IN THIS ISSUE
New books from Namaste Publishing:
The Leap
Your Forgotten Self
The Mandala of Innocence [view]
A New Audio Book
Lessons in Loving - A Journey into the Heart
Meet Up with Michael Brown
Erie, PA
Baton Rouge, LA
Announcing The Namaste Daily Blog
He Said - She Said
An Inspiring Column Each Day that Looks at the World Through the Eyes of Presence
http://x.namastepublishing.com/blog/
New from Namaste Publishing: It's time to take . . .
The Leap
Are You Ready to Live A New Reality?
“Enlightenment is the experience of finally recognizing for yourself what your dog has known about you all along,” writes Constance Kellough in The Leap.
How would you like to experience enlightenment?
There’s a great deal of talk about enlightenment, but few seem to know what it actually is, and most think it takes a long time to achieve—certainly not something the average person is capable of.
Yet enlightenment is simply knowing that you are, right now, the incredible person you have always wanted to be—the person your adoring dog knows you to be.
The trouble is, we don’t tend to realize who we really are and what we are truly like. Why is this?
For centuries much of religion has focused on what we aren’t—on all of our failings. So, we’ve managed to live up to those failings.
Now, in the modern world, along comes psychology to also put the focus on our “dysfunctionality.” Assured of what a mess we are, we live up to this, too!
What we see—and what we focus on—is what we will be.
In The Leap, the focus is 180 degrees opposite. Each of us is a wonderful person, and all that blocks this from becoming a reality is our failure to trust it.
At this critical juncture in world history, our planet needs desperately for our entire species to leap into a new frame of mind, grounded in our true state—the divine essence that is the heart of our being.
This leap into a new consciousness is neither difficult to make nor something that requires a long time. In fact, it doesn’t require any kind of “efforting” at all. It’s the most natural and practical step any of us can take, because it simply involves surrendering ourselves to and flowing with our true nature—our beautiful self, which society in countless ways has managed to obscure.
Constance Kellough shows how you can take the Leap in your personal and family life, and how we can take it collectively in both the corporate world and the world of government.
Eckhart Tolle, author of Namaste Publishing’s The Power of Now, says of The Leap: “An inspiring book that not only deepens the reader’s understanding of the arising new consciousness, but also offers many valuable and effective practices for awakening in daily life.”
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The Leap
Are You Ready to Live A New Reality?
A book by Constance Kellough
President and Publisher, Namaste Publishing
$18.95 US - The Leap will ship before September 1, 2007
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Also New from Namaste Publishing
Your Forgotten Self
Mirrored in Jesus the Christ
He strode onto the world scene over 1900 years ago, making a mark that has survived the fall of empires, at times seeming to wane in popularity and then staging a resurgence that repeatedly shoots him to the pinnacle of human adoration.
No one alive today knows what he looked like, has any idea what his voice sounded like, or is aware of the details of his life. Yet people claim that he is at the center of their lives.
Millions feel they know him intimately. In fact, they would say that he’s the most personal reality in their everyday experience.
Why do so many feel that Jesus of Nazareth is so “real” to them?
Something about this figure from almost two millennia ago resonates with us on a plane that transcends our usual knowledge of people. He touches our hearts at a depth no ordinary person can because he is in some sense familiar to all of us.
Jesus touches lives in this way because he was not only a real individual, he is also a symbol of the essence of our own true being. He feels familiar, close, even a part of us—perhaps the heart of us—because he resonates with the deepest aspect of who we really are.
As the epitome of what it means to be fully human, Jesus is what all of us sense we too are meant to be. In seeing into him, understanding what made him tick, and how he was able to be such an incredibly loving, peaceful, and joyous person, we see into the heart of ourselves.
He’s known as Jesus the Christ, but even his names are symbols. This is because the Christ isn’t a single individual. It’s a term that refers to humanity in our most genuine, authentic state—our essence, as depicted in Jesus.
The word Jesus means “deliverer,” or “savior,” because seeing ourselves reflected in him frees us from the false identity we all grow up with to one degree or another. By showing us our true being, he enables us to become the image and likeness of God that we each originally came into the world to be.
We have simply never been ourselves. It’s this that Jesus shines the light on, illuminating who we truly are beneath all the layers of social conditioning that we wear.
Now from Namaste Publishing comes a book about Jesus that breaks with traditional interpretations and takes us deep into his heart and mind.
This exploration of the Master takes us deep within ourselves, showing us why we are the way we are and do what we do, and how our lives can become the thrilling and fulfilling experience they are meant to be.
You can order this new book from the Namaste Publishing iStore now, and it will ship no later than September 1. It will not be in bookstores until mid October. Order your advance copy today while supplies last.
