DEAR  LIFESCAPERS,

Our much loved friend Lindsay isn’t interested in getting any presents for her birthday ~ all she wants is for friends to purchase

‘ THE WORLD PEACE DIET‘

and read it ~ she is even offering to buy the book for you!

Please help make her BIRTHDAY WISH come true

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…   if you do buy the book please do let us know so we can tell Lindsay .. would also be lovely to have a picture of you reading it and we will feature on the website

(Contact ADELE MARIA )

(NOTE: if you currently have pictures of you reading ‘The World Peace Diet’  or can take one, please do send us)

Amongst White Clouds [DVD]
Directed by Edward Burger

An unforgettable journey into the hidden tradition of China’s Buddhist hermit monks Amongst White Clouds is an intimate insider’s look at students and masters living in scattered retreats dotting China’s Zhongnan Mountain range. These peaks have reputedly been home to recluses since the time of the Yellow Emperor, some five thousand years ago

It was widely thought that the tradition was all but wiped out, but this film emphatically and beautifully shows us otherwise. One of only a few foreigners to have lived and studied with these elusive practitioners, American director Edward Burger is able, with humor and compassion, to present their tradition, their wisdom, and the hardship and joy of their everyday lives among the clouds. Filmed on location in China Written and Directed by Edward Burger Produced by Chad Pankewitz

Run Time: 86 Minutes

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“I read the “Lazyman” for the first time in 1987. Since then, I’ve read it, I’ve lost count…100 times, perhaps more. This book is transformative–everything I read before or after converges in the “Guide.” A mere 80 pages of bliss and incomparable wisdom, it’s responsible for rescuing me from many freak-out times. I’ve used the “Guide” as a course in my own life: I’ve studied it in times of peace; run to it in times of grief and despair; traveled with it and used it as an anchor–in case of emergencies. It’s been a source of frustration and inspiration” ~ Betty Suarez

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USEFUL EXCERPT FROM LAZY MAN:

http://empathicguidance.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/

Marion Nestle, author of Feed Your Pet Right, wrote the book to bring pet owners a summary of what goes on in the industry that produces savory sauces for four legged connoisseurs. Nestle examines various pet food diets from dry, canned, wet, semi-most, premium, all-natural, and yes, the vegetarian and vegan.

Nestle sat down with Time Magazine to discuss the book, where she gave her take on veggie dogs and cats.

“Cats are carnivorous, but there’s plenty of research that shows they’re perfectly capable of digesting grains, as long as they also get the amino acids, vitamins and minerals they need. Dogs are fine with grains too. In fact, most complete and balanced pet-food products contain grains.”

…Story continues on Marion Nestle “Feed Your Pet Right” Time Interview

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VEGETARIAN STAR.COM

“When the moon is in the 7th house,
And Jupiter aligns with Mars.
When peace will guide the planets,
And love will steer the stars…
This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius!”

For many people, the song “Aquarius” was an introduction to the idea that something special was coming: a new age of peace, love and compassion. This transformation would be announced by old systems breaking down and humanity waking up to a sense of expanded consciousness and spiritual awareness.

Erick Rankin, Author of  ‘ The Aquarians’  has felt aligned with the coming of this new era for many years, even though he wasn’t sure when it would arrive or what exactly it would look like. Whether you study the cryptic writings of the ancient Maya or modern commentary regarding the human experience, what you will be faced with is the idea that we are at the end of an approximately 5,000-year timeline and the beginning of a whole new reality.

This is such an exciting moment to be alive says Erick. Know we all have something to contribute to this “shift” into a higher level of consciousness. His novel “The Aquarians” represents a small part of the process. Written as an adventure/love story with a message of hope for the year 2012 and beyond, the book has been a top seller on Amazon.com

According to the ancient Mayan Calendar, time as we know it will stop on December 21st, 2012.  But what does this actually mean?

Rebecca Larson, senior dolphin behavorist at SeaWorld, San Diego has a theory. She believes that the cooperative way dolphins live is the very reason they have thrived on earth for millions of years.  What’s more, she sees the end of the Mayan calendar as a moment when humans may truly begin to integrate these same peaceful behaviors.

Dr. Troy Wallace, a pioneer in the study of dolphin echolocation, is convinced that he is on the verge of an incredible scientific breakthrough.  Recent research suggests that dolphins may send three-dimensional sonograms to each other, and Dr. Wallace hopes to be the first to decode and view these images.

As handsome as he is shallow, Southern California television celebrity Ryan Ericson finds himself on a path that intersects with the lives of Dr. Wallace and Rebecca.  Together, they are thrust into a mystery of coincidence and discovery connecting the Mayan Calandar end-date, dolphins and the very fate of humanity

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TheAquarianAge.com

The subject of this book drew its inspiration from the image of an arch immortalized by D. H. Lawrence in his novel “The Rainbow.”

