In Search of Simplicity

November 10, 2008

In Search of Simplicity

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‘Most people work hard and spend their health trying to achieve wealth.
Then they retire and spend their wealth trying to get back their
health.’

If you are like so many people today, you’re either short of money and working at something you don’t like in order to get more, or you have more than enough money and not enough time to enjoy the good things in life.

I was in that position once – over 20 years ago. Then something changed and I’ve been doing what I love and enjoying the good life ever since.

And now it’s time for me to not only live the good life, but to share with people like you the amazing journey that brought me to this place of contentment and deep fulfilment.

In Search of Simplicity is my true, exciting and serendipitous journey through the wilds ofPapua New Guinea, theHimalayas, around the planet and into the heart of life guaranteed to change the way you see the world.

In Search of Simplicityoffers a gateway into a world in which your deepest dreams and wishes are fulfilled, even before you are aware of them, a gateway into that place of simplicity where you stop struggling and trying to make it happen and simply allow it to happen.

When you’re in the right place, doing just what you want to do, and genuinely enjoying it, the Universe bends over backwards to ensure your success.

Buy the book on Amazon.

The small investment required to buy this book could just transform your life, as the events described in page-turning style transformed mine. At the very least you’ll enjoy a tantalizing read.

Click here to read just a few of the endorsements of satisfied readers from all walks of life.

In Search of Simplicityis a startlingly poignant and inspiring real-life endorsement of the power of thought, belief and synchronicity in one’s life. It has been compared with James Redfield’s The Celestine Prophecy and Dan Millman’s Way of the Peaceful Warrior. It is a page-turning adventure story and it’s TRUE.

Listen to a three minute audio trailer here:

In Search of Simplicity offers a gateway into a world in which your deepest dreams and wishes are fulfilled, even before you are aware of them, a gateway into that place of simplicity where you stop struggling and trying to make it happen and simply allow it to happen.

When you’re in the right place, doing just what you want to do, and genuinely enjoying it, the Universe bends over backwards to ensure your success.

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‘This book has important keys to living well. Far from predictable, it is an exciting read; showing us that living with simplicity can lead to stimulating adventures, fresh insights and a deeper understanding of life.’

Suzanne Stewart, Wellington

The following is a fun, five minute interview that Eileen Kapa of DBFR makes with the author as he speaks about In Search of Simplicity and some of the bigger questions of life the book endeavours to answer. This was made as a small part of a Far North book launch and book signing tour in March, 2009.

In Search of Simplicity

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From the Author:

My search for simplicity carried me all over the world. You could call it a search for a simpler way of living, a more natural way of being.

The external journey culminated in living for periods of time with two sets of agrarian people, one Islamic, the other Christian—the Hunzas in their Shangri La stronghold at the roof top of the world and the Trobriand Islanders at their doorstep perched on coral islets in the western Pacific. Each of these societies lives with grace and in balanced harmony with nature.

The internal journey took place while staying in Dharmsala, home of the displaced Tibetans and their leader, the Dalai Lama, in northern India. That journey carried me home to the place we’re all seeking, to the source of sustenance spoken of by every mystic, to the Heart of Life itself.

It is a story of import to every human being because it is the journey we are all on, a search for the meaning of life.

The story is filled with coincidences to the point of disbelief. The journey brought me in contact with inspiring people who dared to be different, who have dared to be themselves.

It is an epic adventure. It is a story of love. It has helped me to live my life with a simpler perspective and more meaning. I trust it does the same for you.

Years after the events described in In Search of Simplicity took place, I read The Celestine Prophecy for the first time. It feels like my personal journey is like that of the reluctant fictional hero created by James Redfield. I continue to be swept along on a great adventure (of my own making) to discover and to share the magic and the mystery of life. It’s waiting for us all behind every smile and with every breath of the wind.

Blessings,
John

IN SEARCH OF SIMPLICITY by John P Haines …a truly amazing true story travel/adventure book by a loving and thoughtful man.

Amanda McBroom said this February 25, 2009 on www.amcbroom.com

Amanda is an outstanding actress, singer/songwriter and is the composer of the 1979 worldwide hit, The Rose.

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January 19, 2012

Pete Grassby at the Mangonui Ceili January 2012

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Peter Grassby in the Mangonui Hall

More Mischief and Mayhem in Mangonui

Mangonui Céilí co-founder Fiona McGrory describes him as a ‘one-stop shop for entertainment.’ U.K. based Pete Grassby—consummate singer, songwriter, recording artist, accordion repairer, Morris dancer and dance caller—is back in New Zealand for his annual tour. He’ll be joined by one of his U.K. bands, Grasshoppers, for the Auckland folk festival later this month. Several years ago he toured Aotearoa with another of his bands, Aardvarks. One wonders what he would call a New Zealand band should he dare to establish one. Sand Flies?