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Your Forgotten Self
Mirrored in Jesus the Christ
A book by David Robert Ord
Namaste Publishing Editorial Director
$17.95 US -Your Forgotten Self will ship before September 1, 2007
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The Mandala of Innocence
Created by Louise Emmarose Gallant
in Sacred Geometry and the Language of Light
Mandalas are a unique form of art and are gaining in popularity. In simple terms, mandalas are a representation of the cosmos, characterized by a concentric configuration of geometric shapes. For Louise, however, they are the portrait, or illustration, of the “energy vibration” emanating from any subject in its essence and purity—be it a flower, a person, or a concept.
The mandala is a language of light.
Louise says of her use of her artistic talent to create these inspiring images, “I created Sacred Light Mandalas to help us in shifting our traditional concept in life to a higher purpose.”
Each of her mandalas have their own unique vibration and style that you can use for meditation or simply for display in a location where the images can do for their uplifting work.
She joins with many others in different parts of the world who are
dedicated to creating better lives for all people.
LightLogos Creations
Website: www.lightlogos.com
A Namaste Publishing Audio Book
You Won't Want to Miss
Lessons in Loving - A Journey into the Heart
From the Introduction:
The Little Prince is at first glance a children’s story, though I did not read it as a child but came upon it for the first time as an adult. Perhaps it is because I was older and had experienced what it’s like to be in an unfulfilling relationship that I soon realized this is no mere fantasy.
It is a book for adults, addressed to a part of us that, in many of us, has been largely buried since childhood—that spiritual center that is our deepest self, from which we must learn to relate to a partner if we are ever to enjoy the fulfillment that romantic relationships in particular, and relationships in general, are capable of bringing us.
The story is couched in symbols. As I delved into these symbols, I began to see not a children’s story but a profound metaphorical account of a journey. This journey leads from the initial excitement of romance, through the inevitable letdown and disappointment that follows becoming partnered, into the intense loneliness you experience when you realize you cannot connect meaningfully with your partner, and at length to the discovery of what it takes for a relationship to become all you long for it to be.
Unquestionably the journey described in these pages is that of the French author himself, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who lived 1900-1944. The struggle he and his wife went through has recently been told from her side in The Tale of the Rose. But as the lessons gleaned from this relationship and captured in The Little Prince unfolded upon the printed page, I became increasingly aware that, in the little prince’s story, I was also reading the story of just about every couple I know. It is a story packed with lessons in loving.
Here, hidden in the language of a child’s make-believe, is a description of a journey all of us must take if we are ever to experience the heart-to-heart connection for which we long.
By making use of symbols, the author isn’t trying to confuse us. He realizes that what is really important to us is often elusive, buried deep in the psyche. Because much of the time we live life on the surface, rarely—if ever—plumbing the depths, most of us grow up leading lives that miss what life is really all about. When ordinary words fail to open us up to our true self, symbols often speak to us because we resonate with them at a level deeper than the language of logic.
It’s this spiritual blindness that the author seeks to highlight when his pilot-narrator describes adults as rather dense. When it comes to the things in life that really matter, the average adult in the average relationship just doesn’t get it!
You have to learn to get in touch with and investigate your thoughts to discover what you truly think. You have to question your assumptions—about yourself, and in turn about others . . . especially a partner, if you have one, or anyone you are close to.
The Little Prince was written ostensibly for children, but it is to the child’s heart in each of us that it appeals. It seeks to reawaken in us the imagination, excitement, creativity, and forthrightness we once enjoyed as children. It invites us to recapture the fascination with life, the sense of wonder, and the fun- loving exuberance of children. All that is so wonderfully genuine about children, but that as adults we have lost, needs to be rekindled if our relationships are to sizzle.
The little prince’s invitation to rediscover the child’s heart isn’t an excuse for babying yourself by excusing your immature behavior, however. It’s a call to grow up emotionally, which poses a serious challenge for many of us. This is because, when we get mad, snap at our partner, pout, or withdraw, we feel we can’t help ourselves. We tell ourselves it isn’t our fault we behave in dysfunctional ways, it’s because we were hurt when we were children.
To blame infantile behavior such as temper tantrums and sulking on the fact you were hurt when you were a child doesn’t change your behavior because it doesn’t get to the root. Quite the opposite, it intensifies such behavior. Your focus now becomes being “understood.” You treat yourself—and expect to be treated—with kid gloves.
There is a world of difference between a child, who isn’t capable of managing emotions in a mature manner, and an adult who behaves like a child. As long as you think of yourself as a “wounded child,” you will excuse yourself when you lash out or pitch a fit.
Because the little prince knows the real reason you behave in an infantile manner, he issues a wake-up call. He asks you to admit how terribly childish much of your behavior is. Then he challenges you to finish the journey of growing up by getting control of yourself and taming your emotional reactivity. The message of the little prince is that few grownups have ever really grown up. This is why we have trouble in our relationships—why romance fades and passion wanes.