As the child in the story was freed to live her life framed by the pillars of love and strength represented by her parents, so Jesus asks us to view our daily lives as framed between the pillars of forgiveness and his love, allowing their quiet strength and gentle protection to nourish our experience and sustain our learning

We thus grow in our recognition of the contrast between life under the arch of his love and outside it. Walt Waltman’s thoughts also lend their inspiration to the life of universal love and compassion under the arch:

“Whoever degrades another degrades me:
And whatever is done or said returns at last to me.”

The discussion includes guiding students in resolving their specific dilemmas and conflicts from the perspective of Jesus’ arch of forgiveness

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When your cloudy day needs a silver lining, this book of quirky inspirational tips is sure to bring sunshine. A way to brighten your day!

Excerpt

1 Take a trip down (happy) memory lane: read old letters or meander through old photo albums
2 Spend five minutes organising your pants drawer. Fling out the old, grey, elastic-rotten drawers and restock with new knickers. You might even find your favourite ‘lucky’ pair or, for the chaps, those once cherished Star Wars boxer shorts
3 Wise words ‘Life isn’t a matter of milestones but of moments’ Rose Kennedy
4 Run really fast!
5 Make animal noises with a friend. Don’t hold back. Embrace your inner moo-jo
6 Sing. Even if you sound like a strangled tom cat, singing is a great way of boosting your mood. Put on your favourite CD, grab that hairbrush and make like Stars In Their Eyes

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For most of us, the word surrender has a negative connotation. We think surrendering means waving the white flag and giving up. We’re taught from childhood that quitters never win and winners never quit. Surrender is the last thing we want to do.

This powerful book reveals how sometimes ‘letting go’ works better than pushing and forcing our way in the world – M.J Ryan Author ‘Attitudes of Gratitude’

http://spiritualsurrender.com/

Related Post: http://www.lifescapemag.com/osho-quotes-on-surrender/

Dave Warwick is an art teacher who was fired from Fox Grove Middle School for bringing Truth and Compassion to his students, whom he feels has the right to know about the meat industry’s secrets, through humane education

Dr T Colin Campbell and Dr. Will Tuttle write the foreword for his new book ‘Peep Show for Children Only’..

Dr. T. Colin Campbell PhD. writes…

Certain ideas, in my mind, are sacred. One of these is honesty. Another is freedom of speech, at least here in the United States. And a third is the right to a good education, especially for young people.

I do not claim to know all the details surrounding Dave Warwak’s dismissal from his school post in northern Illinois. But I do not need to know everything because these three sacred concepts were being maligned. When I initially heard of his case and after checking the story on the Internet and talking with him on the phone, I could not have cared less how complete my information was. Here was a tenured teacher informing children, through his art curriculum, of some ideas that they were entitled to think about. Being an educator for decades myself and being the father of five grown children and the grandfather of five teenage grandchildren, I know something about the importance of education.

I learned of nothing in these early conversations with Dave and in my Internet search that could possibly change my initial impressions. Whatever I did not know, I may never know, but I did know that I was witnessing the elements of an unacceptable injustice. It was not something that was merely curious.

I personally felt offended, not only for Dave but also for his students and, in a larger sense, for the American public who are too often entrapped in ignorance. How dare a school administrator and a school board take the extraordinary action—tantamount to a near-crime in my book—of dismissing a tenured teacher for sharing with his students his thoughts on the origins of violence and his related thoughts on the association of certain foods with poor health? Isn’t a teacher’s sharing of new ideas what education is all about? If I had any further reservations about the veracity of this story, they were largely dispelled by Dave’s willingness, indeed courage, to openly challenge his dismissal. Any unmentioned baggage could be exposed in such a setting.

With this information in mind, I quickly caught a flight to Chicago’s O’Hare airport then drove north for an hour to testify in his hearing before a hearing officer, the school superintendent and the attorneys for the school board. I was not disappointed. I was asked to give under oath my views on the truthfulness of the posters on dairy that were displayed in the school building and that touted the alleged health benefits of milk for children.

I have spent a half century doing experimental research with many students and other colleagues on diet and health, mostly at Cornell University, and along the way I spent about 20 years as a member or advisor to expert panels, helping to develop national food and health policy. More recently, I published with my son, Tom, a national best selling book, The China Study. Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health, which documents much of my career and the evidence that brought me to my present views.

