SAMARA FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER
November 2008

“In today's world of materialism and consumerism we often forget the energy behind the products that we buy in the places where we shop. Advertising, social pressures and the sense of separation that industrial mass-production creates encourages people to forget that the most important part of the gift or an object is its feeling and sense of beauty. Cheapness and the negative energy that is associated with the pain and suffering that is part of the sweat shops and unethical mass-producing factories cycle often create the sense of materialism where true value is distorted.

I have spoken about the financial crisis prior to it eventuating as it has in the last few months due to the unsustainability of the monetary system. Now we face another interesting challenge whereby I believe countries such as China that epitomise this mass-industrial culture will start to create products that will carry with them serious health and well-being threats.

We have seen the beginnings of this Chinese problem with its lead-based paints in toys, food such as chocolates and milks manufactured there carrying cancer-causing heavy metals and various Chinese herbal remedies that have unacceptable levels of pesticides. This is only the beginning. I feel in the next year or two that a lot of items that we don't even realise are made in China will not only carry the negative energy that is part of this hideous production system but rather will actually be a genuine threat to our health and well-being.

Now that Christmas shopping pressures are mounting be aware when you buy something for yourself or a loved one to take into consideration how it was produced and where it was made.

I encourage you to purchase products from ethical companies that have a genuine interest in its workers and the people buying the products and in creating a new paradigm whereby what is being created is not a cheap throw-away product but rather something that can be deeply appreciated and carry with it the beauty of giving.”

Tony Samara – November 2008

Dear Friends

To help us to provide information to our friends about where they can buy ethical gifts and products we have created the website http://www.ourbeautifulworld.org. At the present time only a small number of options are provided on this website and so we ask that as you locate new possibilities for ethical buying that you send us the web links or other information about these companies/groups/individuals by emailing us at info@tonysamara.org.

We can then consider including them on http://www.ourbeautifulworld.org so that we can increase the awareness of everyone about the many wonderful options that are available.

A great gift idea is the gift of Theriaca. Theriaca is an essential elixir for health and well-being created as a gift for humanity by Tony Samara using only the finest organic and wild-crafted herbs from pristine and natural environments. Theriaca contains an incredible array of adaptogenic and antioxidant herbs which are very useful in today's modern society full of environmental pollutions, stresses and imbalances of energy.

Tony uses some of the ancient wisdom prevalent in Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs and in some esoteric societies of Ancient Greece and the Middle East whereby a substance known as white gold was used as a method to increase light in the material bodies and cellular structures of people working deeply on a spiritual path. White gold was a mystery to all but the initiated but Tony makes this knowledge now available to all explaining that this substance was a mixture of various elements including rhodium.

Rhodium has been found to be an amazing trace mineral and it enhances the cellular structure in ways that scientists are only just discovering today. Some of the herbs that Tony has chosen to be ingredients of Theriaca are the only nutritional sources of rhodium known to man.  Ancient Egyptians used rhodium to move into the higher realms of consciousness especially during times of major transitions.

Please visit http://www.theriaca.org for more information about Theriaca and http://www.theriaca.eu to order from the on-line shop.

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We would like to invite you all to join Tony Samara on the social network FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/groups.php#/profile.php?id=1141862973&ref=profile and also to join the Tony Samara Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18045094234.

This is a good way to stay in touch with many like-minded people and to know the latest information about Tony Samara's work which may not appear so quickly on the http://www.tonysamara.org website.

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Many people have asked Tony for spiritual names. A spiritual name is a name that goes beyond the personal or ego identity of oneself and has traditionally been part of the initiation process in various cultures whereby after receiving the new spiritual name one is able to focus their whole being and identity on their spiritual path.

Tony explains, “Often our name is such an integral part of our personality, our belief systems and our social interaction with all parts of ourselves (either negative or positive) that this identity becomes unconscious in a sense that we are relating to belief systems and ideas about who we are that we are not even aware of.”

He further explains, “Often throughout childhood when there are negative socialisations and limitations that we take on as children, these belief systems become part of our identity - which includes the sense of 'I' -  and this of course relates deeply to our name as this is a major part of our identity.

Tony also explains, “It is very important to receive spiritual names rather than give them to yourself.  In most cultures this is/was done with the help of a guide, spiritual teacher, elder or spiritual master who is able to see the depth of who you are beyond the ego identification of the 'I'. The spiritual name then becomes a bridge to the sense of oneness rather than an identity that reinforces our belief of separation from others or a sense of superiority or specialness that is also an indication of this separation.”

Please feel free to request a spiritual name but be aware that due to the complexity of this work it may take a few months for the name to manifest.

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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. 

As 2008 draws to a close, we would like to remind you of the final programmes that Tony Samara will conduct during November 2008. They are:

17 November 2008 — The Path of the Heart — London, UK
23 November 2008 — The Path of the Heart - Detox day — Lisbon, Portugal
28 November 2008 — Satsang — Arlon, Belgium
29 November 2008 — The Magic of the Heart — Arlon, Belgium

During December 2008 and January 2009 the office of the Samara Foundation will be closed and email access severely limited. Know that over time your emails will be read and Tony will work with you energetically on the issues within them, but personal replies may not be possible during these months.

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 product page of http://www.tonysamara.org to instantly download one of the e-cds or the e-booklet.

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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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