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ble to switch between our work in our own practice and our work for the organization ? One way is to separate our time into personal and public . Another way is to separate the people in our daily life ; we have our clients , and we have our colleagues . Again , the ability to separate one thing from another is the quality of using your Saturn correctly . This is to say , we establish correct boundaries ; we wear two hats , so to speak ... we are promoting our business and we are advancing the needs of the organization .
When we are reading a chart for a client , looking for new clients , or writing a copy for an advertisement for our business , we are in the mind and motivation of building our business . When we are working to build a conference , a newsletter , or a program for the organization , we can only think of what is good for the whole unit .
This state of mind is not so different than what we do in other areas of our lives — we put the needs of our clients before our own when we are in session with them — we sacrifice for our family even when it limits
our ability to do things that we want . Requirements of life and profession force us to act beyond our self interest all the time ... the trick of living life consciously is to do this consistently . This is why it is necessary to have this discussion .
Are we able to do something for OPA without it being a promotion for our own business ? Can we be in a position of decision-making or authority , always keeping the focus on what is in the organization ’ s highest and best interest ? To do so is to tread the path of Karma yoga . There is a saying that the spiritual path is a “ razor ’ s edge ”. It is so narrow as to have almost no dimension . We fall off the path before we realize it . We are all vulnerable to taking this fall through the shortsightedness of our own unconscious desires .
Although this organization was my brain child , several other professional astrologers have served selflessly from the very beginning in 1989 . This organization was conceived in and born of the spirit of Karma yoga . Those of us who served at the beginning had no illusion of our service doing something for our own practices directly . We were only motivated by the desire to see something good happen for the field of astrology .
It has been a pleasure to serve this organization in one capacity or another since our inception . That so many people have stepped forward to give of themselves for the onward development of the field of astrology has continually inspired me personally to want to do more . As a discipline , astrology has continued to improve because we all work together . OPA members emanate this spirit of personal sacrifice for the good of the whole unit . We have a role to play in the greater picture of professional astrology . OPA is practicing real Karma yoga . May our commitment to OPA and to each other be unswerving and absolute . Somebody say , “ Amen ”!
1 Chapter 6 ) Tools for Self Development : Karma , Sanskaras , and Getting Results , from my book , “ Timing Spiritual Transformation ”.
2 Page 210 , Discourses , Meher Baba . Seventh edition , 1987 . Sheriar Press .
we ’ ve added a new forum on the OPA website ! The purposes of the forum are many — each section has different content , from different updates on OPA programs and activities , to discussions about charts of current events . The third section compiles Dvora ’ s monthly question ! This way , we are now able to archive Dvora ’ s questions and answers and are able to reflect back on earlier postings !
Most of you seem very shy to post-no pressure , you can just come by and passively follow what is going on . however it would be meaningful ( and more fun ) if lots of us would actively participate and make it even more interesting . To post replies , you simply need to register to the forum and take it from there !
The link to the forum : http :// www . opaastrology . com / membership / forum
see you online !
Maurice Fernandez
OPA Community Outreach Director
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