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Spirited Dissent

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January / February 2006
By Kristin Ohlson 
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Challenges: We must be deeply grounded in a spirituality that nourishes our heart in order to reach out and bring about changes in our systems, in our own society, and around the world. We must come from a place of spirit and love, not anger. We can start with anger, but unless this is transformed into love and compassion, our activism will die out. Our whole lives must be informed by spirituality and some kind of practice just to live in the eye of the hurricane of the present moment.

Practices: I practice all the things we teach people. Definitely daily prayer and meditation, with time for deep quiet so I can connect with my center and source. We teach many different practices that are deeply connected to the sacred within.

Effect of these practices on activism and personal life: They allow me to speak with strength and clarity and to do what needs to be done. The wisdom is there within us, and these practices allow us to connect to these deep sources within. Our organization's vision statement is "healing ourselves, healing the world." That's the joy of my work, and that's what activism should inspire in the world: We should help all people awaken to their potential. They don't need to go outside themselves to get the expert.

Kristin Ohlson is a Cleveland freelance writer and the author of the award-winning memoir Stalking the Divine, now in paperback (Plume, 2005).

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