From: hYq@3q.com   
      
   Prout Gems   
      
   Lets face it capitalism for several centuries has not delivered the goods or   
   minimum necessities to all peoples.  This is a ridiculously and agonising time   
   period for which people have had to suffer.  The superstitious economists'   
   reliance on the '   
   invisible hand' is such an irrational and nonsense proposition that no serious   
   or rational person can surely believe in it.  It shows the superficiality of   
   thought in the conservative capitalist countries and those who rule in them.    
   Now, new forums are    
   developing that will finally show people that economics cannot be based on   
   superstitions and wild ideas that have no practical basis in terms of human   
   welfare.   
      
   Protest is healthy and wise and vital for human well-being as also shown in   
   another short article below.  Although simple it makes good sense - as   
   community is what counts.  But one must always come from the perspective of a   
   giver to society if one is to    
   lead.  Some basic points are made about leadership and from there the concept   
   of the socio-spiritual revolutionary is also developed (see quotes below),   
   which again indicates that health in the physical, mental and in   
   uitive/spiritual realms of life is    
   required of individuals to ensure their actions are socially healthy and that   
   society can progress.  Lastly, brief mention of a new book is made that is   
   coming out soon, which has forwards and comments by leading activists in North   
   and principally South    
   America.   
      
   Much work still needs to be done in developing these important concepts of   
   leadership in society.  This is a mere start, and so the format is kept simple   
   with basic points and things to ponder.  A multicultural and universal   
   emphasis exists.  Leadership    
   and its definition is not purely a Western affair.  The real duty lies in us   
   all and once we develop that duty and attitude the basics are elaborated from   
   within our selves.   
      
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   Protesting May Be Good for Your Health   
      
   LONDON (Reuters Health) - Taking part in protests and demonstrations can be   
   good for your physical and mental health, a new British study suggests.   
      
   Psychologists at the University of Sussex found that people who get involved   
   in campaigns, strikes and political demonstrations experience an improvement   
   in psychological well-being that can help them overcome stress, pain, anxiety   
   and depression.   
      
   The finding fits in with other studies suggesting that positive experiences   
   and feeling part of a group can have beneficial effects on health.   
      
   "Collective actions, such as protests, strikes, occupations and    
   emonstrations, are less common in the UK than they were perhaps 20 years ago,"   
   researcher Dr. John Drury said in a statement.   
      
   "The take-home message from this research therefore might be that people   
   should get more involved in campaigns, struggles and social movements, not   
   only in the wider interest of social change but also for their own personal   
   good."   
      
   The results emerged from in-depth interviews with nearly 40 activists from a   
   variety of backgrounds. Between them, they had more than 160 experiences of   
   collective action involving groups of demonstrators protesting against a range   
   of issues. These    
   included fox-hunting, environmental damage and industrial matters.   
      
   Volunteers were asked to describe what it was about taking part in such   
   collective action that made them feel so good.   
      
   "Many published activist accounts refer to feelings of encouragement and   
   confidence emerging from experiences of collective action," said Drury. "But   
   it is not always clear how and why such empowerment occurs, so we aimed to   
   explain what factors within a    
   collective action event contribute to such feelings."   
      
   He said the interviews revealed that the key factors were that participants   
   felt they had a collective identity with fellow protestors. They also derived   
   a sense of unity and mutual support from taking part.   
      
   Such was the strength of the feelings they experienced that the effects appear   
   to be sustained over a period of time.   
      
   "Empowering events were almost without exception described as joyous   
   occasions," said Drury. "Participants experienced a deep sense of happiness   
   and even euphoria in being involved in protest events. Simply recounting the   
   events in the interview brought    
   a smile to the face of the interviewees."   
      
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   Ideal Leadership   
   Dada Maheshvarananda   
      
   The knowledge of leadership has greatly developed during the last few   
   decades, both in activist circles and, especially, in the business   
   world.1 A position of leadership gives one an unusual degree of   
   influence over others, but that influence may be either positive or   
   negative. Studies in capitalist enterprises show that the actions of   
   the leader account for up to 70 percent of employees' perception of   
   the climate of their organization.   
      
   Great leaders are forged through great struggle.  Oppression and   
   imprisonment have molded great leaders of modern times, such as   
   Martin Luther King and Malcolm X from the United States, Andrei   
   Sakharov from Russia, Anwar Sadat from Egypt, Vaclev Havel from Czech   
   Republic, Aung San Suu Kyi from Burma, Rigoberta Menchú from   
   Guatemala, Xanana Gusman from Timor and Nelson Mandela from South   
   Africa.   
      
   The path of revolution is the most difficult path of all, and on it   
   we will encounter greater and greater risks and challenges. However,   
   the greatest enemies that we will face are our inner enemies and   
   bondages: our complexes, weaknesses and fears. We are all afraid of   
   failure and of looking bad in front of others. On this path, we will   
   eventually find ourselves confronted with whatever things we fear -   
   we need to courageously face these fears and overcome them.   
      
   Our inner work of a leader is very important. The process of auto- analysis is   
   essential to our inner progress, evaluating our mistakes   
   each day and struggling to overcome our defects.   
      
   The downfall of many revolutionaries is the desire for small comforts and   
   security. The powerful spirit of spiritual struggle can help to overcome such   
   desires. Rather than avoiding physical and psychic clashes, we need to   
   confront them and embrace them    
   for our personal transformation and development.   
      
   There is an ancient truth that what we despise in others, the   
   qualities that we hate, are actually within us. Every human being has   
   the same mental propensities. People naturally tend to project what   
   they hate within themselves onto others, seeing those who disagree   
   with them as enemies, and getting into heated arguments and bitter   
   conflicts. Projection is a trick that the mind plays to avoid facing   
   the enemies within.   
      
   There is a way that you can look for this tendency in yourself. Think   
   of someone or some people with whom you have the greatest difference   
      
   [continued in next message]   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)