All Aspects of the Self by Sara Chetkin
regular column, Expanding the Circle — it
became this Talking Our Walk. Andrea 6 The Pythagorean Principle by Will Tuttle, Ph.D.
and I immediately recognized that Erica
had captured the very essence of how we
intended to lead in to our Holidays Issue 8 Changing the Game Play by Kingsley L. Dennis
— only better. Erica is more family than
staff, and we collectively share the intention 9 Tellers of a New Tale by Alan Cohen
of “walking the talk” of spreading kindness,
compassion, peace and goodwill to all life
10 Calendar of Events
forms, during this season, and always. This
is our reason for every season. Today, like many of you, I’m sure; I am left
~ Neil & Andrea wondering why we let it all end on New 12 I Am Not An Object by John G. Cottone
Year’s Day. The messages that we spread
It’s that time of year again. That blessed time and receive at the holidays are at the very
when even the busiest of those amongst us essence of who we are as a human race. 13 Digestive Health and Your Brain
pause to reflect on those things in life that This very real desire for peace and good
matter most. Though the distractions of will for all exists within each and every one by Louise Hay, Ahlea Khadro, Heather Dane
material want and perceived necessity remain, of us.
you have to admit, there is something about 14 The Bone-Chilling Truth About Dairy
the holidays – no matter which you celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. so astutely
– that for a large majority, brings a sense of said our “reality hinges on our moral by Yuri Elkaim
joy. Sure all the stressors are there. And dare foundations.” We create our reality with
I say getting worse by the year. But if we’re every thought we think, every word we
15 The Seed We All Need This Winter
really paying attention, and if we ourselves are speak, and every action we take. We literally
engaging in the true meaning of the holiday shape our world and that of those around
by Liana Werner-Gray
spirit, then we can notice that there is a us. If you pray for peace on the holidays,
distinct shift in the people and world around why stop there? Why not pray to foster
us. Words and phrases like rejoice, joy, peace for all living beings everyday? If you 16 Resources for Natural Living
peace on earth, and good will toward men, truly wish good will for all, why not take
are everywhere. Brightly lit windows flash extra measures to ensure you aren’t harming 21 Poetry
messages of happy holidays and good tidings. others? And why not extend your notion
Countless children are reminded that Santa is of others to include those who are different
checking his list. The menorah is lit with care from you but still wanting and deserving of 22 Languages of Your Inner Voice
– recounting a history too-often forgotten. their own peace and happiness?

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It’s that time of year. The time to pause and
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reflect, the time to consider others in ways
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Embrace All Aspects of the Self
different from others but for the things that
connect you. You will long for a daily expe-
rience of that sublime joy that comes from
reconnecting to yourself. You will want to
by Sara Chetkin she and Adam (i.e. you and me) fell into take responsibility for your thoughts and
feel this joy in your relationships, too. So,
a forgetful state. We separated out of the feelings, you will enjoy a strong sense of
Lily Dale, NY you will begin searching for the common
oneness and “awoke” into duality. Now empowerment. You will start to appreciate
energy that flows through all of us. Now
M we are self-aware. We believe we exist as the brilliant organization of life.
any of us consider you are on your way to living a life of wake-
individuals, and so we feel separate from
ourselves to be on a God. Unfortunately, feeling separate from However, the reason I said “mire yourself” is fulness and remembrance, seeing beyond
that this kind of exploration should eventu- the veil of your own faulty perceptions.
God tends to bring about some self-image
spiritual path.
ally leave you so confused and so utterly frus-
issues. Thus, we’re in the midst of a world- This is true spirituality. First, know thyself.
trated with the endless flow of your thoughts
We idolize teachers. We attend seminars. wide inferiority complex, and we’ve devised Then come full circle and reconcile the
and the silliness of your many feelings that
We study Buddhism or Yogic traditions. many elaborate and beautiful schemes to experience of separation with the truth of
you will naturally begin to ask yourself what
We try our hand at mysticism. We learn belie our perceived inferiority. We’re like non-duality. We can bring together these
is the point to all of this digging? Is it leading
about guides and past lives, about energy two year olds trying to get God’s attention: opposing ideas and create a new under-
anywhere? You will begin to wonder why you
work and manifestation. Maybe we recite “Look at me, look at me! See how powerful standing of ourselves. We can enjoy the
cannot finally heal it all. Where is the end to
affirmations or practice Ho’oponopono. I am? See how beautiful I can be, and how many, while maintaining full awareness of
all of your negativity? You have less of it now.
