For the Love of Life - Winter/Spring 2008

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r F or the Love of L ife 2 Whats Your Service Story?

3 From the Presidents Desk

5 TOS + CPL = TRPby Tim Boyd, Suzanna Kenline, and Ananya Rajan

8 Childrens Education Fundby Jo Schneider

10 New Directions for the TOS-USAWebsite

by Lloyd Standish

11 Hualapai Indian Reservation AidProject

by Miles Standish

12 The Lakota Christmas Project 2007by Karen McCormick

14 The Secret Saints Society

16 Theosophy and Vegan Livingby Will Tuttle, Ph.D.

18 Thirteen Grandmothers Clanby Karen McCormick

20 TOS: Riding the Wave into theFuture

by Ananya Rajan

23 Book Review

24 In Memoriam

Magazine of the

t heosophical

order

of

service

U.s.a.Vo u no. 74

Editors Jean Gullo,Ananya Rajan

Designer Kirsten Hansen Pott

o fficers and Board of d irectorsHonorary President Jean Gullo

President Tim BoydVice President Joseph Gullo

Secretary Betty BlandTreasurer Jeanne ProulxDirectors Suzanna Kenline

Ananya RajanNancy SecrestMiles Standish

d epartMents and c oordinatorsAnimal Welfare P. O. Box 660

Warrenville, IL 60555

Arts & Music Jean GulloPO Box 41584 Tucson, AZ 85717

Ecology Morry Secrest1191 42nd Street Washougal, WA 98671

Family Karen McCormick12270 Volver RoadFelton, CA 95018

Healing Ananya Rajan9776 Compton DriveHuntley, IL 60142

Healing Network Hutsy Contractor6676 Harran Drive Tucson, AZ 85704National: 800-967-0017 Tucson: 520-883-2284

Peace P. O. Box 660 Warrenville, IL 60555

Social Services P. O. Box 660 Warrenville, IL 60555

TOS/USA Website www.theoservice.orgLloyd Standish,webmaster

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l j u l h h uld p l b u b d h d ff h h y d

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H w d d y u d? Wh h y u v ff d? H w h ff d y u? Wh b d h v b d b u

h v ? Th ju qu h lp y d. W e Want to hear your story so We

can share it With others ! W u d l uk w wh v y u d w b u wh p v d v y u. Ev f y u

w h b u pu p w h lp.

S d - l y 11@ . l h TOS, P. O. B x 660, W v ll , IL60555. G v y u , u b y u

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v lv d. W ll b f h TOS b u w l v v h , w d bly ful f h wh v u . O f h b w y

v h h y u y. W l k f h f y u!

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Whats Your Service Story?

THE HEALING NETWORK

Our Healing Network is reported to be very effective. If you know of anyone ill, theirnames can be placed on the network by telephoning the toll free number below or by writ-ing to the address below. If you would like to participate in performing a simple healingceremony on a regular basis (individuals or groups are welcome), send a note to: Mrs.Hutsy Contractor, 6676 Harran Drive, Tucson AZ 85704-1222. You will be sent a copy ofinstructions and names of patients on a scheduled basis. To submit names for healing,phone: 1-800-867-0017


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3 Winter/Spring 2008 j F or the Love oF L iFe

From the Presidents Desk

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Do you feel that there is an intensifying globalneed for peace, harmony and peaceful living? Doyou agree that we often feel helpless and discon-nected in todays environment? Do you knowindividuals and groups that would like to wel-come an avenue to participate with others in aneffort to cultivate a far reaching environment thatcould foster peace, harmony and peaceful living?

The TOS/USA Board of Directors is hoping thatone of our members with a keen interest in this

TOS project will come forward to develop andcoordinate a national/international peace initia-tive effort.

If you are interested, please contact please con-tact Ananya Rajan at [email protected] write to TOS, P.O. Box 660, Warrenville, IL60555.

SEEKING COORDINATOR FOR CIRCLES FOR PEACE PROJECT


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w ll p lp bl . Th CPL d lu y wh f u v d u

B d w h p f , w f l w p f h w y h wuld l f h up. I h l 1990

T B yd h d p p d p h d by CPL d h d v l ff h .

