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Showing posts with label World Service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Service. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
"Every book you read was once a tree"
This has got to be one of my favourite websites on the internet - Eco Libris http://www.ecolibris.net/index.asp "Balance out your books. Now you can plant a tree for every book you read" My husband and I have started our monthly contribution to "pay back" to the environment for all the books we have! This was passed on to me from one of our I AM U Branch Leaders.
It is a great site. And it only costs USD1 to plant one tree! So there is no excuse for avid readers not to do it, each book nowadays costs about USD15 and more.
enjoy!
It is a great site. And it only costs USD1 to plant one tree! So there is no excuse for avid readers not to do it, each book nowadays costs about USD15 and more.
enjoy!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Why are human beings stuck in inertia?
The other day I read that climate change scientists will have a report out in Nov that will show that greenhouse gases have already reached a dangerous level. I don't think we should wait for a formal report in order to do anything for our planet and for our future generations. We see in newspaper reports daily that climate change is affecting so many aspects of life in so many countries - Greenland now is hot enough to grow brocoli, the permafrost in Russia is melting etc
Greenland and Russia are really not too far away from us in Asia if we realise that we are experiencing the effects of Global warming too. Sea water level is rising and we are experiencing hotter days.
Mass consciousness is steep in inertia - most people think that there's little they can do, or that what they do will not make a difference. The negative mindset and inertia are so deeply ingrained. Perhaps the issue of global warming is just too far removed when people have trouble putting food on the table.
What about those who are a little bit more comfortable in life - who in truth are contributing most to global warming. Bad habits and addictions to materialism, excessive consumption of food, alcohol, buying for the sake of buying, cigarettes, negative thinking/feelings and so on are just putting people in a hypnotic state of existence.
It is so true what Dr Stone wrote: "Most of my work is not hypnotizing people, but rather, dehypnotizing them. A great many people walk around in a kind of hypnotic state already."
Hypnosis and self hypnosis are incredibly misunderstood in our society. Hypnosis to the ordinary person has a very negative stigma, caused by a misuse of the tool by the stage hypnotists and misinformation perpetuated by the media.
Hypnosis is actually a very common incident which occurs to each of us throughout our day. As I mentioned previously, every time you are a victim or are on automatic pilot you are in hypnosis. Every time you let the subconscious mind run you, you are in hypnosis. Every time another person’s thoughts or feelings affect you, you are in a subtle state of hypnosis.
When you go to sleep at night you go through stages of hypnosis. When you read a book, watch television or drive your car, you go into hypnosis. A person who is a victim instead of a master of his life lives most of his life in hypnosis."
I personally experience this to be true, for I used to live a life of hypnosis too in excessive amounts of alcohol and cigarettes and other stuff! And I have learned that when I move myself out of the influential wave of mass thinking/feeling/actions/speech, I can move out of inertia. Becoming more a master than a victim of life.
This includes seeing life from a bigger picture, than just satisfying cravings, habits, addictions, or being stuck in negative thinking, feelings, actions and speech. I believe that every single person on earth has the power to manifest change. Change that will be beneficial for self, the community, country and ultimately the entire planet.
So why wait? It is time to get out of mass hypnosis and inertia and be the cause and not the effect!
Greenland and Russia are really not too far away from us in Asia if we realise that we are experiencing the effects of Global warming too. Sea water level is rising and we are experiencing hotter days.
Mass consciousness is steep in inertia - most people think that there's little they can do, or that what they do will not make a difference. The negative mindset and inertia are so deeply ingrained. Perhaps the issue of global warming is just too far removed when people have trouble putting food on the table.
What about those who are a little bit more comfortable in life - who in truth are contributing most to global warming. Bad habits and addictions to materialism, excessive consumption of food, alcohol, buying for the sake of buying, cigarettes, negative thinking/feelings and so on are just putting people in a hypnotic state of existence.
It is so true what Dr Stone wrote: "Most of my work is not hypnotizing people, but rather, dehypnotizing them. A great many people walk around in a kind of hypnotic state already."