This entertainer extraordinaire will be hosting the next Céilí (‘Kay-lee’) at the Mangonui Hall on the waterfront on Saturday, January 21^st. The Céilí begins at 7.30pm. But be sure to get there early. It is always standing room only when Pete Grassby hosts a céilí. Not only will Mr. Grassby call an oft-humorous variety of dances and play melodeon, he’ll sing a song or three. Grassby’s wit and charm ensure that everyone, including those who just come along to watch, have a great time. Pete Grassby will be backed up for this céilí by the regular talented Mangonui Céilí band, Spootiskerry Spraoi, affectionately called ‘Spoots.’ Admission is, as always, $3 per adult plus a plate for supper. Accompanied children are free.

Pete Grassby is available for gigs and house parties, as well as repairs of squeeze boxes during his limited time in the Far North and can be contacted at pdgrassby@fsmail.net

To purchase Pete’s CDs contact him by email as well.

Here’s the complete interview:

And here are three of the six tracks we played in the interview:

Trowie Byrn (John Stickle) Track 12 on Cilan:

Nan’s Waltz (Pat Shuldham Shaw) Track 3 on Malvern Hills:

Scarborough Fair (Traditional arranged by Pete Grassby) Track 5 on Cilan

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“In Search of Simplicity is a unique and awe-inspiring way to re-visit and even answer some of the gnawing questions we all intrinsically have about the meaning of life and our true, individual purpose on the planet. I love this book.”

Barbara Cronin, Circles of Light. For the complete review visit: http://www.circlesoflight.com/blog/in-search-of-simplicity/

“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

Heather Slocumb, Apex Reviews

January 3, 2012

Wherever You Go, There You Are

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Wherever you go, there you are.

No one knows for sure who said the above but when I first read the quote it seemed obvious and rather silly.

Then, the more I thought about it, the more profound it became.

It applies to more than to where you physically go, it also applies to where your thoughts go.

Wherever you go this year, there you are.

Yes indeed.

Be well, wherever you go.

My thanks to my friend John for passing on this message. Be present and happy in 2012.

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Barbara Cronin, Circles of Light. For the complete review visit: http://www.circlesoflight.com/blog/in-search-of-simplicity/

“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

Heather Slocumb, Apex Reviews

December 29, 2011

Call Off the Search

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I’m in the middle of ten days of holidays. It’s a rainy day, not suitable for walking and I don’t feel well besides. So I decided to watch some inspiring DVDs borrowed from a dear friend, Peter, who is currently overseas teaching yoga in Europe and visiting ashrams in India.

The first movie is called Love and the Art of Giving. It was made by British filmmaker Simon Eugene. It covers a journey he made to India in November 2007 to interview Swami Satchyananda, founder of the Bihar School of Yoga, and his disciple Paramahansa Niranjananda at an ancient annual holy tantric festival during which mostly poor local villagers are given much. It is a beautiful colourful celebration in which boys and girls sing and dance and receive Prasad.

The second documentary, Call off the Search, a film by Jim Lemkin and David Godman, covers a 1993 visit to the ashram of H.W.L. Poonja, endearingly known as Papaji. The filmmakers approached Papaji and said, ‘Papaji, we want to make a film about your teachings.’ His response: ‘Very good. I have always wanted to know what my teachings are. Now you are making a film about them. I can watch it and find out.’ These words epitomize the light-hearted approach of this man who experienced his inner nature as a boy and then became a devotee of Krishna, travelling all over India in search of a teacher who could help him to regain that early inner awakening he so longed for. His search was over when he landed at the ashram of the great Indian Master Sri Ramana Maharshi. After realising his Self in the presence of that master of silence he spent the rest of his life helping others discover that which they sought. I summarize below a few gems gleaned from these films. I trust you are as inspired by them as I have been.

If you can’t see God in all, you can’t see God at all.

When we give unconditionally, we open a space in which we can receive.

To ‘fall in love’ is a sensory experience in which mind is involved and we expect to gain something from the other. When we ‘rise in love’ we do so without the interference of the intellect, of the mind. Then true love manifests and we share the joy of that love.

What you are searching for is very close. You should see it in every blade of grass and in the tallest of trees, in all of creation.

To surrender is not so difficult but the part of you which resists this is the part which wants to control.

The time is always right for enlightenment.

If you empty yourself first, then mantra and chanting can lift you to a plane beyond understanding to a place of pure experience. Thus, transformation requires a movement from knowledge to experience.