Whatever it is we do to enrich this area of good and kind and talented, too!?” the one.
You have a deeper understanding of it, but it
our lives, we always want to make sure that
The problem is God’s not listening … seems endless. And it is! It’s endless because To begin this path, seek teachers that
it is producing a desired outcome.
because there is no God. Not like that you are still in a dualistic mindset. There is encourage self-exploration. Seek classes

anyway. There’s no being separate from good and there is bad in endless and equal that draw your attention inward. Stay
For example, has your spirituality lead you
us that lords over us, watching our every proportion. grounded and vow to uncover and heal
to be more honest with yourself? Are you
the most hidden parts of your psyche.
digging deep within and uncovering the
This is the fastest way to understand-
untoward, the hidden, the “dark” side?
ing. Enlightenment begins and ends with
Because if you are not getting in there and
you. No one else can get you there. So,
taking a good, honest look at your own
let every step on the path be toward your
agendas and negative belief systems, all
true nature, the God within you. Do not
of the guides, past life regressions, read-
stray from that path, and you’ll avoid a
ings, healing sessions and weekend retreats
whole lot of silliness and missteps. The
won’t do a thing. Sure, you’ll feel a nice
answers are within you. All you need to do
high for a few days, maybe even a week,
is look. Be honest. Be fearless. Be willing to
but if you haven’t done the real work,
take full responsibility for your thoughts
inevitably you will crash.
and feelings (heck, for everything around
In embracing a spiritual life, it is para- you!), and you will go far.
mount that we embrace all aspects of the
self. In order to progress, we must become
brutally honest explorers of the inner When Sara Chetkin was 15, she was diag-
world, and look to ourselves without blind- nosed with severe scoliosis, and spent much of
ers, gathering the courage to forgive and to the next 15 years traveling around the world
heal. Until you lay bare your entire being, seeking healing and spiritual insight. These
the beautiful along with the imperfect, you travels and explorations are the basis for her
will never fully experience your true nature. first book, The Healing Curve: A Catalyst to
We are too distracted by the trappings of Consciousness. Sara pursued an education
the personality to look beyond it, but if you in herbal medicine as well as in spiritual stud-
If you are truly on a journey, you will want
develop your spiritual life around the idea move. God is just consciousness: non- ies and in 2007, earned a Master of Science
to progress even beyond this stage of self-
that you must know yourself at any cost, judgmental, unbiased, omnipresent and in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine. She
knowing. That sense of empowerment I
you will soon experience the inconsistency infinite. Joseph P. Whittel describes it well: is also a Ro-hun therapist and an Ordained
spoke of is a plateau – a good one, but a
and the unreliability of the personality. God is an “impersonal power, everywhere Minister and lives with her husband and son.
plateau nonetheless. At this point, perhaps
You will prove to yourself how treacher- present, manifesting as life, through all Sara’s book is available on Amazon.com,
out of sheer desperation, you will begin
ous it is, and you will begin to turn from it forms of organized matter.” We are all BN.com, and bookstores everywhere.
searching not for the things that make you
and look for reconnection to the true you, expressions of this impersonal power.
the God-force contained within you. Our
The reason it feels so good to get in touch
interest in this powerful force, this other
with this incredible energy is not that it is so
part of us, will grow as our interest in our
loving and embracing. It feels good because
thoughts and feelings (our personalities)
we are reconnecting with ourselves. That’s
wanes. When we come to this threshold,
your love you’re feeling. That’s your power
something marvelous can happen, but first
you are kneeling before. It’s you! Yes, you
let’s discuss this bigger part of us.
