Tao Fellowship’s Sedona Mago Retreat Center – Pure Air and Sacred Land
Tao Fellowship
In its attainment of green results at Sedona Mago Retreat Center, its parent, Tao Fellowship, a nonprofit foundation, simply starts with its mission “Love for the Earth and Love for Humanity.” Then Tao Fellowship sets policies and take actions, from investment to daily practices, to create the ideal ecotourist retreat center.
In two particular areas, air and land, Tao Fellowship’s Mago Retreat stands out with approaches that have been recognized as pro-humanity and pro-earth.
This is how the Mago Retreat has been keeping the air pure, for better heath:
Tao Fellowship established a single 120-space central parking lot near the main gate to encourage guests to walk and with less driving meaning less pollution.
The educational and housekeeping departments use Tao Fellowship’s four electrical cars, and that keeps air quality high.
They provide a van service for guests who arrive from the Phoenix Airport by commercial shuttle, are dropped off at the Mago Information House, Highway 89A and Bill Gray Road, and brought to the Retreat Center.
Naturally purifying the air at the Mago Retreat are 2,000 Juniper trees from 10 years ago, and 1,272 trees and 2,040 plants put in the ground since then.
Here is what Tao Fellowship has been doing and planning to keep the land sacred:
Buildings are constructed by Tao Fellowship to harmonize, in scale and façade, with the natural landscape.
Tao Fellowship installed 163 solar pathway lights, and 138 reduced-output bulbs (converted to 20 from 60 watts), with conversion to all solar-powered lights planned.
The old Casita Guest Rooms at the Mago Retreat were designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright student, into the hillside for esthetic and temperature reasons; constructed in the late 1980s; some have solar-powered water heaters, with more installations planned.
As for the new Casita Guest Rooms, they have cross ventilation; constructed in 2006; conversion to all solar-powered water heaters is planned.
Mago Hall, second largest meeting room with a 200-seat capacity, is a stressed membrane structure, built by Sprung Instant Structures, having a heated floor, and excellent insulation and ventilation.
Tao Fellowship uses much around Mago Retreat’s thousands of trees and bushes, which as been produced on-site from leftover wood from construction projects.
February 18 2009 | Tao Fellowship | No Comments »
Last time I wrote about a quote on life from Ilchi Lee. What shall we use the life given to me for? What will we have to use the energy we have for? They are questions which we should ask ourselves all the time. What is life? What is energy?
Like Ilchi Lee said, if we think we own the life we have then that’s where all selfishness and victim consciousness begin. After all, I came into existence not because I asked for. In some way I don’t know, I find myself living on this earth. I didn’t pay a tax for the opportunity of living here. I did not buy my life paying money. My parents did not let me know why I live and what the purpose of my life is.
We didn’t earn the life, but we are given the life for free. We don’t own the life we have, but life lives through me. Life demonstrates its joyfulness, happiness and love through me. Again, this line “The selfishness and obsessions within us begin with the thought that this life is mine,” really touches my heart.
My body is not me, but mine. My emotions are not me but mine.
August 14 2008 | Ilchi Lee | No Comments »
Direct excerpts of Ilchi Lee from his book Brain Wave Vibraion:
If the color and shape of objects can have so much influence on us, imagine how much influence we can have on each other. I am sure you have experienced that when someone is in a bad mood, that mood tends to rub off on you. By the same token, someone’s smile can completely turn your day around. Imagine what a difference we could make if we really tried to put this to full use. Enough people producing positive brain waves could change the world, don’t you think?
A change in collective human consciousness essentially requires an invisible and inaudible communication between brains. As you learn to orient your brain toward positive information, the whole of humanity will be lifted up as well. That may seem overwhelming at first, but it requires only that you first change your own brain to work in a way that is most healthy for your own body and the Earth.
According to Ilchi Lee, he views one’s brain stem as a marvelous antenna that can send and receive messages to and from the world around you. This medium of communication is called Chun-ji-ki-un, or cosmic energy. Because you are connected to all other living beings through this cosmic energy, you are an integral player in creating a better, more sustainable way of life on this planet.
August 01 2008 | Brain Wave Vibration | No Comments »
Ilchi Lee says in his book Brain Wave Vibration:
In many ways, our senses fool us into thinking that various people and objects in the world are separate from each other. Now physics tells us that there are no distinct boundaries between anything or anyone.
In a very practical way, you can see how vibrations can influence us. You have certainly experienced walking into a room that feels heavy and negative. Sometimes this may be because the people in the room have just been arguing or discussing a somber topic. Even if they have stopped talking, or even if they have left the room, you can still feel it. This is the effect of those people’s brain waves on the surrounding atmosphere.
