Tel: 360-809-3058

“We can make ourselves whole by

accepting our partiality, by living

within our limits, by being hu-

man—not by trying to be gods.”

Windall Berry

“Souls are like athletes that need

opponents worthy of them if they

are to be tried and extended and

pushed to the full use of their pow-

ers.” Thomas Merton

“I have always believed that I

could help change the world, be-

cause I have been lucky to have

adults around me who did.”

Marian Wright Eldeman

I n s p i r a t i o na l Q u ot e s

Phone: 360-809-3058

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E-mail: MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com

P.O. Box C

Lawrence, KS 66044

Me d i c a l W h i s t l e b l o w e r

M e di c a l W h i s t l e b l o we r

Supporting the Emotional

Health of All Whistleblowers

and their Friends,

The

Spiritual

Side of

Whistle

Blowing

10th century Tibetan author Jé Gampopa in

The Jewel Ornament of Liberation

“Clinging to the well-being of mere peace' signifies

the lower capacity [Hinayana] attitude wherein the

longing to transcend suffering is focused on oneself

alone. This precludes the cherishing of others and

hence there is little development of altruism. [...]

When loving kindness and compassion become part

of one, there is so much care for other conscious

beings that one could not bear to liberate oneself

alone. [...] Master Manjushriikiirti has said: „A

Mahayana follower should not be without loving

kindness and compassion for even a single moment',

and „It is not anger and hatred but loving kindness

and compassion that vouchsafe the welfare of

others.”

Working for Peace: A Handbook of Practical

Psychology and other tools

Edited by Rachael MacNair and Psychologists for

Social Responsibility, It contains an chapter by

Philadelphia Meeting Friend Gerry Lakey and

also the writings of Christina Michaelson

(clinical Psychologist from NY) Michaelson said

“create your own inner peace through meditation,

nature, and prayer.”

# 5

Each of us, as Medical Whistleblowers,

are injured and traumatized by the re-

taliation we suffered. Each of us is on

our own pathway to recovery. During

that healing journey we will many times

revert back to an earlier stage of vulner-

ability or lapse in our forward momen-

tum. But when we work together as a

team, we can accomplish great things

and will change the

system in ways, even

we, can not anticipate.

Many a successful

movement has been

accomplished by ordi-

nary people doing ex-

traordinary even he-

roic accomplishments. No one who was

ever perfect led a successful movement

for change. These tasks were accom-

plished by ordinary people, not waiting

for perfection or sainthood. You do not

need the most perfect understanding.

You do not need to have more perfect

moral consistency of character. You do

not need to be gifted with perfect elo-

quence.

“The journey of a thousand miles

begins with one step.” Lao Tsu

N o n - V i o l en t D i ss en t

The great Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther

King, Jr. called it “Fearful faithfulness.” In Fear-

ful faithfulness – one does not have to feel coura-

geous to be an effective activist. Dr. King ex-

plained that those opposing evil or the abuse of

power, may not feel par-

ticularly courageous, or

embody inner peace but

could still effectively strive

to attain their goals. Dr.

King did not hide the fact

that to oppose evil would expose the truth sayer to

possible violence. Violence begets violence. Tough-

ness begets toughness, Force greater force. Dr.

King told his followers that the path of non-violent

resistance required great courage. The non-

violent dissenter is just as opposed to the evil he

resists as the violent resister. It is not a method

for cowards. MLK also noted that if the only al-

ternative to violence was cowardice, it was better

to fight. Non-violent dissent is not stagnant pas-

sivity but instead an act of spiritual strength to

stand up confidently and even militantly to chal-

lenge the abuse of power. It is passive physically

but aggressive spiritually. In opposing evil with

non-violent dissent, the mind must always be ac-

tive, alert to new ways and means to persuade the

opponent that he is wrong. Non-violent dissent is a

means to shame and awaken a sense of conscience

in those who abuse power. It does not seek to

defeat or humiliate the opponent but instead win

his friendship and understanding. Through non-

violent dissent one can not only defeat the evil

system and stem the abuse of power but also win

over the hearts and minds of the perpetrators of

the system and thus make meaningful and lasting

change. Non violence brings love into being along-

side with the determination not to hate. Non vio-

lent dissent is a means to an end not the

end in itself. The aftermath of non-

violence is beloved community while in

aggression or violence the aftermath is

bitterness. Martin Luther King, Jr. took

many of his ideas from Mohandas Gan-

dhi and the teaching of Mahayana. Ma-

hatma Gandhi told his followers “Be

the change you want to see in the

world.” Gandhi used the method of

non-resistance

effectively in the

struggle for jus-

tice in India and

to free his people

from British po-

litical domination, economic exploitation,

and humiliation.

M a h a ya n a . Mahayana which means in Sanskrit:

Great Vehicle" and is a classification of

Buddhism. “The Buddha-dhatu is the

True Self and, like a diamond, for

example, it cannot be destroyed". It

is the acknowledgment of the transform-

ing redemptive value of suffering. Com-

passion, or Karuna is linked to the idea

that acquired merit can be transmitted

to others. Thus the gift of inner peace

you acquire for yourself can be trans-

forming to others as well.

Phone: 360-809-3058

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E-mail: MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com

P.O. Box C

Lawrence, KS 66044

M ed i c a l W h i s t l eb l ow er

The

Whistleblower’s

Spirit