are awesomely powerful, loving, forgiving,
Here’s the thing. We are pure conscious- infinite and divine. If you want to experi-
ness. At every moment, the universal ence that Self more often, then you have to
energy we call God is coursing through stop focusing on being spiritual – whatever
us all. We are all blossoming out of this that means these days - and start working
life force. It is us: inseparable from us. We on miring yourself in a passionate and all
do not consciously experience this phe- encompassing exploration of self. At first,
nomenon because we have strayed ever it will be beautiful and very healing. You
so far and ever so deeply into the maze of will feel incredible highs and you will con-
self-awareness (think Garden of Eden and front unfathomable lows. It will be a true
the tree of knowledge). Eve didn’t wake up; journey of self-discovery. As you learn to
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The Pythagorean Principle
sible subsequent progress in architecture,
by Will Tuttle, Ph.D.
design, construction, cartography, navi-
Hidden Valley, CA
gation, and astronomy. Pythagoras and
his students also discovered and applied
As long as men massacre animals, they will the principles of harmonics that underlie
kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the vibrational tone intervals, so Pythagoras is
seeds of murder and pain cannot reap joy credited with establishing the seven-tone
and love. Pythagoras scale on which Western music is founded,
with its mathematically precise vibrational
O
ver two thousand relationships.
years ago in ancient In all these areas our culture has zeal-
Greece, the need for ously taken and benefited from Pythagoras’
genius, but the underlying principle that
a positive revolution based
he taught and lived by—compassion for
on compassion for animals all life—has been much harder for us to
accept. His unequivocal teaching that our
was clearly understood and
happiness depends on treating animals with
articulated by Pythagoras. kindness inspired Plato, Plutarch, Plotinus,
the Gnostics, and the early fathers of the
Recognized today as a
Christian church, and until 1850, when the
genius whose discoveries are
word “vegetarian” was coined, anyone who
still of critical importance, refrained from eating animals was called
a “Pythagorean.” The principle he pro-
Pythagoras remains an enig-
claimed, that we can never reap joy and love
ma, with some of his insights while sowing seeds of pain and death in our
treatment of animals, haunts us today.
eagerly received and used and
others ignored. Two thousand years after Pythagoras came
the great Leonardo da Vinci, another
His theorems laid essential foundations in genius whose art and discoveries helped
mathematics and geometry and made pos- usher in the Renaissance. Again our cul-
ture ignored his prescient words about the seeds of inclusiveness and sensitivity, we can
dire consequences of our meals: “I have reap an understanding of our interconnect-
from an early age abjured the use of meat, edness and an ability to live in peace. This
and the time will come when men will means doing a lot of inner weeding, because
look upon the murder of animals as they the herding culture into which we have
now look upon the murder of men.” With been born has sown in us the seeds of com-
Albert Einstein, who wrote, “Nothing will petitiveness, hubris, anxiety, and discon-
benefit human health and increase chances nectedness. By viewing animals and people
for survival of life on Earth as much as as Thous rather than as Its, and by cultivat-
the evolution to a vegetarian diet,” and ing awareness and compassion, we can
Mahatma Gandhi, George Bernard Shaw, nurture within us the seeds of cooperation
Emily Dickinson, Albert Schweitzer, and and caring. We are blessed by blessing oth-
others, it has been the same—we gladly ers; by using or excluding others or seeking
take their gifts except where they break the to control or dominate them, we become
“herding culture” taboo and challenge the enmeshed in suffering and further enslaved
sacred cow of eating animal foods. to the illusion of separateness, which is the
herding culture’s fundamental orientation.