Without purification there cannot be meditation.

Life is like a flower. The appreciation of life is called love.

In the film on Papaji, Ramana Maharshi reminded Papaji to look beyond the form of Krishna he had devoted himself to for 25 years. He said that whatever appears and disappears is not real. It was in hearing this in the presence of this renowned master that Papaji realised the Self. A few gems from Papaji:

Teaching is preaching.

His advice: Don’t listen to any advice because advice belongs to the past.

His advice: Keep quiet. Stop trying. When asked: ‘Many have tried to keep quiet without success,’ he responded: ‘Then give up the intention of keeping quiet.’

Every being in the world is peace itself.

Look inside for even one second. Don’t seek. Don’t find. You will see you are peace itself.

If you must seek anything at all seek only freedom. Affirm: I Am free. I Am already free.

Keep still and know I Am That.

When anybody laughs he has no thought, there is no mind, and there is no suffering. It is the mind that suffers. Therefore laugh away your problems.

Who is the other? You are not apart from me. You are in my heart. Wake up from the dream and all suffering will end.

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Barbara Cronin, Circles of Light. For the complete review visit: http://www.circlesoflight.com/blog/in-search-of-simplicity/

“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

Heather Slocumb, Apex Reviews

December 21, 2011

The Fisherman Story

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I MC’d our ceili on Saturday night and shared the following story with attendees. I think this modern parable is worth sharing broadly so I’m typing it below; it’s a metaphor for life.

The rich industrialist from the north was horrified to find the southern fisherman lying lazily beside his boat.

‘Why aren’t you out fishing?’ said the industrialist.

‘Because I have caught enough fish for the day,’ said the fisherman.

‘Why don’t you catch some more?’

‘What would I do with them?’

‘You could earn more money’ was the reply. ‘With that you could have a motor fitted to your boat to go into deeper waters and catch more fish. Then you would have enough money to buy nylon nets. These would bring you more fish and more money. Soon you would have enough money to own two boats . . . maybe even a fleet of boats. Then you would be a rich man like me.’

‘What would I do then?’

‘Then you could really enjoy life.’

‘What do you think I’m doing right now?’

What are you doing right now? Are you clawing and scratching and scrimping and saving for a better future or are you enjoying life now?

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“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

Heather Slocumb, Apex Reviews

December 15, 2011

Chinese Medicine on Voices From the North

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Acupuncture

I recently interviewed a young woman, Kim Wong, about Chinese Medicine. This Voices From the North interview covers the history of Chinese Medicine and some of the key areas acupuncture and associated treatment methods can greatly assist people. Kim spoke of her success treating sore throats, headaches, muscle pain and injuries and more. She also indicated acupuncture can really reduce the side effects of a person quitting smoking. For the complete interview click below:

Kim’s contact details are as follows:

Mobile Acupuncture	Ph: 094062195 kimsum327@gmail.com
	Ph: 094062195 kimsum327@gmail.com	7 Thomas Street, Mangonui, Mangobui

	Kim Wong, Acupuncturist

An associated interview can be found below:

Acupuncture Explained

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“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

Heather Slocumb, Apex Reviews

December 13, 2011

A Great Result for the New Zealand Greens

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The following words recently arrived in my inbox from the co-convenors of the New Zealand Green party.

Mojo Mathers

Mojo Mathers joins six other new Green MPs in Parliament as our newest MP. Many of you will know Mojo for her outstanding work as the Greens Strategic Policy Advisor for many years, and she was a key member of the Campaign Committee in 2008. As a deaf person who lives and breathes green issues she will be a strong advocate for inclusion for everyone. You can read Mojo’s full biography here: http://www.greens.org.nz/candidates/mojo-mathers

Our final percentage of the party vote was 11.1%, up from 10.6% on election night, which is an outstanding achievement for our Party after 12 years in Parliament. While the low turnout is a concern, our level of support represents a critical tipping point, delivering a strong clear Green voice in the new Parliament and a powerful platform on which to build our future support.

In response to strong feedback from members in 2010, our Party set a 10% vote target for this election and we have more than reached it! We can all take pride in what we have achieved together. Our late co-leader Rod Donald was a strong advocate of aiming at 10% and beyond and he would also be very proud of this year’s Green party vote.

In practice, there is still a 121 seat Parliament and National is still able to form a government with ACT and United Future. They will however need either (i) both of United Future and ACT, or (ii) the Maori Party, to secure a majority, which may moderate some extremes. Some of you may wonder about appointing a speaker – in an MMP Parliament that doesn’t affect the balance of votes.

