Sunday, November 2, 2008

Note From Jai- Please make a heart-felt inquiry


Note:
We love the mesmerizing music of Jai Uttal, a true gift. Our favorites are-Loveland and Music for Yoga and All Live performances

Here's a link to a site where a group of Spiritual Leaders encourage us to Vote For Change, Jai is among this list, along with Deepak Chopra and many others. Below is an outtake.

As spiritual leaders signing this letter we are stepping forward to say: “We can make a difference.” As our spiritual practice empties, opens and strengthens us, we are naturally moved to engage in the world with compassion, equanimity, and the dedication to live our values.

We know many of you are already both concerned and involved in this year’s Presidential election. Yet, in the past weeks, many of us have heard friends in the spiritual community expressing ambivalence about voting. When asked why they wouldn't vote we heard things like: “It doesn’t make any difference”; “I’m more interested in spiritual practice than politics”.

Humanity is at a crossroads. We can no-longer afford to sit on the sidelines. We are asking you to get engaged.

The 2000 presidential election was decided by just 500 votes and this November appears to be just as close. Every vote matters. Your vote and the votes in your community could make the difference.

Please make a heart-felt inquiry and look at the candidates. Ask yourself who best reflects the values you want to live by – those of spirituality in action.

  • Who do you believe will lead this country and the world in the direction you would like to see it move?
  • Which candidate will foster security through international cooperation rather than wars of aggression?
  • Which candidate will move policy most quickly toward a sustainable habitable planet for future generations?
  • Which candidate will most support our commitment to human rights and equal opportunity for all people?
...and then Vote. Let your voice be heard.

Together there is nothing we cannot do.

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