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by Linda Sechristby Linda Sechrist
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f not me, wf not me, who; if not noho; if not noww,,, One daOne dayy,,, on h on his whis way to folloy to follow-w-
when?” mahen?” may well be the y well be the ing a detacing a detached life of contempla-hed life of contemplap -
mantrmantra of todaa of today’y s con-s con- tion and prtion and prayer in a monastery er inn a monastery
scious citizen actiscious citizen activists, wvists, who feel ho feel in India, Bucin India, Bucko encountered a ko encountered a
led bled by an inner spirit to decisi an inner spirit to decisively ely homeless chomeless child whild who liho lived on the ed on the
achievhieve positie positive c change in their hange in their streets of Delhi. streets of Delhi. The brief but he brief but
communities.communities. meaningful intermeaningful interaction became for action became for
In In The Hope:The Hope: A Guide A Guide him a trhim a transformational experience. ansformational experience.
to Sacred to Sacred Activismctivism, pioneer, piooneer- “It made me realize that w“It made me realize that while hile
ing authorr,, sc, scholar and mholar and mystic ystic meditation left me peaceful, it put meditation left me peaceful, it put
Andrew HarvAndrew Harvey inspires readers ey inspires readers me in a sort of spiritual coma,me in a sort of spiritual coma,” ”
to become sacred actito become sacred activists and to vists and to sayys Bucs Bucko, “and up until then, I ko, “and up until then, I
participate in rparticipate in radically traddlicallyly transform-ansform- was only feeling the edges of mas onlfly feeling tthhde edges of my
ining the wg the world. orld. Awakened to our akened to our life.life.”
divine purpose, Harvvine purpose, Harvey proposes, eyy proposes, The momentary collapse of he momentary collapse of
we eacwe each can become an effectih can become an effectivee an and d
“Ser“SServvice is the rice is the roadoad to to
an inan invisible, protectivisible, protective buffer between buffer between
practical agent of cactical agent of change for social hannge for social tthese twhese two different wo different worlds broke orrlds broke
profofound and lasting jofound and lasting joy.”
justice and sustainabilityjustice and sustainability. He urges us to . He urges us to BucBuckko’o’s heart wide open. “It allos heart wide opeen. “It allowed wed
find the particular focus that ignites our find the particular focus that ignites our
~ Andr~ Anddrew w HaHarrveyveyy,,, sacr sacreded acti activivistsst
me to understand that the pain of others me to understand that the pain of others
indiindividual passion. In doing so, we will vidual passion. In doing so, we will was also mas also my pain, and that m pain, and that my desire desire
come to understand that, “Service is the come to understand that, “Service is the for spiritual liberfor spiritual liberation from the wation from the world orld
road to profound and lasting joroad to profound and lasting joy.”
ffor animals and energize the economor animals and energize the economy.
ultimately prevultimately prevented me from making ented me from making
Natural ANatural Awakeningseninngs has met scores has met scores
SeeingSeeing the w thhe world with eyorld with eyes of compas-es of compaas-
true spiritual progress,true spiritual progressprogress,” he explains. ” hhee explains.
of joof joy-filled try-filled travelers throughout our elers throughout our
ssion, they are making a marked differion, theey are making a marked differ-
BucBuckko’o’s second insight ws second insightt was equally as equally
nation wnation who haho have c chosen this action-hosen this action-
enceence..
significant: significant: The goal of spiritual whe goal of spiritual work is ork is
oriented path, becoming an inspiroriented path, becominng an inspiration ation not just to experience God but also to not just to experience God but also to
to otto others far hers far
Adam BucAdam Buckko, o, ActiActivist vist
bring God’bring God’s presence into the ws presence into the world, so orld, so
bbeyeyond those ond those
for Homeless for Homeless YoYouth
that we, as well as the wthat we, as well as the world, can be orld, can be
they help. they help. During the 1970s and early ’80s, During tthe 1970s and early ’80s, Adam Adaam trtransformed.ansformed.
Among them Among them BucBuckko, co-founder and managing o, co-founder and managing TToodayy,,, this former this former monk is the monk is the
aare these fivre these five e director of director of The Reciprocity Fhe Reciprocity Foundation, oundation, spiritual drispiritual driver of the Reciprocity er of the Reciprocity
““HomegroHomegrown wn liveed in Pd in Poland under a communist oland under a communist Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit that oundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit that
HeroesHeroes,” w”wwho ho regime that denied its citizens free-regime tthat denied its citizens free- enables homeless and high-risk yenables homeless and high-risk youth outh
ddaily caily choose hoose dom of speecdom of speech and opportunities for h and opportunities for and yand young adults to permanently exit oung adults to peermanently exit
to sto shelter the helter the self-actualization. Dissatisfied, Bucself-actualization. Dissatisfied, Bucko koo the social services system and start the social services system and start
hhomeless or omeless or immigrimmigrated to the United States at age ated to the United States at age meaningful, sustainable careers in the meaningful, sustainable careers in the
ababandoned, andoned, 17 and, in his quest for a purpose-filled 17 and, in his quest for a purpose-filled creaticreative econom economy of fashion, design, y of faashion, design,
ffeed the hun-eed the hun- life, spent time in sevlife, spent time in several monasteries al monasteries marketing and public relations. Bucmarketing and public relations. Bucko, ko,
Adam Buckodam Bucko
gryy,, advocateocate here and in here and in Thailand and India.hailand and India. who is also a trho is also a trained sociologist and ained sociologist and
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