The Vegan ReVoluTion
When we cultivate mindful awareness of
The core values of the old herding culture
the consequences of our food choices and
still define our culture, as does its main
conscientiously adopt a plant-based way
ritual, eating commodified animals. Our
of eating, refusing to participate in the
deep urge to evolve to a more spiritually
domination of animals and the dulling of
mature level of understanding and living,
awareness this requires, we make a pro-
and to create a social order that promotes
found statement that both flows from and
more justice, peace, freedom, health, san-
reinforces our ability to make connections.
ity, prosperity, sustainability, and happi-
We become a force of sensitivity, healing,
ness, absolutely requires us to stop viewing
and compassion. We become a revolution
animals as food objects to be consumed
of one, contributing to the foundation of
and to shift to a plant-based way of eating.
a new world with every meal we eat. As we
This would bless us enormously, liberating
share our ideas with others, we promote
us from routinely practicing, denying, and
what may be the most uplifting and healing
projecting violence, and would help us cul-
revolution our culture has ever experienced.
tivate equality and loving-kindness in our
relationships as well as develop our capacity In fact, when we speak of the various
for inner serenity. By sowing and nurturing revolutions that have supposedly trans-
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formed our culture, such as the Industrial harmed and destroyed by animal-based culture in which we live. It is founded on among people who consider themselves
Revolution, the Scientific Revolution, meals. The word that sums up this under- living the truth of interconnectedness and spiritual aspirants because the forces of
and the Information-Communications lying ethic and motivation is vegan, coined thereby consciously minimizing the suffer- early social conditioning are so difficult to
Revolution, we are missing the bigger in 1944 in England by Donald Watson. ing we impose on animals, humans, and transform. We are called to this, neverthe-
picture. None of these are actually revo- Watson was dissatisfied with the word biosystems; it frees us all from the slavery less; otherwise our culture will accomplish
lutions at all, for they’ve all taken place “vegetarian” because it does not account of becoming mere commodities. It signi- nothing but further devastation and even-
entirely within the context of a culture for motivation and refers only to the fies the birth of a new consciousness, the tual suicide.
of commodification, exploitation, and exclusion of animal flesh from the diet. He resurrection of intelligence and compas-
Reprinted with permission from The World
domination. These “revolutions” have not took the first three and last two letters of sion, and the basic rejection of cruelty
Peace Diet, ©2005 Lantern Books.
changed these underlying cultural values; that word, but wanted it pronounced com- and domination. It is our only real hope
if anything, they have further reinforced pletely differently, “vee-gn,” to emphasize for the future of our species because it
them! A true revolution must be far more its revolutionary import. Its definition in addresses the cause rather than being con- Dr. Will Tuttle, author, educator, musi-
fundamental than these. the Articles of Association of the Vegan cerned merely with effects. From this new cian, and activist, has lectured and performed
Society in England reads, consciousness we can accomplish virtually widely throughout North America and
The revolution that is demanded by our
anything; it represents the fundamental internationally. Author of the
yearning for peace, freedom, and hap- Veganism denotes a philosophy and way of
positive personal acclaimed Amazon #1 best-seller
piness must provide a new foundation living which seeks to exclude—as far as is
and cultural transforma- The World Peace Diet, trans-
for our culture, moving it away from its possible and practical—all forms of exploi-
tion that we yearn for, and it lated and published in over a
herding values of oppression and dis- tation of, and cruelty to, animals for food,
requires that we change some- dozen languages worldwide, he is
connectedness toward the post-herding clothing, or any other purpose; and by exten-
thing basic: our eating habits. a recipient of the Peace Abbey’s
values of respect, kindness, equality, sen- sion, promotes the development and use of
Courage of Conscience Award,
sitivity, and connectedness. Above all, this animal-free alternatives for the benefit of It’s funny how we want trans-
and is the creator of several
revolution must change our relationship to humans, animals, and the environment. formation without having to
wellness and advocacy training
our meals—our most practiced rituals— change! Yet the fundamental
The word “vegan,” newer and more programs, as well as co-creator
and to our food, our most powerful inner transformation called for today
challenging than “vegetarian” because it of the largest online vegan event
and outer symbol. requires the most fundamental
includes every sentient being in its circle of in history. The editor of a recent
change—a change in our rela-
There is no action that more profoundly, concern and addresses all forms of unnec- book, Circles of Compassion:
tionship to food and to animals,
radically, and positively embraces these essary cruelty from an essentially ethical Connecting Issues of Justice, he
which will cause a change in
revolutionary changes than adopting perspective, with a motivation of compas- is a frequent radio, television,
our behavior. To some, simply
a plant-based diet for ethical reasons. sion rather than health or purity, points and online presenter and writer.