Hypnosis and self hypnosis are incredibly misunderstood in our society. Hypnosis to the ordinary person has a very negative stigma, caused by a misuse of the tool by the stage hypnotists and misinformation perpetuated by the media.
Hypnosis is actually a very common incident which occurs to each of us throughout our day. As I mentioned previously, every time you are a victim or are on automatic pilot you are in hypnosis. Every time you let the subconscious mind run you, you are in hypnosis. Every time another person’s thoughts or feelings affect you, you are in a subtle state of hypnosis.
When you go to sleep at night you go through stages of hypnosis. When you read a book, watch television or drive your car, you go into hypnosis. A person who is a victim instead of a master of his life lives most of his life in hypnosis."
I personally experience this to be true, for I used to live a life of hypnosis too in excessive amounts of alcohol and cigarettes and other stuff! And I have learned that when I move myself out of the influential wave of mass thinking/feeling/actions/speech, I can move out of inertia. Becoming more a master than a victim of life.
This includes seeing life from a bigger picture, than just satisfying cravings, habits, addictions, or being stuck in negative thinking, feelings, actions and speech. I believe that every single person on earth has the power to manifest change. Change that will be beneficial for self, the community, country and ultimately the entire planet.
So why wait? It is time to get out of mass hypnosis and inertia and be the cause and not the effect!
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
From Avaaz Org
Dear friends,
Our emergency petition to stop the crackdown on peaceful protesters in Burma is exploding, with nearly 500,000 signers from every nation of the world. But the situation in Burma remains desperate, with reports of hundreds of monks being massacred and tortured. Burma's rulers have also killed and expelled international journalists, cutting off global media coverage of their cruelty.
China is still the key - the country with the most power to halt the Burmese generals' reign of terror. We're delivering our message this week with a massive ad campaign in major newspapers, beginning Thursday with a full page ad in the Financial Times worldwide, and in the South China Morning Post. The strength of the ad comes from the number of petition signers listed – can we reach our goal of 1 million signatures this week? The link to sign the petition and view the ad is below, forward this email to all your friends and family!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/u.php
China continues to provide key economic and military support to Burma's dictatorship, but it has been openly critical of the crackdown. Now we need the government to match words with actions. Our ad paints a powerful moment of choice for China in its relationship with the world – will it be a responsible and respected member of the global community, or will it be associated with tyranny and oppression?
People power, on the streets of Burma, and around the world, can triumph over tyranny. Our strength is in our numbers, spread the word!
With hope and determination,
Ricken, Paul, Ben, Graziela, Pascal, Galit and the whole Avaaz team.
For the best local reporting on the situation in Burma, try these links:
http://www.irrawaddy.org
http://www.mizzima.com
Our emergency petition to stop the crackdown on peaceful protesters in Burma is exploding, with nearly 500,000 signers from every nation of the world. But the situation in Burma remains desperate, with reports of hundreds of monks being massacred and tortured. Burma's rulers have also killed and expelled international journalists, cutting off global media coverage of their cruelty.
China is still the key - the country with the most power to halt the Burmese generals' reign of terror. We're delivering our message this week with a massive ad campaign in major newspapers, beginning Thursday with a full page ad in the Financial Times worldwide, and in the South China Morning Post. The strength of the ad comes from the number of petition signers listed – can we reach our goal of 1 million signatures this week? The link to sign the petition and view the ad is below, forward this email to all your friends and family!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/u.php
China continues to provide key economic and military support to Burma's dictatorship, but it has been openly critical of the crackdown. Now we need the government to match words with actions. Our ad paints a powerful moment of choice for China in its relationship with the world – will it be a responsible and respected member of the global community, or will it be associated with tyranny and oppression?
People power, on the streets of Burma, and around the world, can triumph over tyranny. Our strength is in our numbers, spread the word!
With hope and determination,
Ricken, Paul, Ben, Graziela, Pascal, Galit and the whole Avaaz team.
For the best local reporting on the situation in Burma, try these links:
http://www.irrawaddy.org
http://www.mizzima.com
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Join me in saving whales
I received this message from the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) which is based in America. I believe that everyone not just Americans should do their part....
