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ETHNIC MINORITY OUTREACH
COORDINATOR
$23.33-$31.27/hr. The City of Beaverton is recruiting for
an Ethnic Minority Outreach Coordinator responsible for
organizing and conducting outreach to Beaverton’s eth-
nic minority communities. The coordinator works closely
with community members and city staff to actively
engage minorities in Beaverton’s civic life. This position
will also serve as a point of contact for minority and
women owned businesses. The coordinator is also the
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ATTORNEY – CITY OF PORTLAND
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reaction to the 24-hour news
cycle, because “be still and
know” has been taught for
thousands of years before
the development of this
technology. The research
shows that if you meditate,
the mind becomes still, and
they can see the functionali-
ty and gray matter in the
brain increase, the nervous
system calm, the immune
system improve and a
reduction in stress. So, quiet
time is the key. We have
hundreds of thousands of
kids around the country
meditating through the
David Lynch Foundation.
What I want to do with this
book, and I’m giving all the
profits to charity, is to teach
people to meditate. All it
takes is a little bit of
patience. It’s a simple guide.
And the more people medi-
tate, the more it increases
the positive vibrations turn-
ing the planet into a posi-
tive, happy place. The more
you do that, the greater
service you are to God. I
introduced Oprah and Ellen
to their TM [Transcendental
Meditation] teachers. They
both thanked me, and spoke
publicly about it, which is
great because they can
spread the word. Ellen has
been a great supporter. Rus-
sell Brand has done the
same. I’ve shared medita-
tion with a lot of hip-hop
artists, inmates, and return-
ing war veterans with
PTSD, as well. I feel like
this dharma, this service is
part of my job.
KW: Attorney Bernadette
Beekman gives a shout out
from a fellow Hollis native!
She asks: What were you
most astonished to discover
as a result of meditating?
RS: Coming out of my
first yoga class, I was aston-
ished that there were noth-
ing but hot girls there. Just
55 girls, Bobby Shriver,
who’s a buddy of mine, and
myself. I came out of class,
I was so high. I been sober
26 years, but I’m an ex-
druggie. I want to talk a lit-
tle bit abut two things:
clarity and cloudiness. Both
of them quiet the mind. One
quiets it, the other numbs it.
either way, there’s less
thought, and the less
thought, the more happi-
ness. And when the mind is
totally still, there’s only
bliss. I got a piece of that
reality from my first yoga
class, from smiling and
breathing in every difficult
pose. I went, “Oh my God!
I’m clear! I love this!” If I
keep doing this, I’m going
to give away my money.
But a more happy mind
leads to quietness and clari-
ty. And that clarity helps
you have a greater capacity
to do more and to become
more successful and more
giving. So, running all my
different companies has
turned out to be a lot easier
because I mediate twice a
day and go to yoga every
day.
KW: Bernadette also
says: I sat a 10-day Vipas-
sana course many years ago
and afterwards, I was
encouraged by a film called
Doing Time, Doing Vipas-
sana which was about med-
itation courses offered in
prisons. The results were
very encouraging. She asks:
What do you think of medi-
tation methods taught to
prisoners?
RS: I think it’s very
important. I’ve gone into
prisons to meditate with
inmates. It’s something I
plan to do with Tim Rob-
bins soon. I owe him a call
about that.
KW: Bernadette asks: If
you could focus all of your
resources to solve one prob-
lem in our society, what one
would it be?
RS: At the core of every-
thing that is hurtful to
humanity is a lack of con-
sciousness. Unconscious
behavior is at the core.
Think of the 40 billion ani-
mals we abuse and eat who
are born into suffering. It’s a
karmic disaster. An animal
products diet is like smok-
ing 20 cigarettes a day.
What I would do to change
this planet is have everyone
meditate and look inside.
Then we’d have a happier,
more service-oriented, less-
needy world.
KW: Editor Lisa Loving
says this book looks great. I
know a crabby person
whose life changed when he
started meditating. She
asks: Are there ever limits to
an individual’s ability to fol-
low your advice? Are there
certain kinds of stress, diffi-
culty or even grief that is so
staggering that it becomes
impossible to cope with
through meditation?
RS: Meditation helps
everything, Lisa. But I
couldn’t guarantee that
someone could get off their
medication. But I suspect
that meditation instead of
Ritalin would change the
life of any kid with ADD.
KW: When you look in
the mirror, what do you see?
RS: different reflections
at different times. I really,
really try to be a good ser-
vant. It makes me happy
when I’m a good giver with-
out expectations.
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Earthwork & Utilities and Fire
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Seattle, Washington
Owner: Seattle Housing Authority
Subcontractors are urged to contact Tracy Ann
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assistance with bidding procedures.
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