becoming vegan looks like a
There is no action more subversive to the to an ancient idea that has been articu- His Ph.D. from the University of
superficial step—can something
established herding order than cultivating lated for many centuries, especially in the California, Berkeley, focused on
so simple really change us? Yes!
awareness in order to transcend the view world’s spiritual traditions. It indicates a educating intuition and altru-
Given the power of childhood
that animals are mere commodities. mentality of expansive inclusiveness and ism in adults, and he has taught
programming and of our cul-
is able to embrace science and virtually all college courses in creativity,
We are waking up from the bad dream of ture’s inertia and insensitivity
religions because it is a manifestation of humanities, mythology, religion,
commodifying and preying on animals. to violence against animals,
the yearning for universal peace, justice, and philosophy. A former Zen
The revolution of compassion that is authentically becoming a com-
wisdom, and freedom. monk and Dharma Master in
growing in our consciousness and culture mitted vegan can only be the result of a
the Korean Zen tradition, he has created eight
requires that we stop eating animals not The contemporary vegan movement is genuine spiritual breakthrough. This break-
CD albums of uplifting original piano music.
just for self-oriented health or economic founded on loving-kindness and mind- through is the fruit of ripening and effort;
A vegan since 1980, he travels with his spouse
reasons, but also from our hearts, out fulness of our effects on others. It is however, it is not the end but the beginning
Madeleine in their solar-powered RV, present-
of caring for the animals, humans, and revolutionary because it transcends and of further spiritual and moral development.
ing lectures, retreats, workshops, and concerts
vast web of interconnected lives that are renounces the violent core of the herding Veganism is still exceedingly rare even
throughout North America.
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Changing the Game Play
by Kingsley L. Dennis What this tale illustrates is that many of the bleak diagnosis and shock are followed decline when the dominant minority fails
our old ways of doing things are devour- by a courageous renewal. to inspire the rest of its people and prefers
Andalusia, Spain
ing both the world and our own sense of to follow a status quo of power rule. This
worth, without producing real change Perhaps ours is a world with a flower in its begs the question – are we being inspired?
“Seek wisdom while you have the strength,
within us. Observing our current epoch, mouth… as we move through the transi-
or you may lose strength without gaining
with its varied ideological and political tion and its associated initiatory impacts. Or rather, can we be inspired to become
wisdom.”
the very social agents of change?
Ancient saying
Social agents of change are those people in
T
here is a story that is every society who are not afraid to break
told about a wander- away from the norms of social condi-
tioning and to think for themselves. The
ing stranger who once
awakened individual is now required more
stopped a king in the street. than ever, so that conscious thinking and
conscious behavior can co-create a way
Furious, the king shouted,
forward, through the morass that sur-
“How dare you, a man of rounds us. The rising change has already
begun – and we need to take notice of this
little worth, interrupt the
shifting ground.
progress of your sovereign?”