"The Navy's sonic assault on whales should be stopped immediately. I'm asking for your help to make it happen.
Let me be clear: I have the deepest respect for the U.S. Navy. When I was growing up, my father was a doctor and commander in the Navy. His role in helping to establish a base at the South Pole in 1957, as part of the International Geophysical Year, had a lifelong impact on me.
We loved the Navy because it helped win World War II. But we also loved the Navy because it was a leader in the scientific study of the natural world.
That's why I feel so strongly that today's Navy should be using its vast resources to protect not just our nation but the health of our planet’s oceans as well.
And it's why I am so distressed by the acoustic onslaught the Navy is now waging beneath our planet's oceans -- an onslaught known to kill whales with dangerous mid-frequency sound waves.
Mid-frequency sonar is designed to detect enemy submarines. The Navy's warships deploy underwater speakers that blast the ocean with noise in excess of 235 decibels -- a sonic barrage roughly comparable to a Saturn V rocket at blast-off.
That explosive level of noise can cause whales -- who have an exquisite sense of hearing -- to panic, surface too quickly, and hemorrhage internally. Many beached whales have been found bleeding around their brains and ears after their fatal encounters with military sonar.
Imagine a sound so disorienting or so painful that you jump out of the sea and die on the beach rather than be subjected to it for another minute! From a whale's point of view, the Navy's sonic assault must seem like torture.
But that torture isn't just cruel, it's unnecessary.
You see, the Navy could adopt simple safety measures when training with sonar that would prevent the needless infliction of pain and death on these magnificent animals. For example, the Navy could avoid marine habitats where whales are known to migrate, feed, and raise their young. These common-sense precautions would not compromise military readiness.
But the Navy refuses. So the maiming and killing of whales goes on.
This callousness toward nature -- toward the ocean itself -- does not reflect the Navy I grew up with. We deserve better. And, as Americans, it's our right to demand better.
Our message is simple: Whales should not have to die for military practice.
Please join me and millions of other people in getting that message to the U.S. Navy and to Congress. Click here now and tell the Navy to do the right thing.
Then please help us build a nationwide outcry by forwarding this message to your friends and family members who would want to know about the Navy's reckless assault on whales and other marine life.
Let's not wait for hundreds, or even thousands, more whales to suffer and die. Please stand with me in demanding a more humane Navy right now.
Sincerely,
James Taylor
NRDC Action Fund"
"The Navy's sonic assault on whales should be stopped immediately. I'm asking for your help to make it happen.
Let me be clear: I have the deepest respect for the U.S. Navy. When I was growing up, my father was a doctor and commander in the Navy. His role in helping to establish a base at the South Pole in 1957, as part of the International Geophysical Year, had a lifelong impact on me.
We loved the Navy because it helped win World War II. But we also loved the Navy because it was a leader in the scientific study of the natural world.
That's why I feel so strongly that today's Navy should be using its vast resources to protect not just our nation but the health of our planet’s oceans as well.
And it's why I am so distressed by the acoustic onslaught the Navy is now waging beneath our planet's oceans -- an onslaught known to kill whales with dangerous mid-frequency sound waves.
Mid-frequency sonar is designed to detect enemy submarines. The Navy's warships deploy underwater speakers that blast the ocean with noise in excess of 235 decibels -- a sonic barrage roughly comparable to a Saturn V rocket at blast-off.
That explosive level of noise can cause whales -- who have an exquisite sense of hearing -- to panic, surface too quickly, and hemorrhage internally. Many beached whales have been found bleeding around their brains and ears after their fatal encounters with military sonar.
Imagine a sound so disorienting or so painful that you jump out of the sea and die on the beach rather than be subjected to it for another minute! From a whale's point of view, the Navy's sonic assault must seem like torture.
But that torture isn't just cruel, it's unnecessary.
You see, the Navy could adopt simple safety measures when training with sonar that would prevent the needless infliction of pain and death on these magnificent animals. For example, the Navy could avoid marine habitats where whales are known to migrate, feed, and raise their young. These common-sense precautions would not compromise military readiness.
