Meher Sarkari, Interview #36

Name: Meher Sarkari
Where you live: England
What you do as a vocation or avocation?
Economic Development Officer for Leicester City Council and Chair of FATIMA Women’s Network
Your two favorite books:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley,
Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse
Your two favorite cd's:
Songs by K.L. Saigal,
Hank Williams Country & Western songs
Why you are interested in spirituality?
Spirituality to me is a profound, powerful. and an inexplicable non- material element in humans. A disembodied intelligence and conciousness existing apart from matter and yet pervading all matter. I am fascinated and amazed to hear incidents of how it comes into focus and is sharpened in times of great physical and emotional stress, illness bereavement and death and lifts the oppressed human spirit often against all odds and empowers them to overcome the often insurmountable obstacles.
Spirituality links the deeply personal with the universal. The universality of spirituality extends across the cultures and creeds of the world and yet feels as unique to each and every one of us.
Your favorite quote:
"A smile enriches those who receive it without impoverishing those who give it."
Your favorite web sites:
http://www.astronomy.com/

http://www.nasa.com/

http://www.e-bay.com/

http://www.fatima-network.com/
A spiritual lesson you hope to learn?
Teachings of Prophet Zoroaster says: Manashni, Gavashni, Kunashni meaning "Think Good Thoughts, Speak good Words, Do Good Deeds."
I always endeavour to live by this and therefore hope to learn to be more tolerant towards everyone.
A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?"
I feel spiritually connected when surrounded by nature. I often visit Swithland Woods in Leicester it is a beautiful old wood it gives me the solitude and spiritual energy to recharge and feel spiritually connected.

Christopher Naze, Interview #35

Name: Christopher Naze
Where you live: Sunnyside Neighborhood; Portland, Oregon, USA
What you do as a vocation or avocation? vocation - fifth grade teacher (love it!)
avocation - ballroom dancing (love it!), occasional poet, web author
Your two favorite books:
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Aubrey/Maturin Series by Patrick O'Brian
Your two favorite cd's:
Head on the Door - The Cure
Cowgirl's Prayer - Emmylou Harris
Why you are interested in spirituality? We have to look inside as well as outside.
Your favorite quote:
"They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel." Carl W. Buehner
"May you never be more active than when you are doing nothing." Cato
"When the student is ready, the teacher appears." Lao Tzu
Your favorite web sites:
days of naze http://naze.net/
treppenwitz http://bogieworks.blogs.com/treppenwitz/
life student http://www.lifestudent.com/hub/
Your hero? John P. Hayden, my high school Honors English teacher http://naze.net/1998/981122.htm
Mr. Rogers
Rod Serling
A spiritual lesson you hope to learn? I'm willing to accept and be grateful for lessons as they come.
A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?" My front porch steps on a summer's twilight. At the edge of the reflecting pond at Portland's Japanese Gardens. After a bike ride to the summit of Mount Tabor (Portland).

Sven Nieder, Interview # 34

Name: Sven Nieder
Where you live (vague as you wanna be): Bielefeld / Germany
What you do as a vocation or avocation? photographer
Your two favorite books:
Siddharta / Hesse
Der leere Spiegel / Janwillem van de Wetering
Your two favorite cd's:
The Man Comes Around / Cash
Nevermind / Nirvana
Why you are interested in spirituality?
Because it is life.
Your favorite quote:"No one has ever reached Santiago by sitting in a bar." (unknown)
A spiritual lesson you hope to learn?Patience.
A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?"
When I walk on my feet and feel the earth.
http://www.sven-nieder.de/
Portfolio Update: www.freelens.com/sven-nieder
Santiago