conflict, mental conditioning and strife Maybe we are facing an historic episode of The bottom line is that we need to accept
The stranger answered: Can you truly be a among peoples and nations, it appears that rebalancing on an epic scale, signaled by that there is the possibility for self-
sovereign if you cannot even fill my beg- our collective body is in a state of global spiraling unrest in the collective conscious- development – work on ourselves – that
ging bowl? And he held out his bowl to psychosis. Nothing short of a global revela- ness of humanity. That we have no cultural in turn has an impact upon the grander
the king. In wishing to show his generosity tory experience, or epiphany, is required. memory of having encountered such an developmental cycle of civilization. We
to the crowd that had now assembled, the epochal transition before, places us in need to recognize that we often live our lives
king ordered that the stranger’s begging For the past several thousand years at least frightening new territory. within a distracting social milieu, and how
bowl be filled with gold. But no sooner the human race has defined itself through it is crucial we align ourselves with those
did the bowl appear to be full of gold crisis and calamity, struggle and greed. As Richard Tarnas says: “Perhaps we, as a positive ideas that reflect our capacities and
coins than they disappeared and the bowl We have recently crammed ourselves civilization and a species, are undergoing strengths. In other words, to feel empow-
seemed empty once again. Sack after sack into conurbations – densely-packed city a rite of passage of the most epochal and ered and not powerless, to possess an inner
of gold coins was brought, and still the spaces where daily we pass thousands of profound kind, acted out on the stage of confidence that allows us to work in our
begging bowl devoured them all. “Stop,” people, with tens of thousands more liv- history with, as it were, the cosmos itself as external environments in the ways most
screamed the king, “This trick of yours is ing within a few minutes’ travel of where the tribal matrix of the initiatory drama.” appropriate. It is time to stop playing their
emptying my treasury!” “Perhaps to you we are, and yet we each act independently, funny games, and to begin taking responsi-
I am emptying your treasury,” said the unaware of our intrinsic interdependence. Any society or civiliza- bility for our own minds
stranger, “but to others I am merely illus- Psychologically we are separated, feeling tion which makes the and actions. It is time to
trating a truth.” “And what truth is this?” alone, whilst our inherent connectedness material world its sole become the new wave of
asked the king. lies under our skin and all around us. pursuit and object of change agents upon the
concern cannot but planet.
“The truth is that the bowl is the desires of In a play by Luigi Pirandello – The Man decline in the long run.
humankind, and the gold is what human- with a Flower in his Mouth – a man emerg- That is why the game Excerpted with permis-
ity is given. There is no end to humanity’s es from a doctor’s surgery with a fatal diag- play needs to change, sion from The Phoenix
capacity to devour, without being in any nosis; with this knowledge of impending and why the current Generation, ©2014
way changed. See, the bowl has eaten nearly death the man’s world suddenly changes generations have a Watkins Publishing.
all your wealth, but it is still an empty piece and every small thing has significance. He responsibility to be a
of carved old wood, which has not partaken undergoes a conversion of consciousness: part of this constructive Kingsley L Dennis, PhD,
of the nature of gold in any respect.” change. For us to evolve is a sociologist, researcher,
as a species and as a and writer. He is the
planetary civilization we author of several critically
need to co-exist with the acclaimed books includ-
Earth’s systems and to ing New Consciousness
understand those laws for a New World; New
that are in harmony Revolutions for a Small
with a long-term future. Planet; After the Car;
This may be the only and the celebrated Dawn
way toward advancing of the Akashic Age
the evolution of the human (with Ervin Laszlo). He previ-
being; and it is common sense ously worked in the Sociology
too. The famous British histo- Department at Lancaster
rian Arnold Toynbee claimed University, UK. Kingsley is the
that civilizations emerge and author of numerous articles on
evolve when they are gov- social futures, technology and
erned by a creative minor- new media communications,
ity that inspires the people. global affairs, and conscious
In turn, civilizations enter evolution.
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Tellers of a New Tale
by Alan Cohen, Kapaau, HI I saw a documentary about was young, I used to admire intelligent the lives of everyone they touch by being
cosmetic surgeons who people; as I grow older, I admire kind present with them. Albert Schweitzer said,
W
hen I go to the donated their services to people.” “…the only ones among you who will
help people who had be really happy are those who will have
local bank I always
become disfig- I used to think that people sought and found how to serve.”
