Monthly Archives: January 2009

Obama with a khata in his pocket

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Lara| 2 Comments

So, word on the Buddhist street is that during the inauguration, Obama had a khata in his pocket, that the First Lady’s escort, Richard Blum, had been given by the Dalai Lama at some point. Truth or urban myth? Not sure, although the source I got it from was only two degrees of separation from the people involved. Whatever — it is a wonderful image.

(For anyone who doesn’t know, a khata is a white scarf that one gives to a lama who blesses it and gives it back.)

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Posted in Barack Obama, Buddhism, H. H. Dalai Lama

Obama’s inauguration

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Lara| Leave a comment

I am in floods of tears looking at pre-inauguration pictures of Obama and the crowds gathering in Washington. I realize that somewhere deep in my psyche, I had given up on a leader of this calibre appearing in my lifetime. I grew up in an era when the good guys got shot, and I have been holding my breath for a year. 

Now he is actually being inaugurated I am beginning to let myself believe that an intelligent, spiritual, ethical, inspired person can be President of the US, and that world decisions will be influenced and shaped from that wholeness of being.

It is such overwhelmingly good news, it makes me feel faint, while daring to hope. My feet long to feel a ground that is secure; my heart yearns for wise leaders to trust; my soul longs for a world in which a generous and inclusive intelligence makes the big decisions that affect us all.

I think this is who he is, how he thinks, what he wants to do. May it be so. 

 

 

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Lara| Leave a comment

Happy New Year to everyone reading this web site! May 2009 be a wonderful year, full of creativity, healing, and love! May all transformations be manageable! May all be well and happy!

I just posted my astrological overview for 2009 on my other site: planetaryenergies.net

And here’s a book update:

Her Blood Is Gold is now in stock at Amazon.com

The final manuscript of my next book, Growing Your Inner Light: A Guide to Independent Spiritual Practice, has just been shipped off to the publishers (Beyond Words) and is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009. 

I’ll be traveling to support both books in the second half of the year, with trips being scheduled for the US (New York, Oregon, and California) and Australia (Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney). More details in due course,and other venues are also possible. If you would like to talk to me about arranging a book-signing, talk or workshop please email lara@laraowen.com.

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Posted in Growing Your Inner Light, Her Blood Is Gold, Independent Spiritual Practice, Practical Spirituality