Mehmet Basci, Interview #33

Name: Mehmet Basci
Where you live: Basel, Switzerland
What you do as a vocation or avocation? Living peace and remind people of their humanity
Your two favorite books:
World leaders Favourite Poems ;-)
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Your two favorite cd's: Lorena McKennit
Why you are interested in spirituality? Spirituality is essential for humanity. And I believe it is important to have mutual respect with each other and live what we believe in our daily life – a world in peace.
Your favorite quote: Who really wants will achieve (free translation from a sentence from Goethe)
Your favorite web sites:
http://www.unesco.org/
Your hero? Dalai Lama
A spiritual lesson you hope to learn? Humility
A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?" my heart

http://www.parthianbooks.co.uk/WLFP.htm World Leaders' Favourite Poems: A Book of Peace - Compiled by Mehmet is a collection of international poetry featuring world famous names; Jorge Luis Borges, Rudyard Kipling, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Wordsworth, Kahil Gibran and Pär Lagerkvist. The poems have all been chosen by national leaders, prime-ministers and presidents including Tony Blair, Ariel Sharon and Gerhard Schröder. There are also personal contributions from some of these influential world leaders themselves such as AJP Abdul Kalam and Ludwig Scotty with a foreword written by Swiss president, Micheline Calmy-Rey.

Dale Brown, Interview #32

Name: Dale Brown
Where you live: Bristol, TN
What you do as a vocation or avocation?Direct the Buechner Institute, teach American literature, and play racquetball
Your two favorite books:
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Your two favorite cd's:
“Wailing Jennys”
“The Time Jumpers”
Why you are interested in spirituality?
Because I can imagine more than I can see.
Your favorite quote:
“What’s lost is nothing to what’s found, and all the death that ever was, set next to life, would scarcely fill a cup.” --Frederick Buechner
Your favorite web sites:Read the Spirit http://www.readthespirit.org/
Your hero?
Frederick Buechner
A spiritual lesson you hope to learn?
Forgiveness
A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?"Most any river
See Dale's 3 books:
Of Fiction and Faith
The Book of Buechner: A Journey Through His Writings
and Conversations with American Writers

http://www.buechnerinstitute.org/ 

Imoh Colins Edozie, Interview #31

Name: Imoh Colins Edozie
Where you live: Port Harcourt, Nigeria

What you do as a vocation or avocation? Trainer

Your two favorite books: The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo & Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Your two favorite cd's: 100 Spiritual Classics & Silence (Jecklin)
Why you are interested in spirituality? We are spirit
Your favorite quote(s):
"The whole world is a door of liberation, but people are unwilling to enter it!" Hui - Wu ( Chinese Buddist Philosopher)
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men / women are afraid of the light. "—Plato.
Your favorite web sites: http://www.protectourfuture.org/
Your hero? Nelson Mandela
A spiritual lesson you hope to learn? Patience and Humility
A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?" My Village, Nnewi

Dava Money, Interview #30

Name: dava money

Where you live: Northern Virginia, USA

What you do as a vocation or avocation? Shaman, Spiritual Teacher, Spiritual Director, Spiritual Coach, Relationship Coach, Author, Artist

Your two favorite books: Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav, Illusions by Richard Bach

Your two favorite cd's: In Search of Angels, Opening the Heart of Compassion by Anh Huong

Why you are interested in spirituality? I have always sensed that there is more than the 5 senses can pick up. I have had several different stages where my intuition grew and synchronistic experiences abounded. They were and are exciting and affirming. I feel called to share my own personal wisdom accrued from years of living, sometimes well and sometimes not so well, and a universal wisdom that moves through me. I share that essence in writing, speaking and in art. I have been drawn to learn from many masters and recognize the Truth by its resonance. In the Cherokee nation one becomes an adult by the age of 52 (because we are so complex) and then has a responsibility to share the wisdom with the village. I delight in the Spiritual Awakening, the conscious evolution of consciousness and the part we can choose to play in it.

Your favorite quote: To not risk anything is to risk everything. Dorothy Baldwin Satten, Ph.D. Your favorite web sites: mine: http://www.authenticityseries.com/, http://www.zaadz.com/, http://www.gaia.com/, http://www.andrewcohen.org/
Your hero? Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh, Dalai Lama

A spiritual lesson you hope to learn?

1. How to be deeply in a spiritual partnership and able to set aside my ego long enough to be a healing force for my loved one.

2. Unity consciousness.

A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?" I feel very spiritually connected to the practitioners that take my classes and attend my workshops and retreats. I feel spiritually connected at most times and it is especially profound and tender in nature: on the lake in my kayak, walking mindfully through the woods, and painting the essence of a flower.

http://www.authenticityseries.com/

http://www.stillmotionmag.com/

http://www.monkeysee.com/play/8446-understanding-stress