Like the little prince, if you are ever to have a fulfilling relationship you must face up to your childish emotional reactions and come to grips with the way you want to be close to someone one minute then distance yourself the next. Such infantile behavior shows you are emotionally enmeshed with those who matter to you, which is a pseudo form of “connection.” You bounce off each other, but heart doesn’t touch heart—at least not in a sustained way.
As long as you can’t stand on your own two feet emotionally, no longer reacting to your partner, you won’t find the enduring romance and deepening passion for which you long. Only by getting in touch with your core, where you will find the strength to rein in your reactions regardless of what you partner says or does, can you afford to get truly close.
Maturity is a matter of being able to be true to yourself even when your partner tries to get you to cave in and sell yourself out. As long as you need your partner to prop you up emotionally, you’re going to react when support for your decisions isn’t forthcoming. Such reactivity makes consistent closeness impossible.
To face up to infantile behavior is a painstaking task. This is reflected in one of the chief traits of the little prince—once he asks a question, he never gives up asking it and can’t be diverted to another topic until he has his answer. We must each become like the little prince, facing up to ourselves at every turn, confronting infantile behavior wherever it pops up.
Again and again in this book you will encounter the concept of personal growth. But I mean something very different from what is usually mean when people speak of growth. I’m not talking about improving your self-image, or in fact about any kind of self-improvement. I simply mean discovering that you have never known your real self, and letting this essential you emerge. This is very different from “working on” yourself. In the world of the little prince, you grow by entering into the blissful state of being, which, though you haven’t been aware of it, has always been your essence.
In this apparently simple child’s story are the keys to fulfillment. These keys will unlock the door to meaning and happiness in your romantic life—and in all your relationships.
With your own copy of The Little Prince alongside you, step with me now into a world of make believe . . . and discover a deep dimension of yourself that can connect with your partner, and with other significant people in your life, as you have never connected before.
––David Robert Ord
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Below are the chapter titles of this amazing audio book:
Chapter 1 When Life Puts the Squeeze on You
Rediscovering Yourself
Chapter 2 Stranded in the Desert
A Life-Changing Loneliness
Chapter 3 Please . . . Draw Me a Sheep
You’re Not the Person You Think You Are
Chapter 4 Taking Out Your Colored Pencils
Learning to Hear Your Inner Voice
Chapter 5 Straight Ahead You Can’t Go Very Far
We Grow Through Detours
Chapter 6 Ridding Yourself of Baobabs
No More Settling for Mediocrity
Chapter 7 Lonely People on Lonely Planets
Why You Don’t Connect
Chapter 8 A Universal Monarch
We Each Live in a Different Reality
Chapter 9 Do Me This Favor
The End of Self-Doubt
Chapter 10 A Collection of Bottles
The Transforming Power of Shame
Chapter 11 Little Shiny Things
Determining What’s Truly Important to You
Chapter 12 Beyond Sunsets
There’s More to Life Than You’ve Yet Discovered
Chapter 13 You’re An Explorer!
Living Life to the Full
Chapter 14 The Seventh Planet Was Earth
Saying Who You Are
Chapter 15 The Rose—Unique Among Flowers
Finding That Special Someone
Chapter 16 Taming the Fox
A Partner Can Help You Become Yourself
Chapter 17 You’re Nothing at All Yet!
Truly Knowing Each Other Awakens Love
Chapter 18 Seeing With the Heart
Handling Your Partner’s Faults
Chapter 19 A Singing Well
Self-Discovery Is Painful
Chapter 20 All the Stars Are Laughing
Trusting Your Inner Voice
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Link Up with Author
Michael Brown
"The Presence Process"
Hear Michael in person during the month of August 2007
Erie, Pennsylvania
A Teaching with Michael Brown
August 10th and 11th
Friday: 7:00 - 9:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM (break for lunch)
August 12th: Private one-on-one sessions (to book a session please contact Janice Fatica)
Venue: Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies
40 Holland Street, Erie, PA
Cost: Friday $25.00, Saturday $60
Contact: Janice Fatica
Phone: 814-864-8989
Email: oceanpsych@aol.com
Baton Rouge, LA
A Teaching with Michael Brown
Venue: The Red Shoes
2303 Government Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA
August 24th and 25th
August 26th: Private one-on-one sessions (to book a session please contact Wendy Herschman)
Time: Friday 7:00 - 9:00PM
Saturday
10:00AM - 4:00PM (a break for lunch)
Cost: Friday $25.00, Saturday $75.00, Full Weekend $90.00
Contact: Wendy Herschman
Phone: 225-338-1170
Fax: 225-343-3377
Email: redshoes2@bellsouth.net
Presence Process Workshop
with Michael Brown
September 28 - October 3, 2007
Hollyhock Retreat Centre - British Columbia
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