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The Community as Sanctuary

10/2/2014

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What is the source of evil in our homes, our schools and our temples? While it is convenient to blame detractors for everything unsavory in our lives, the reality is much more ordinary and commonplace. My experience has been that negative energy increases when organization decreases. More precisely, if younger, less experienced members of the community are not given developmentally-appropriate challenges, duties and opportunities to prove themselves, they will lose motivation.  Their morale will become low. This is true of families, classrooms, temples, businesses and entire cities alike. If left untreated, the lack of developmentally-appropriate challenges and opportunities will become the LARGEST contributor to problems of low performance, disloyalty and disruptive behavior. By the exact same token, if senior members of the group are spending 50% of their time doing tasks that younger, less experienced people should be doing, THEIR morale will also be low. In either case, the inability to optimize people's natural gifts and talents is an organizational problem that manifests as negative energy within the group. 

As a teacher, a counselor and a priest, I know with absolute certainty, that it is necessary to match tasks to skill levels. The first step in assigning tasks is to define the desired outcome in measurable terms. Until you have defined exactly what you're aspiring to, it will be impossible to determine the sequence of work leading up to the goal. The Orisa Lifestyle Academy has a visionary goal, to attract and train a tribe of ONE MILLION volunteers who agree to live the medicine, not through initiations but through service, service and more service. We invite you to leverage our exposure and expertise to contribute to three focus areas: 

  1. Education & the Arts: Projects that focus on sacred and traditional Yoruba art forms that are holistic and therapeutic.
  2. Sustainable Culture: Yoruba organizations and projects that sustain, regenerate, and preserve ecosystems, especially integrated, systems-based, and culturally-relevant approaches. 
  3. Food & Agriculture: Projects that address sustainable food and agriculture, including organic and indigenous Yoruba farming techniques. 

Together, we can transform our community into a sanctuary of Orisa Lifestyle, one agreement at a time. 

3 Comments
Marlene Vann
10/2/2014 04:18:52 am

Cricket here. This is a very important matter, grow your relationships, grow your family, grow your community. These are the most important crops to cultivate.

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ADEYEMI KNIGHT
10/7/2014 08:49:00 am

ABORU ABOYE ABOSISE. WHAT ARE THE DETAILS FOR BECOMING A STUDENT OF THE ORISA LIFESTYLES COMMUNITY.I AM A RECOVERY COACH.HELPING PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES DRUG ALCOHOLVAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES.I AM ONE WHO WAS BORN TO SERVE.I AM AN IYALORISHA OF OBATALA AYAGUNA.MY MOTHER IS IYALODE MI YEMANYA OCUTI.I HAVE CROWNED 20 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS OF OCHA.CURRENTLU I COOK VOLUNTARILY FOR THE HOMELESS TWICE A MONTH USING MY OWN FUNDS.I ALSO MINISTER TO THE ELDERLY IN NURSING HOMES AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES.I AM CURRENTLY STUDYING TO BE A PEER TO PEER ADVOCATE.AND HOPE TO RETURN BACK TO COLLEGE SOMETIME NEXT YEAR TO COMPLETE MY B.A. IN SOCIAL WORK.HOWEVER I WISH TO ACQUIRE MY MASTERS DEGREE IN ORIENTAL MEDICINE AND HERBOLOGY.THE NAME OF MY SOIRITUAL ILE IS ILE IWA PELE LAS REINAS DE LAS AGUAS.MY FORTE HOWEVER IS WORKING WITH EEGUN.I AM STRONG IN MY WORK WITH THE ANCESTORS.AND AM KNOWN IN MY COMMUNITY VERY WELL FOR MYVSPIRITUAL WORK.I OFTEN SAY THAT I AM A LIFE LONG ETERNAL STUDENT OF, THE UNIVERSE.AND THAT MY SPIRITUALITY IS A WAY OF LIFE.MY ILE, MOTTO IS THAT WITHOUT A VISION THE PEOPLE WOULD PERISH.AND MY PERSONAL PRAYE IS THE PRAYER OF JABEZ.BABA OLODUMARE BLESS ME AND BLESS ME INDEED.THAT THY HAND MAY STAY WITH ME.ENLARGE MY TERRITORY.SO THAT I MAY NEVER BRING HARM TO ANYONE.I AM A PEOPLE PERSON AND ENJOY BEING OF SERVICE TO MY FELL9W HUMAN BEINGS.I AM ALSO A CERTIFIED REIKI PRACTITIONER.AND INTEND TO PURSUE CERTIFICATION AS A REIKI MASTER.PLEASE IF THERE ARE STILL OPENINGS IN, THE ORISHA LIFESTYLE ACADEMY.PLEASE LET ME KNOW.TOMORROW IS PROMISED TO NO ONE.BUT WHILE I STILL HAVE MY HEALTH AND MY STRENGTH I WANT TO LEAVE A LEGACY OF LOVE PEACE WISDOM KNOWLEDGE ENLIGHTMENT AND SERVICE AND GIVING NOT ONLY IN MY SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY.BUT TO THE IWORO AT LARGE.ASEASE OOOOO IRE OOOOOOOOO ADUPE OOOOOO

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Obafemi Origunwa
10/7/2014 09:11:58 am

Aboye abosise o. Where are you located? It would be great to organize more people in your area to support your efforts. I have just completed a book that gives guidelines and structure for orisa devotees who want to organize volunteer efforts. It is available at www.ObafemiO.com/publications. Please email me at [email protected] and we can talk more about what is possible! I loce what you're doing!!!

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