SAMARA FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER
January 2009

“From the moment we are born, the most important aspect of life becomes relationship. Relationship is central for survival and for a sense of belonging and well-being. To understand relationship is to understand that this is what makes us human.

In the beginning we learn to relate to what is closest and most dear to our hearts and this is the love that a mother has for her child. We understand that relationship is an expression of love, a sharing of love and a communication of love.

Most of us forget this core aspect of relationship, as unfortunately our mothers are human and even though deep inside there is love the mundane and practical expression of this gets distorted and the child begins to need love rather than express love.

This sense of neediness is what our society has condoned as normal and acceptable. Hence it is difficult to see this neediness as it is such a core aspect of how we see the world.

A child gets frustrated when the mother needs time to focus on other things than the relationship to the child. This creates even more need and so the relationship becomes distorted and as the child grows older this distortion carries on to the relationship he/she has with friends and ultimately with the relationship he/she has with their partner.

I see the world today as suffering from a lack of conscious relationship and full of what I term 'needy' relationship. I see this as the cause of many worldwide problems that aren't always attributed directly to this issue.

Over the next months I will be working with conscious relationship in order to help this to be easily put into practice. Let us embrace conscious relationship in all its aspects so that we can release this neediness and allow our lives to become filled with love.”

The above includes an excerpt from “Different Yet the Same” a new  book from Tony Samara due to be published later in 2009.

Dear Friends

We have some great news for all of our English speaking friends.

'Shaman's Wisdom' in English is now available for pre-order directly from the publisher Findhorn Press as well as all Amazon websites at reduced prices!

I have included the link for Findhorn Press for your information as it has the lowest price. Please click here to access the link.

This book has been created by Tony as a way to heal humanity through the knowledge of the ancient wisdoms and the reclaiming of each individual's connection to the universe.

Please let your friends know about this wonderful opportunity!

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We have also been enjoying some creativity these last weeks and if you would like to view our work please visit http://www.tonysamara.ning.com. Join us on this social network and meet many other like-minded friends.

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We are also excited to announce a new event, from 7–24 August 2009,  entitled 'SATSANGS BY THE SEA', which will be conducted on a private island in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden.

The island Paradise we have discovered is a Buddhist Retreat Centre.  It is in the Stockholm Archipelago and offers an unique opportunity to get close to nature and totally away from civilisation. Imagine travelling to the venue by boat!

The venue has its own private beaches, wonderful trees and is full of sun, nature, peace & quiet and baltic blue seas. The size of the venue will allow for a larger group than our previous longer retreats with a capacity of about 50-60 people.

From experience with our forthcoming events in the Netherlands and Greece (both of which are fully booked) it would be  recommended to express your interest early by emailing info@tonysamara.org to avoid disappointment.

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As part of the Our Beautiful World Forest Project (http://www.ourbeautifulworld.org) we would like to let everyone know about an important tract of land in Costa Rica that is available to purchase. This piece of land is vital in order to create a biological corridor for the diverse wildlife and flora. Here there are tapirs, deer, ocelots, all the different wild cats, birds of every type, even macaws.

In December, friends hiked up 2 hours into this 88 hectare piece of land.  Their description was, “It is very beautiful, virgin forest. There are Jaguars, so many birds and we saw tapir tracks and a large trail where it had reentered the forest.”

We would like to let everyone know that there are opportunities, such as this one, that make it possible for people to truly help save the rainforest. Please contact us if you would be interested in helping with this project. This 88 hectares in Costa Rica costs only 150,000 Euros.

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We would like to remind you that it is always possible to spend time with Tony and receive personal discourse with him in the many retreats and seminar programmes organized for him throughout the world. 

There have been some changes to the first events for 2009 as below.

14 February 2009 (14.30 — 17.00) • The Magic of the Heart • Utrecht, Netherlands
14 February 2009 (19.30 — 21.00) • Peace Meditation • Utrecht, Netherlands
28 Feb. - 1 March 2009 • Detox Days • Ljubljana, Slovenia
6  March 2009 • Wisdom beyond Words • Frankfurt, Germany
7-8 March 2009 • The Way to Inner Freedom • Frankfurt, Germany
15 March 2009 • Detox day • Lisbon, Portugal

If you are unable to attend the programmes please remember that you can enjoy the wisdoms and meditations of Tony Samara by going to the Resources page of http://www.tonysamara.org where you will find the many supportive possibilities available to you.

Thank you for your support and love as we continue to expand this beautiful work in the world we live in.

Love

The Samara Foundation

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N.B. - New Mail Address: Tony Samara, Apartado 293, 8150-909 São Brás de Alportel, Portugal