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l b xp l xp f hup. E h h y d w p j ,

qu d h up h lv d v d du h d v p p ly. I

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d p y h l l b h y f d. Th y d v-d h w h d ff b ff d h up

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TOS + CPL = TRP


b y T I M B O Y D , S U Z A N N A K E N L I N E , d A N A N YA R A J A N

(Clockwise from top):Betty Bland, Tim Boyd,Nancy Secrest, SuzannaKenline, David Fyten,Gregory Burazer, Todd Thornburg, Susan Baggett-Fyten, Jeanne Proulx,and Ananya Rajan.


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wh w w w b f u y . Th w p u f y d y h , d wh l h uld u u y, h w h f h wh l p : h T lR p bl P (TRP).

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Photos by Beverley Danziger


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h TS, h TOS, d fu u . A qu dw f ll w d h ul d h u h

b u d ff p j d d h TOSuld d . N lly, b f h C v y u b u , b l v h h

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u d dl . Af h w v , d wh h d u qu w k d

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h w h d l d h p w d y . A d u f ll w d b kf wh h w w d ful w y h d y d T

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f w k h . Th l l w h dp h d h u b d

B d d w ll f l dy wh h w uldl d u .

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d h dul d f h f ll w d y. Ev yl d h h pp u y ll w d u puTRP p . W uld pl d up w uld p d u TRP. Th l

p d d bl d ff u -ud up d ff d h f h v .

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h TOS v w k wh l d b-u u b l y.

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u l f du . S h l u d h w ld d f j b f udy d v , bub h h d f l d p h ld. AB The Changing World y h b h -h d u p f p pl p . Ouf l du . I h pl b d db f h y u , h l h p -

b l y f p dy upbu ld f bl lf l (82).

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f TOS f d h Ch ld Edu Fu d(CEF). Th CEF w ll ll w TOS b d TSf d , l d d udy up p

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v h TOS/USA w b www.theoservice.org.

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h l bl h d by h Th ph l O df S v , h v f h Th ph l

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v u p d v w h h h ld u h p f h u y w ll

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b P k w h w yu y.

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d h . M y f h l fh wh b h p ll .

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f l h D ky , bu h y pub d d b h d l f l . Th l f p h p f h ph .

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l bl h d by h l Th pS y y u du l d f w k Ady . I h h p


Childrens Education Fund

b y J O S C H N E I D E R


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R dh Bu , p d f h lTh ph l S y.

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h v l d ul u l h l; hHPB H l h p v d f b d h h l-d d h h l ; d h S l W lfC wh h f b u 200 f .

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M y d w f Ed T k d hh l ff f V N V . Sph p j w ll v fu d h lp w h h -

u f k d h l h C lH hl d f V N .,

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h k u lv ly f , bu b u w h d d h l d

(370).

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PO B x 660 W v ll , IL 60555

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pp v d w w b . Th p v u w bf h TOS f ll w d d l d l,

h f w l v ly u h -, d lly v l d ly d :

f h w b u h ( ) h v .H w v , v d v u d h w ld d v h w b b u h h , -w y u

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qu , ll w v p - w ll w l d ly h w b .

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d v du l w k f u . F h, u h w b f f d -

u y w b . Th w u y w b w l www.usa.theoservice.org.

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ll w d u y p , h u h p d l , -

, d f u .

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p h TOS l f v hu y d h ll v f uff -

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d l, d wh pl publ h d h w b , v l-

bl u d h w ld. Th y p h l xp v d

v lly-b w y wd d bu b k d .

Pl v h w w b www.usa.theoservice.org d p y u , u ,

d TOS- l d l .

New Directions for theTOS-USA Website:www.usa.theoservce.org

b y L L O Y D S TA N D I S H

ARE YOU MOVING?Please let us know your new address when you plan to move. The expenses of printing andpostage, plus charges for address forwarding and return postage guarantees, as well asthe wasted costs of lost copies of the journal are excessive. The cost of keeping up with themoves is a continuing draw on the limited funds of TOS. Please send us your new mailingaddress as soon as you know what it will be. We dont want you to miss single issue ofFo Th lov Of l f .


