What's New . . . November 2007
Beloved Spiritual Leader, Sri Chinmoy, Passes Away in October; ‘Raise the Friends Center Walls at Strawbale Workshps 11/3 -4 & 10-11: Let's Paint the Town Blue Week in San Diego Nov 5-12; “Destination Peace” for the Holidays with Azim Khamisa Nov 10; Reconsidering Little Rock: 50 Years After at UCSD Nov 13-15; Sweden's Answer to the Dalai Lama visits SoCal Nov 17-19; Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker Coming to Seaside Center, Encinitas, Nov 25; SD Center for Spiritual Living Founders Weekend Dec 1-2; Comic Shrink and America's Funniest Mom in Encinitas Dec. 7; LA Yoga hosts Spiritual Master Sri Swami Vishwananda Dec 14-16
Beloved Spiritual Leader, Sri Chinmoy, Passes Away in October
Internationally renowned peace leader and spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy, 76, passed away October 11 in his home in Queens, New York. The cause of death was a heart attack. Respected and loved worldwide, Sri Chinmoy manifested his philosophy for world peace through a wide array of activities including literature, art, sports and music. Hailed as a modern-day renaissance man, Sri Chinmoy wrote over 1500 books of prose and poetry, composed nearly 21,000 pieces of music and offered more than 750 free Peace Concerts worldwide in venues like the Royal Albert Hall in London and New York's Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. He was an avid runner and tennis player, and in recent years, a champion weightlifter.
Sri Chinmoy was born on August 27, 1931 in a small village in Bengal, India. Orphaned at the age of 11, he traveled with his six brothers and sisters to a spiritual community in South India, where he spent the next 20 years in intense prayer and meditation. Heeding an inner call, he traveled to the United States in 1964 to serve spiritual seekers and made New York City his home.
A champion of interfaith harmony, Sri Chinmoy was beloved by religious leaders of all denominations. Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama celebrated Sri Chinmoy as a true servant of God. Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote of his passing: “Sri Chinmoy was a great man. God is smiling to know the immense good he has accomplished and encouraged in others. In a world of suspicion, hostility and conflict, he worked tirelessly to bring the different faiths together and inspired many to emulate.”
Sri Chinmoy once wrote: “Death is not the end. Death can never be the end. Death is the road. Life is the traveler. The soul is the guide. When the traveler is tired and exhausted, the guide instructs the traveler to take either a short or a long rest, and then the traveler's journey begins again.” We'll see you down the road, Dear One.
Sri Chinmoy
Raise the Friends Center Walls at Strawbale Workshps 11/3 -4 & 10-11
Come join a Master Builder and learn fun “hands-on” strawbale building on November 3 & 4 and November 10 & 11, 8am-5pm. Workshop Leader, Mark R. Tighe (“From Design to Finish since 1965”) built the first permitted strawbale building in San Diego and is a member of CASBA (California Strawbale Builder's Association).
Workshop Fee: $75 for one weekend; $100 for both. Pre-Registration required. Scholarships available. To register contact the Peace Resource Center at 619/263-9301 or info@prcsd.org. Volunteers are also needed. Bring: Sun hat, scarf, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable boots and clothing, gloves, long sleeve T-shirt & any personal items. Dust masks, lunch and water will be provided. More info about the Friends Center: www.sdfriendscenter.org.
Let's Paint the Town Blue Week in San Diego Nov 5-12
As part of a 7-day celebration from November 5-12 entitled “Let's Paint the Town Blue” Week, Difference Makers International will sponsor the First Annual “A Salute to Our Blue Ribbon Champions.” During this evening selected guests will be honored for their love, donations and support of this groundbreaking organization.
The Blue Ribbon program is a hands-on program that teaches thousands of parents, siblings, peers, neighbors, teachers and business people how to express their appreciation, respect and love for one another. At the Salute event there will be stories of how the training and the program is helping dissolve bullying in schools, avert teen suicides, end family and community feuds, increase academic excellence and make dreams come true.
If you want to get involved with “Let's Paint the Town Blue” Week, contact Difference Makers International at: www.blueribbons.org, info@blueribbons.org or 760/753-0963.