But the Navy refuses. So the maiming and killing of whales goes on.
This callousness toward nature -- toward the ocean itself -- does not reflect the Navy I grew up with. We deserve better. And, as Americans, it's our right to demand better.
Our message is simple: Whales should not have to die for military practice.
Please join me and millions of other people in getting that message to the U.S. Navy and to Congress. Click here now and tell the Navy to do the right thing.
Then please help us build a nationwide outcry by forwarding this message to your friends and family members who would want to know about the Navy's reckless assault on whales and other marine life.
Let's not wait for hundreds, or even thousands, more whales to suffer and die. Please stand with me in demanding a more humane Navy right now.
Sincerely,
James Taylor
NRDC Action Fund"
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Do Your Part Today!
7/7/07: I AM YOU Global Prayer Circle for a Climate in Crisis. Click here for details
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
COUNTDOWN TO 7/7/07!
7/7/07: I AM YOU Global Prayer Circle for a Climate in Crisis. Click here for details
Monday, June 11, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
7/7/07: I AM YOU Global Prayer Circle for a Climate in Crisis
World Service! Take action! Click here:
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
As an AVAAZ Supporter.....
This is what I want to share with you today. If you can take 3 mins to take action NOW to support this cause, it is much appreciated.
Dear Avaaz supporter,
This week, the G8+5 summit could reach an agreement to take bold action on climate change. Governments are watching our petition--help it reach 333,333 signatures by clicking here:
Take Action Now!
Our campaign against global warming is on fire! World leaders meet at the G8+5 summit this week--and they're listening to us. Friday morning, we banged boxes of 265,000 names down on the top German negotiator's table in Berlin. Taken aback, he promised to bring our voice into the negotiations, and said he'd track how fast our petition grows. On Saturday, with another 10,000 signatures overnight, we marched at the head of the climate march in Rostock, with tens of thousands peacefully demanding urgent action. Now we're in touch with top officials from France, the UK and Brazil, all following our campaign as they decide on a strong stand.
Let's turn the heat up even higher. Can you help us get to 333,333 voices for change--the biggest global climate petition ever--before the summit decision? One last push, together, to avert a planetary catastrophe. Take a moment and tell five friends to go to this page--
http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit_g8
The energy here in Germany is electric. Every few hours, new reports come in as governments manoeuvre. Amidst the politics, our campaign draws a clear line: a swift global agreement with binding emissions targets.
When we met with Chancellor Angela Merkel's top representative who chairs the talks, he promised us Germany wouldn't compromise-- then on Sunday Merkel came through for us, the Brits followed suit, and now Brazil and China have joined the call for a global UN-led process. Bush has started to move but his proposals would be a step back, the US people and Congress are already way ahead of him.
The summit leaders can tell a global movement is brewing. Our petition, this simple list of names from every corner of the globe, is a sign politicians can see and touch. These talks always come down to the wire-- so it's crucial for world leaders to know how much the global public wants them to stop the climate crisis.
The summit opens Wednesday, ends Friday. This is crunch time. So just for a moment, put aside whatever you're doing and help us get to a third of a million signatures-- urge your friends and family to sign the petition here:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit_g8
We know leaders are watching. Let's make their jaws drop.
With hope,
Paul, Ben, Graziela, Iain, Hannah, Galit, Ricken and the whole Avaaz team
PS: For more information about the G8 summit and the climate change negotiations, see here:
http://www.ft.com/indepth/climatechange
And for more about Avaaz's work on climate change at the G8 see:
http://www.avaaz.org/blog/en/climate_change/
Dear Avaaz supporter,
This week, the G8+5 summit could reach an agreement to take bold action on climate change. Governments are watching our petition--help it reach 333,333 signatures by clicking here:
Take Action Now!
Our campaign against global warming is on fire! World leaders meet at the G8+5 summit this week--and they're listening to us. Friday morning, we banged boxes of 265,000 names down on the top German negotiator's table in Berlin. Taken aback, he promised to bring our voice into the negotiations, and said he'd track how fast our petition grows. On Saturday, with another 10,000 signatures overnight, we marched at the head of the climate march in Rostock, with tens of thousands peacefully demanding urgent action. Now we're in touch with top officials from France, the UK and Brazil, all following our campaign as they decide on a strong stand.