I was asked my opinions on the reliability of the poster information which Dave had challenged and which drew the ire of the school authorities that led to his dismissal. As far as I could tell from these hearings, I agreed with Dave’s assessments. Studies now show an impressive relationship of dairy consumption with prostate cancer, teenage acne, breast cancer, high blood cholesterol and its companion lesions that lead to heart disease, and a significant number of allergies, some of which are quite serious. In my own laboratory, we extensively studied in laboratory experiments the ability of cow’s milk protein, when fed in excess of protein recommendations (almost all Americans consume protein in excess), to promote cancer growth.

I know that these findings, for many people, are difficult to comprehend and to accept but they are published in top-flight and peer-reviewed science journals. These findings also were initially difficult for me to accept as well, given my personal background of growing up on a dairy farm milking cows, then entering my research career with a bias in favor of promoting dairy. But along the way the evidence against the long-time health claims by the dairy industry became too overwhelming to ignore. Also, along the way, both in the laboratory and in the policy boardrooms, I came to learn the thoroughness with which the dairy industry has indoctrinated all of us, largely in school hallway posters like those that Dave Warwak had challenged.

In a way, I felt a certain sadness with this episode for I was seeing, once again, how otherwise good people have become so thoroughly indoctrinated for so long in the health virtues of milk, thus leading them to equate Dave’s views as heresy, perhaps also believing that he was doing something really evil. Let there be no mistake, the scientific evidence now questioning the alleged health value of milk has become substantial and is worthy of public dissemination, especially to children.

Although I did not directly testify to Dave’s interest in teaching, through art, his ideas on non-violence, I also believe that it is well past time that schoolchildren also be informed of this very important consideration as well. As I write this, I am still so disbelieving that this event ever occurred. When are we going to come to our senses?

I repeat: I do not know the full details of this unfortunate event in Dave’s life. But I know enough for now. Dave Warwak on this basis of my background information and my witnessing the trial was teaching compassion and health, as he must. He also had the courage to be bold in expressing his opinions. His actions are not only a great lesson for young people, they also are the stuff that made this country great. Dr. T. Colin Campbell PhD., Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry, Cornell University. Author of The China Study.

Dr. Will Tuttle PhD. writes:

This case of tenured art teacher Dave Warwak being fired by Fox River Grove Middle School for bringing truth and compassion to his students is not only fascinating, illuminating, and ironic, but potentially explosive as well.

I am struck by the enormous amount of light this case shines on all the most pressing issues our culture faces: the angst of our children, the devastation of our environment, the domination of our schools, government, and media by powerful corporate interests, the hidden violence at the core of our culture that manifests as abuse, disease, and war, and our ongoing inability to deal effectively with our dilemmas.

There is an old Zen saying: “Whatever you ignore most forcefully will control you the most.” The Peep Show offers a precious glimpse straight into the living reality of the shadow of oppression that generates our suffering. Dave Warwak’s quest to inform children about the realities that matter to them most is, I believe, an example of authentic education. That he was quickly and ruthlessly forced out of his position by the local authorities reveals the essence of our dilemma today. Dave Warwak’s story is our story: the story of our indoctrination by a culture of reductionism and violence. I believe that what happened to Dave Warwak in Illinois could happen in almost any public school district in our nation, and this is why it is so important to understand his story and its implications.

Are we awake and loving enough to care wisely about our children, our Earth, animals, people, and future generations? With their innate sensitivity, perhaps our children can teach us something – but only if they can somehow avoid the cultural onslaught that strips them of their capacities. This case reveals that onslaught clearly for those with eyes to see. Dr. Will Tuttle PhD., The World Peace Diet. Eating For Spiritual Health And Social Harmony

The China Study
http://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660

World Peace Diet
http://www.amazon.com/World-Peace-Diet-Spiritual-Harmony/dp/1590560833

Peep Show For Children Only
http://www.amazon.com/Peep-Show-Children-Only-Warwak/dp/1435718178

A perfect way to celebrate and support chickens for

INTERNATIONAL CHICKEN MONTH (MAY) AND CHICKEN DAY DAY (MAY 4TH)

would be to purchase NORAH A CHICKEN….

Norah A Chicken by My. Human/Paula Campbell Owner of Rainbow Ark Animal Sanctuary
(second one has been written, not published as yet)

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Norah dreams of a life that her mother told her of – a life of freedom to roam outside in the sunshine eating lovely fat juicy worms. The harsh truth is, you see, Norah and her fellow chickens exist in small, overcrowded cages, in a dark, dirty and smelly barn. One day, after much commotion, the chickens are brutally gathered up and driven away to face their destiny, and Norah is inadvertently separated from the rest of the chickens.

That’s when she finds herself on a long and courageous journey to try and find her friends, set them free, and lead them to the idyllic life they all deserve

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