“Destination Peace” for the Holidays with Azim Khamisa Nov 10
International speaker, award-winning author and founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (www.TKF.org), Azim Khamisa teaches his 3-step forgiveness process in a One-Day Forgiveness Intensive entitled “Destination Peace.” The event will run 10am-6pm, Saturday, November 10 at the Marina Village Conference Center, overlooking Mission Bay in San Diego. The Intensive purposefully coincides with upcoming holidays–an ideal time to create a miracle in one's life.
Khamisa promises a day of transformation saying, “So many of us are laden down with hurt, grief and guilt and are therefore not completely free to fully enjoy and experience all that this wonderful life has to offer. This intensive provides an opportunity for people to become freer and to find both peace of mind and peace in their heart which can be especially important during the holidays and family celebrations.” Early registration discounts are offered, go to: www.azimkhamisa.com/ForgivenessJourney.html
Azim Khamisa is a man who walks his talk. After Tony Hicks, a 14-year-old gang member murdered Azim's 20-year-old son, Tariq, while he was delivering pizzas in 1995, he was inspired to transform his loss through the miraculous power of forgiveness. Believing that there were “victims at both ends of the gun,” Khamisa forgave Tony and founded the Tariq Khamisa Foundation. He then asked Ples Felix, Tony's grandfather and guardian, to join him in the work of TKF. They have brought their message to over 20 million people the world over through workshops, audio, video and the media.
You can also come “Take a Tour of TKF” and learn more about TKF's programs and meet the staff at their offices on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month. Call: 858/565-0800, TKF is located at 7490 Opportunity Road, Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92111, www.tkf.org
Reconsidering Little Rock: 50 Years After at UCSD Nov 13-15
On November 13-15, Thurgood Marshall College and the Helen Edison Lecture Series at UCSD will commemorate the 1957 incident of 9 black Arkansas high school students which began school desegregation.
Distinguished keynote guests Dr. Terrence Roberts (one of the Little Rock 9) and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond will speak at 7:30pm, November 13 at the Weiss Forum Theatre and November 14 at the Price Center Ballroom. Each evening will also feature a moderated panel of scholars. The 13th will follow the legal legacy of 1954's groundbreaking case ‘Brown v. Board of Ed' through recent Court decisions; the 14th will focus on social ramifications of desegregation over the decades with a view toward San Diego schools.
November 15 at the Weiss Forum at 7:30pm a special program of dramatic material will be performed by noted actress Karole Foreman, with music by Cecil Lytle and members of UCSD faculty and graduate program and a short screening from PBS's heralded “Eyes on the Prize” with narration by Julian Bond. All three events are free to the public. Phone Shamara Madrid for more info at: 858/534-1709.
Sweden's Answer to the Dalai Lama visits SoCal Nov 17-19
Best selling author and recording artist, Anette Carlstrom, will share the gift of Awakening into Oneness during her Sacred Chemistry From the Heart Tour in LA and SD, November 17-19. “The search is over, there is nothing to find. It's all about just seeing, allowing and accepting all of who you are in the moment,” says Anette. She has been given a special gift; when she talks, chants or touches your head, there is an energy transmission that carries the power of transformation, it's called The Oneness Blessing (Deeksha).
Anette will share the secret codes and give the Oneness Blessing that transformed her life. This intelligent energy works by creating a neurobiological shift in the brain within the field of unity, bringing an end to the illusion of separation, to help one release and unplug from the illusion of the matrix.
Anette Carlstrom from Sweden has stepped through that doorway of consciousness since receiving the Oneness Blessing at the Oneness University in India 2003. She lives an “awakened life”, is a mother of 2 children, runs a wellness center and travels the world to share her gifts. For registration and info: www.invokethepresence.com or call 858/571-2802.
Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker Coming to Seaside Center, Encinitas, Nov 25
Bestselling author of “What You Think of Me is None of My Business” and Dare to be Great,” Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker, is coming to Seaside Center for Spiritual Living on Sunday, November 25. She will be providing a talk entitled, “The Path of Supreme Happiness” at both the 9am and 11am services. Dr. Cole-Whittaker will also be offering the “Ultimate Prosperity Program” in a workshop from 1:30 to 4:30pm, entitled “21 Days to Living Your Dreams.” A healthy lunch will be available for sale immediately preceding the workshop.
Seaside is located at 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas, adjacent to the Cardiff Sports Park. Tickets are $35 in advance available at Seaside Center, at SoulScape Gifts & Books and Charmed on Cedros, as well as on-line at www.wahzee.com If still available, tickets can be purchased at the door for $45. More information: (760) 753-5786 or www.SeasideCenter.org
Cole-Whittaker is a global inspirational and motivational teacher and counselor. Her weekly television show garnered an international following and earned an Emmy. She has been interviewed on over 800 TV and radio programs and been featured in People, US, Newsweek, Time and The Wall Street Journal.
SD Center for Spiritual Living Founders Weekend Dec 1-2
Come and experience the presence of two enlightened leaders in the New Thought Movement. Enjoy An Evening with Ernest Holmes on Saturday, Dec. 1, 7pm, $20 advance / $25 door. Brad Wethern, RscP brings Ernest Holmes, the Founder of Religious Science, to life in a unique, inspiring and transformational evening of the legendary “Sermon By The Sea.” Rev. Poleski says: “Every detail down to the ministerial robe, character voice inflections and facial gestures gave me the sensation of what it must have been like to sit front row and listen to Ernest Holmes in his prime.”
Join Bro. Ishmael Tetteh, Special Guest Speaker, a Modern Mystic and internationally renowned teacher and speaker on Sunday, Dec 2, 10am. Founder and Spiritual Director of the Etherean Mission and Hospital in Ghana, West Africa, he has authored more than 18 self-study books, tapes and CDs and has guided countless individuals to a better life. Both events will be at the San Diego Center for Spiritual Living, 1249 F Street. 619/491-3087, www.SDCSL.org, Events@downtowncc.org.
Comic Shrink and America's Funniest Mom in Encinitas Dec. 7
Encinitas Psychiatrist and Comedian, Howard E. Richmond, M.D. will be performing live at Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Saturday, Dec. 7. Joining him will be nationally-known comedienne, Vicki Barbolak, winner of Nickelodeon's 2007 Funniest Mom in America.
Dr. Richmond got his start in the 1990's—several years after he completed his residency in Psychiatry at UCSD Medical Center—when he took a stand-up comedy class. That's where he discovered the comedian's drug of choice: Stage time. He was hooked—and his act as the Comic Shrink began. Richmond's humor brings out his unique perspective as a spiritual psychiatrist. He pokes fun at ego, reincarnation, Scientology and President Bush—and is especially known for his impersonations of Deepak Chopra, Thich Nhat Hanh and Arnold Swarzenegger.
Howard met Vicki Barbolak at a Comedy Store workshop when they first started out, have since become good friends and shared the stage on many occasions. Barbolak was working in her parents' carpet store when she found her calling as a comic. Now the Vista mom has garnished national attention with her recent $50,000 prize for winning the contest for America's funniest Mom. You can see them both at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas on Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30pm. Tickets are available at the Seaside bookstore or by calling 760/753-5786, visit www.comicshrink.com.
LA Yoga hosts Spiritual Master Sri Swami Vishwananda Dec 14-16
Join Swami Vishwananda for a special 3-day yoga retreat filled with ecstatic kirtan, dancing, prasad, yoga, entertainment, inner contemplation and meditation. Abishek and puja will be offered to the Divine, as well as, a Maha Yagna (Sacrificial Prayer) for Lord Sri Krishna. The retreat will also feature a darshan and much discourse from Swamiji.
The retreat is Dec.14-16 at Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, Rancho Mirage, CA. Preregistration required. For more info or to register contact: 310/452-1370, Saraswatidev@ gmail.com or 323-871-1964, Beata@myexcel.com. Swami Vishwananda will also give free public darshans during this Dec. 2007 US visit. For entire tour schedule: www.vishwananda.us or 877/SWAMIJI.
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