Let's turn the heat up even higher. Can you help us get to 333,333 voices for change--the biggest global climate petition ever--before the summit decision? One last push, together, to avert a planetary catastrophe. Take a moment and tell five friends to go to this page--
http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit_g8
The energy here in Germany is electric. Every few hours, new reports come in as governments manoeuvre. Amidst the politics, our campaign draws a clear line: a swift global agreement with binding emissions targets.
When we met with Chancellor Angela Merkel's top representative who chairs the talks, he promised us Germany wouldn't compromise-- then on Sunday Merkel came through for us, the Brits followed suit, and now Brazil and China have joined the call for a global UN-led process. Bush has started to move but his proposals would be a step back, the US people and Congress are already way ahead of him.
The summit leaders can tell a global movement is brewing. Our petition, this simple list of names from every corner of the globe, is a sign politicians can see and touch. These talks always come down to the wire-- so it's crucial for world leaders to know how much the global public wants them to stop the climate crisis.
The summit opens Wednesday, ends Friday. This is crunch time. So just for a moment, put aside whatever you're doing and help us get to a third of a million signatures-- urge your friends and family to sign the petition here:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit_g8
We know leaders are watching. Let's make their jaws drop.
With hope,
Paul, Ben, Graziela, Iain, Hannah, Galit, Ricken and the whole Avaaz team
PS: For more information about the G8 summit and the climate change negotiations, see here:
http://www.ft.com/indepth/climatechange
And for more about Avaaz's work on climate change at the G8 see:
http://www.avaaz.org/blog/en/climate_change/
Monday, June 04, 2007
Consumerism
One of the things in which we feel very strongly about that is certainly part of the path of God and Self realization is taking care of the earth effectively and properly. Toby and I used to carry our re-cyclable junk by bus to recycling points as there were no recycling bins in the area where we live. People ask us why we bother? I was amazed by the question. We put in a request for recycling bins to be installed, and it took months because of red tapes. But eventually, they arrived!
Now that we have moved, there are no re-cycling bins in this estate! Toby has to carry 5-8kg of tins, plastic, glass to the estate 10 mins walk away to do it, this is far easier than traveling by bus to recycling points. We are putting up a request yet again for recycling bins here.
In our modern society, we consume too much of everything. As we were getting ready to move, we had to throw so much stuff, and we are not even the type that shop for pleasure only out of necessity! Why do people consume so much without thinking of the effect it has on the earth? It is certainly out of habit, mass consciousness programming and lack of education.
I believe that 'lightworkers' must do more than just meditate, build light bodies, read spiritual books and so forth, we must be more informed, live by example, educate, practice taking care of the earth (recycle, re-use, consume less, buy less). It is the practical things that we do on earth that counts.
What is a lightworker? Someone who 'lightens' the load of the earth and the people on earth!
I hope this inspires you to do your part for the earth.
Visit this link for some interesting read:
Now that we have moved, there are no re-cycling bins in this estate! Toby has to carry 5-8kg of tins, plastic, glass to the estate 10 mins walk away to do it, this is far easier than traveling by bus to recycling points. We are putting up a request yet again for recycling bins here.
In our modern society, we consume too much of everything. As we were getting ready to move, we had to throw so much stuff, and we are not even the type that shop for pleasure only out of necessity! Why do people consume so much without thinking of the effect it has on the earth? It is certainly out of habit, mass consciousness programming and lack of education.
I believe that 'lightworkers' must do more than just meditate, build light bodies, read spiritual books and so forth, we must be more informed, live by example, educate, practice taking care of the earth (recycle, re-use, consume less, buy less). It is the practical things that we do on earth that counts.
What is a lightworker? Someone who 'lightens' the load of the earth and the people on earth!
I hope this inspires you to do your part for the earth.
Visit this link for some interesting read:
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