enjoy seeing a ured, primarily who advertised themselves
teller named Emily, a delight- women who as gurus, healers, teach- Life is not a series of opportunities to get
had ers, and enlightened somewhere. Life is a series of opportuni-
ful retired elementary school
beings were ties to be somewhere. Difficulties are not
teacher with a kind word for the great oppressions from a dark source. They are
souls on invitations to be a light source. Bank teller
everyone. One morning while
earth. As Emily has more change to offer than I can
I was making a deposit at I grow in count.
experience,
Emily’s window, the shrieking
I consider Alan Cohen is the author of Enough
siren of a passing emergency people who dem- Already: The Power of Radical
vehicle pierced the bank. been onstrate kindness to Contentment. If you would like to become
beaten. In be the most advanced a professional life coach or incorporate life
“That’s the first one today,”
each case souls. Waitresses, cham- coaching skills in your career or personal life,
Emily noted. “You count there was a bermaids, van drivers, join Alan’s celebrated Life Coach Training
moment when the and custodians are among Program beginning in
them?” I asked her. “I always
doctor removed the the holiest people I know. They September. For more
say a prayer as they go by,” she bandages, and the woman care about making the world a better information about this
answered. looked in the mirror to see place more than what they can get for program, Alan’s books,
her new face for the first themselves. Helping others brings them free daily inspirational
time. All the recipients burst into greater reward than acquiring more stuff quotes, and his weekly
I was touched by Emily’s use of the emer-
tears. A few hours of the surgeons’ time or becoming enlightened. Many of these radio show, visit www.
gency. For many of us, a siren is an annoy-
led to a lifetime of better for their patients. hidden saints have never attended a self- alancohen.com, email
ance. Or we shrivel to think that someone
These doctors were improvement seminar, but they improve [email protected].
might be hurt or in trouble. But Emily uses
tellers of a new tale.
emergencies to practice healing. She is not
just a bank teller. She is a teller of blessing.
A Course in Miracles teaches that every act
is either an expression of love or a call
I used to complain about the news, which
for love. All antisocial or aberrant behav-
is so often negative. Then I heard Michael
ior is a call for love. We do not heal by
Beckwith mention that he considers the
punishment. We heal by validation. In a
news to be his prayer list. Hmmm. Is the
certain African tribe, when a person com-
news something to worry about, or is it a
mits a crime, that person is not punished.
platform upon which to practice holding a
Instead, he or she is called to the center of
higher vision?
the circle of tribespeople, where everyone
chants that person’s unique song to him
New York philanthropist Milton Petrie
or her. The tribe realizes that the cure for
scanned the newspaper every morning to
social ills is not chastisement. It is connec-
see whom he could help. One day he read
tion to self, community, and spirit.
about a beautiful young model who had
been viciously attacked by thugs hired
Business also has a new tale, if we are will-
by the boyfriend she had left. The article
ing to tell it. Two basic attitudes underlie
showed heart-rending photographs of
all business transactions: (1) What can I
three long hideous scars that ran the length
get? or (2) How can I help? Ultimately only
of both cheeks and her forehead; hundreds
the attitude of service will be rewarding.
of stitches were required to put her face
My mentor Carla Gordan coached many
back together. A Venus had become a
people by telephone. One day while visit-
Frankenstein.
ing her home I saw the phone she used for
coaching. On the back of the handset she
Moved by the girl’s plight, Mr. Petrie
had taped a small reminder note to herself.
called the model to his office and told
It said, “How can I help?”
her that he would give her twenty thou-
sand dollars a year for the rest of her life.
Many people are suffering in the world as
Thrilled to receive such kindness in the
we know it. Ian Maclaren said, “Be kind,
wake of her anguish, she had numerous
for everyone you meet is fighting a hard
surgeries that restored her skin and beauty
battle.” Sometimes even apparently happy
to near-perfection. As I watched her being
people are struggling with issues you don’t
interviewed on television, I noticed an
see. So ultimately kindness, not intellec-
additional glow not obvious in her pre-
tual prowess, financial stability, or worldly
attack model photos. She had been the
power is the most valuable resource.
recipient of grace.
Abraham Joshua Heschel said, “When I
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