Even inanimate objects can carry vibrations that influence us. Sometimes a room feels negative, not because of some human event but because of the vibration inherent in the objects in the room. You could say that interior decorators and artists are masters of vibration, manipulating the way colors and shapes interact
to affect your brain.
The experience of beauty is the experience of vibrations that resonate with you in a way that opens you up to the world around you. If you have ever experienced the feeling of awe, you have experienced the feeling of expansion that can come through beauty. When this happens, your brain is recognizing the high-level vibrations it craves. This sense of beauty can come in the form of beautiful objects, people, or actions. And the really wonderful truth is this: as you expand your brain’s ability, more and more of the world’s beauty will become apparent to you, until finally the whole beautiful picture of reality is revealed to you.
July 29 2008 | Brain Wave Vibration | No Comments »
As Ilchi Lee sees it, the human life span has three phases. First we have a growth phase that usually is experienced during childhood, adolescence, and our early twenties. Of course we continue to grow throughout our lives, but this is a particularly intense period of investigation and experimentation during which we try to get to know ourselves and the world.
In our late twenties and thirties, we move into what Ilchi Lee calls the “success phase,” during which we try to create something tangible with our lives in the physical world, perhaps through career or the development of our finances. The problem is that most people seem to get stuck in this success phase, thinking it is the most important aspect of life. This is a little like a caterpillar thinking he can do no more with his life than spend it eating leaves all day.
In reality, the caterpillar has the ability to transform into a beautiful butterfly, just as you can transform far beyond success in the physical world. Not realizing this, many people choose material success only to feel unfulfilled when it finally arrives.
July 26 2008 | Brain Wave Vibration | No Comments »
From Ilchi Lee’s new book Brain Wave Vibration
Fortunately, healing also happens at the cellular level. Your body has an amazing ability to heal and grow itself, which is what Brain Wave Vibration is all about. Through it, you can learn to communicate positive, healing energy to your body.
Ilchi Lee says Brain Wave Vibration training helps synchronize your brain waves with the natural healing power contained within every cell of your body. You can start by making sure that the content of your thoughts is positive. Many studies have shown the important role of emotions and attitude in determining long-term health. Positive thinking patterns are clearly a precursor to good health. In addtion, they help facilitate proper flow of ki through the body, leading to a vital, fully developed sense of health and well-being. Quantum physics has taught us that everything in the universe is ultimately energy, and Ilchi Lee stongly believes that Brain Wave Vibration will empower you to use your brain stem to emanate positive, supportive energy throughout your body and into your life.
July 23 2008 | About Ilchi Lee | No Comments »
Some people, Ilchi Lee says in his book Brain Wave Vibration, perhaps through natural personality traits or through the example of very positive parents or role models, have already learned to control their brain waves, at least to a certain degree. They can instantly redirect their minds in a positive direction, no matter how dreadful the situation. But most of us do not possess a very high degree of control over our brain waves, and thus we need some tool, like Brain Wave Vibraion, to help us shake off the burdens of life.
Imagine if this same young father had had a simple method to help him through his day. As Ilchi Lee mentioned, imagine if he had taken a few moments during the day to feel the rhythms of his body, like you did earlier in this book. With each frustration of the day, he could stop for a few moments to return to a neutral place rather than simply building up a stockpile of stress and tension that he carries home with him at night.
Ilchi Lee says he is sure it is not difficult to see how the quality of your brain waves affect the quality of your life. If you can get hold of your brain waves, you can also overcome many obstacles in your life. Ilchi Lee wrote the book to teach you that you have more control over your brain waves than you might think, and Brain Wave Vibration is a simple way you can exercise that control.
From Brain Wave Vibration by Ilchi Lee
If you brain waves can have such a dramatic effect on other people, Ilchi Lee says, imagine what kind of effect your brain has on your body! Your brain is in constant communication with your body’s various organs and processes. Although we do not precisely know the role of brain waves in this process, it stands to reason that healthy brain waves can help produce a healthy body.
In fact, medical science is increasingly willing to acknowledge the connection between mind and body. it is clear that our attitudes and emotions can affect our overall health. But how are our body and mind connected?
Ilchi Lee says in his book Brain Wave Vibration, he believes that all the systems of the body are connected through a system of energy channels. Cultures all over the world have sensed that such an element exists and have given it many names. The Pacific Islanders call it mana; Australian Aborigines call it joja; Indian Hindus call it prana. Native Americans have many different names for it: maxpe (Crow), waken (Dakota). In Asian cultures, it is known as chi, qu, or ki.
