The Humanist - Hong Kong - among friends of universal humanism, Number 31 - August 2010

The Humanist - Hong Kong
- among friends of universal humanism,
Number 31 - August 2010
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Page 1 - EDITORIAL
Page 2 - REGISTRATION
Page 2 - THE PARKS
Page 4 - contact information

Editorial,
Let me begin with a newsy quote from Silo.net: "…The theme is when to start the leveling for the fourth group. We will begin it next 14th of August (remember today is the 1st of August). Those who attend will follow in the tracks of the fourth group. The leveling could be shorter; two months. Each disciplinary step is worked for one week. The first quatern is given at the first meeting of the disciplinary process. Once again, we recommend doing these works at the Parks. By mid January 2011 we will have everything assembled. Masters with the works done and elected. Masters are Masters, whether they come from the first, second, or fourth group. And we can do the Final Examination and give the Ascesis with all of them, simultaneously. There we close that entire stage.…"

I like that word ‘recommend’ and it could be that the Levelling works can be given locally, in Hong Kong for instance. In that case expect to hear from me again very soon as the sessions of retreats would than take place in our neighbourhood instead of those interested having to fly off overseas - to nearby Philippines or India closest.

However, it is likely that the work in the Disciplines would entail travel to one our Parks.

In that quote the latter part deals with Masters passing into School, in mid-January, and that means everyone taking the works and accepted are invited, no matter when they completed the Disciplines, last year, before that, or December 2010.

It would be great to get Chinese entering this process and it’s an anomaly that while India is producing healthy numbers of Postulants and Disciples, China has zero to date! How to click with that Chinese mind and that Chinese culture, because, the Buddhist Way is valued, and the Taoist Way, also the Folk Way which is the preponderance of spirituality among the Chinese.

It may simply be a lack of penetration of this message and possibility of doing what the Buddha did, for example. Maybe the parallel is not seen. Maybe enlightenment is placed on that High Shelf, out of reach, as if meant for some Higher Being, some specially endowed personality.

There will not be any political solution to today’s problems unless the person’s wielding political authority are acting out of the best interests of all, the same in economics, the same in all affairs - so what needs attending to primarily? That very person, or, in my case - me.

How apt this study, this Path. To establish oneself concretely in one’s own life and live according to one’s own dictates, with past transgressions reconciled and with an open future - that’s what’s going to resolve things. With that centre of gravity and a humanly sensitized look the others in our lives are treated as we would like to be treated and all’s well!

That’s where we are going on this spiritual path treaded by some very wonderful personalities who have always beckoned to us to forge our own destinies and play a part in the inherited scheme of things, changing what we will.
Peace, Force and Joy
Tony

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Registration now taking place until August 14, 2010.
Personally
Just get in touch

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The Parks

1 Red Bluff USA San Francisco www.redbluffpark.org info@redbluffpark.org
2 Hudson Valley USA New York
3 La Unión Colombia Bogota,Choachi www.parquelaunion.org parquelaunion@gmail.com
4 Montecillo Bolivia Cochabamba www.parquemontecillo.org parquemontecillo@gmail.com
5 Caucaia Brasil Sao Paulo www.parquecaucaia.org contato@parquecaucaia.org
6 Piribebuy Paraguay
7 Manantiales Chile Santiago www.parquemanantiales.org contacto@parquemanantiales.org
8 Punta de Vacas Argentina Punta de Vacas www.parquepuntadevacas.org parque.pdv@gmail.com
9 La Reja Argentina Buenos Aires www.parquelareja.org info@parquelareja.org
10 Carcaraña Argentina Rosario www.parquecarcarana.org contacto@parquecarcarana.org
11 Chaco Argentina Resistencia www.parquechaco.org parquechaco@gmail.com
12 Patagonia Norte Argentina Neuquen,Centenario www.patagonianorte.org parquedeestudiopatagonianorte@gmail.com
13 Toledo España Madrid www.parquetoledo.org parquesdeestudioyreflexiontoledo@parquetoledo.org
14 Attigliano Italia Attigliano www.parcoattigliano.eu center@parcoattigliano.eu
15 Casa Giorgi Italia Milan www.parchicasagiorgi.org parchicasagiorgi@gmail.com
16 la Belle Idee Francia Paris www.parclabelleidee.fr info@parclabelleidee.fr
17 Mikebuda Hungria Budapest www.mikebudapark.org commission@mikebudapark.org
18 Berlin Germany
19 Kandharoli Ashram India Mumbai www.asianashram.net nowsonali@gmail.com
20 Banahaw Filipinas Dolores, Quezon parkebanahawphilippines.org parkebanahaw@gmail.com

August 2010


The Parks

The Parks of Study and Reflection are spaces dedicated to the study and reflection about the Human Being and evolutionary possibilities toward a nonviolent world without discrimination of any kind. Here a new sensitivity and the best in ourselves can be expressed.

Centre of Work
...as a place for retreats and personal works

Centre of Study
as a place in which the Works of the School are developed, here the Masters and Disciples do their practices and studies.

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Philippines

http://parkebanahawphilippines.org/

India

http://www.asianashram.in/index.htm


for materials and information

http://www.silo.net/

In Hong Kong
We continue to seek a place to use as a Small Hall, in time leading to the establishment of a Centre of Work, a place of some seclusion and quiet, and a place to bring together people interested in a deeper self-study. Some disused annex of a monastery is ideal and this will help to keep spiritual retreats available for so-inclined people instead of commercial firms buying up those places for use selling urn space at exorbitant prices. Any introductions welcome.
In the quest for the eventual setting up of a Park of Study and Reflection (Hong Kong) the forming of an interest group is now underway.


Contact:
Material from this newsletter may be freely reprinted with this attribution: Source: The Humanist Newsletter - Asia-Pacific - or the bylined writer.

TONY HENDERSON,
My phone (852) 29840094
G/F, 49 Kau Tsuen, Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
E-mail: tonyhen @ gmail.com/
Web-blog: http://hall-inner-light-china.blogspot.com/