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O h w k d f S p b 15, 2007, Iv d h Hu l p I d R v d l v

x pl pu d l qu y f bl k , w , j k d w f h

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p h Hu l p L d P h Sp , A wh h h u h p f hR v . R d y b d p l

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pl b l v h h C d h h d

ll l l v b . Th f , b l v d h h l d, w , pl , k , b d ,

l , p l , , f , d f h h vl f f d . Hu l p p y fl

p f ll h p h u l w ld. Al h u h ll w bl b p , h

p y ph h w f h udd p . M R h u p y h R v .R fu b h pu b u $50 h

f w p , d f u , h d v w d -ly. S f w h d d v ,

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y u w uld l k bu h ff , y uy d l h TOS w b by h k.

I f b u h v l wh h.

PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: Jaylene Quasula, ColletteQuasula, Andrea Nieto,age 16 and recipient of acomputer, Karen Danshee(mother of Andrea Nieto),Shanesta Tom-Bender,age 15 and recipient of acomputer, and Maria Rocha.(Not pictured recipientRochone Quasula.)


Hualapai Indian ReservationAid Project

b y M I L E S S TA N DI S H


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f d qu l y f ly d u d b l w-wh l l p . Ov h y , I h

l wh pp d by ll f L k b l b . F x pl , I lw y


The LakotaChristmas Project 2007

b y K A R E N M C O R M I C K

Th wh l v f h l h l v h b d f p f u y.F k F l C w, h l L k H ly M

Lakota Star Knowledge,one of two 8-foot murals

done by Bruce and DeborahEdwards with the children

at the Lone Man School,on the Oglala LakotaReservation near Pine

Ridge, South Dakota. TheLone Man School receivesextra clothing items from

the Holiday Gift Drivethat are distributedto needy students.

The website is:web.mac.com/magigraphics/

iWeb/ArtworkbyBruce/


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Bear Butte (Mato Paha in Lakota) is one of the most sacred sites in the Lakota cosmology. Located in theNorthwest part of the Black Hills in South Dakotaabout 150 miles from Pine Ridgeits volcanic mass rises1253 feet above the surrounding plains. Frank Fools Crow, the late Lakota holy man and healer; made numerouspilgrimages to Bear Butte where the Creator is said to speak to supplicants. Its rich spiritual history encompassesthe visits of such Native luminaries as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Black Elk, and Sweet Medicinewho sought theirown visions here.


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The Hugging Photo.Participants of the SecondInternational TOS Conference

f irst row (l to r): Ananya S

Rajan, Pablo Sender, MicheleBarry, Renee Sell, Maria RoGarcia Martinez, ErnestoGarcia Martinez.

s econd row (l to r): JulianaCessano, Joy Mills, JeanGullo, Hutsy Contractor,Paula Finnegan

t hird row (l to r): DavidBland, Sunita Maithreya,Noreen Hansen, TerezhinaKind, Eneida Elena CarbonelDiane Eisenberg, Joseph GullDiana Dunningham Chapotin

f oUrth row (l to r): DinshawContractor, Vicente Hao ChinMichel Chapotin, EneidaCarbonell, Maria Parisen(behind Eneida), Carol Hurd, Julia Ballesteros de Martinez, Jeanne Proulx, Jo Schneider,Lorraine Christensen

f ifth row (l to r): VictorPenaranda, Sue Wright,Geoffrey Harrod, MilesStandish, Carolyn Harrod,Martha Lipster, SuzannaKenline, Betty Bland,Carl Pusey, Marcia Doty,Henning Christiansen

s ixth row (l to r): C.V.K.Maithreya, Cynthia Trasi,Atma Trasi, Nori Rao,Pat Phipps

s eventh row (l to r): LloydStandish, Tim Boyd, JonKnebel, Dorothy Bell


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