Ilchi Lee’s new book Brain Wave Vibration.
From Brain Wave Vibration by Ilchi Lee
The time has come to mix the wisdom of East and West to really get the most out of life. Scientists have set the human life span at 120 years, yet few of us live even two-thirds of that in good health. The pharmaceuticals and medical technology we have are amazing, but to live fully we must rediscover some of the old wisdom that connects us more intimately with our own bodies. Western medicine has many gifts to offer, but the old systems, based on sometimes on hundreds of years of human experience, should not be dismissed out of hand.
When thinking about the definition of health, Ilchi Lee suggests, we should think about more than just the mechanical functionality of our bodies. We should consider the quality of our actual being and the content of our moment-by-moment experience. Our technological society has, in many ways, given us a more comfortable existence, but it has also separated us from ourselves. The key is to evaluate the invisible energetic element that cannot be so easily assessed by scientific investigation, but that has been understood intuitively by many generations of people across cultures.
The difference between Mr. Min and most people his age is not the superiority of his biological functions but the energetic spirit with which he lived. Ilchi Lee says, “Essentially, he learned to manage his energy effectively.”
Our lifestyle today could be likened to a yo-yo that is continuously on the move, up and down, over and over again. If you have played with a yo-yo much, you know that after a certain amount of time the string becomes kinked and the yo-yo no longer runs smoothly. Every once in a while, you have to stop and let the string unwind. Think of Brain Wave Vibration as a way for you to stop the constant movement of your mind to let it untwist and become whole again.
July 17 2008 | About Ilchi Lee | No Comments »
At times, it may indeed appear to you as though the world is spiraling downward. And in fact, it is not certain that we will ultimately make the right choices to ensure our collective survival. However, there is a tremendous amount of hope to be had. Humanity is awakening.
I know you are not one of the sleepwalkers. You are waking up, and you can see the vibrant beauty of the world around you, a world with which you are one, a world that you can also help create. But you must not sit in bed wondering what to do with your day. Get up and start creating your world. Your life is like one quickly passing day. You must get up and make the most of everything it offers. Ilchi Lee who created Brain Wave Vibration answers questions you might have. You can use Ask Ilchi Lee at his website.
Many teachers and visionaries are coming forward to help nudge us out of our sleepy state of being. I hope you can accept me among these as your teacher, for that is why I bring this book to you. I wish to stand among them as a teacher who, along with your own experience, guides you toward the wisdom you already possess inside.
July 13 2008 | About Ilchi Lee | No Comments »
I found this article on www.ilchi.com. I thought it was a great testimonial to Ilchi Lee’s generosity and contribution to society outside of the world of business. I’m sharing it on this blog because I think this aspect of Ilchi Lee’s activities often goes unnoticed by the general public. Enjoy the article!
Ilchi Lee, honorary citizen of Jeju Island, donated 10 million won (US $10,000) to the official state government’s relief fund for its citizens who suffered losses in recent flooding, October 10, 2007.
Jea Don Park and Mi Ryang Kim visited the office of the Jeju state government, to deliver Ilchi Lee’s gift to Governor Tae Hwan Kim. They also presented Ilchi Lee’s message, “The great pride and spirit of Jeju citizens will provide sufficient power for them to overcome their hardships.”
Ilchi Lee’s contribution comes from the royalties from his new Japanese book If You Know Your Brain, You Can See Your Life and lecture fees.
The people and government of jeju Island, a state at the southern part of South Korea, have a close relationship with Ilchi Lee and the Dahn Centers on the Island, based on their strongly shared commitment to advancing traditional culture and world peace. Governor Kim presented Juju’s gift of two traditional harubang statues (grandfather in Korean) to Ilchi Lee, who accepted them on behalf of the Cultural Park for Peace. They were unveiled at a ceremony at the Sedona Ilchi Meditation Center Information Center’s Bill Gray Road entrance, Cottonwood, Arizona, September 19, 2006, where they stand as guardians at the main entrance. The ceremony was attended by 150 persons from the Greater Sedona community, South Korea and Mago Garden. The 10-feet-high statues are carved from volcanic stone, and symbolize harmony with the Earth, source of wisdom, and blessing for peace.
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November 30 2007 | Ilchi Lee | No Comments »
There’s been a recent study that shows the bone-building effects of vibration. If vibration can form denser bones from stem cells, I wonder what else vibration can do for the other parts of the body….and what the effects of it would be especially on things like auto-immune diseases.
Click here to read the story!
Click here to read what Ilchi Lee’s current work with brain wave vibration.
November 03 2007 | About Ilchi Lee | No Comments »
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