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Barbara Cronin, Circles of Light. For the complete review visit: http://www.circlesoflight.com/blog/in-search-of-simplicity/

“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

Heather Slocumb, Apex Reviews

December 12, 2011

New Zealand’s Tenth Great Walk: Spirit Walk

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Amongst Dave Panckhurst’s many qualities, he was visionary. What he envisioned, what he dreamt of, was sometimes ahead of his time.

A couple of months ago Dave shared a dream with me. Now to dream alone is just to dream. To share a dream becomes a reality. Around 2005 Dave put a proposal to people at DOC and other appropriate organizations about the creation of New Zealand’s tenth Great Walk. Great Walks are the Department of Conservation’s premier walks. There are presently nine such walks, only three of which are found on the North Island. You’ve all heard of and perhaps walked some of New Zealand’s other great walks—the Milford Track, the Routeburn, the Heaphy Track etc. We have nothing like that in the Far North.

Dave’s idea was to create such a walk between Spirit’s Bay and Te Paki Stream or station. The tracks are largely in place but the necessary huts are not. Dave, ever the pragmatist, made practical do-able suggests for the placement of two huts. He measured distances appropriate to three days of walking and plotted it all on a map. It would be called Spirit Walk and would be different from any of New Zealand’s other famous walks, featuring stunning beaches and headlands, mangroves and dunes. It would be culturally significant. It would draw more visitors to the north. It would help to put our little part of the world on the map. The idea was turned down but since Dave made his proposal DOC has been steadily upgrading trails and facilities by the Cape and even added a campground where Dave suggested a hut could be.

When Dave shared this idea with me, he made it clear he’d done his best and it hadn’t happened. He was disappointed. Now will you join with me in envisioning New Zealand’s tenth great walk? Let’s dream together and see this become a reality. Billions get spent on roads. Surely a few hundred thousand dollars can be made available for such a worthy, far-reaching idea. Let’s help make Dave’s vision a reality.

Spirits Bay (Piwhane Bay)

Cape Maria van DiemenTe Paki Stream and sand dunes

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“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

Heather Slocumb, Apex Review

December 12, 2011

Dave Panckhurst: A Noble Man

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Yesterday was the memorial service for our dear friend, Dave Panckhurst, who passed away December 3rd. I shared the following words with the large group of people gathered to share their respects for this wonderful, inspiring man:

Is nobility determined by station? Is it endorsed by hereditary means, by the blood of birth? Is it displayed with crown and jewels? Or is nobility established in character, in a willingness to forsake the outer accoutrements of status and station in order to work for and to live for a cause greater than the wants of an individual?

I believe the man we are here to honour today lived a noble life. He wanted for nothing. He and Alison were married for over 53 years. He was and is surrounded by loving family and friends. He lived in an unpretentious but comfortable home in a beautiful part of the world. In the course of his life he walked in some of the most magical and pristine wilderness areas of this magnificent land.

I only knew Dave Panckhurst in the golden years of his life. But I consider it a blessing and a privilege to have come to know this humble, noble man.

We are gathered together to honour this great and gentle man. I encourage you not to be saddened by Dave’s death. Do not yearn for his physical presence. Be glad that you have walked in the shadow of his greatness. Know that his spiritual presence is never further than your next conscious memory of him.

: Dave Panckhurst at Ceili. He’s on my right.

I wish to sincerely thank each and every one of you for being here today. And I know Alison and her family are deeply grateful as well. Some of you have travelled far, others not. But we have all gathered together to celebrate a life well-lived; a life that lives on in each us as we sometimes stumble on our individual journeys. And we share this celebration with a number of key people in Dave’s life who,for a number of reasons, cannot be physically here with us now. Many have sent their best wishes and condolences to Alison and family. If time permits we may share some of those words with you later.

I spoke before of nobility. Dave Panckhurst’s life was noble because he lived for causes greater than himself. He was occasionally saddened by the state of world affairs. Why? Because Dave knew that humanity can live with higher ideals than it currently is. He knew this because he personally lived those higher ideals. He knew this because, despite discouragement, he never stopped doing something to make this world a better place—by planting trees, with submissions to councils and letters to prime ministers and presidents, with a helping hand, a kind word, in so many ways we will hear more of today. You’ll see a quote in your programme from Mahatma Gandhi. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Dave was the change he wished to see in the world.

As I said before, I only knew Dave Panckhurst in the golden years of his life. He was my neighbour and my friend, he was my mentor. He was like a father to this man who lost his own father some years before. We shared from each other’s gardens. I walked with Dave, planted trees with Dave, I danced with Dave and prayed with Dave.

I sincerely look forward to the next while as those of you who knew Dave in his earlier years flesh out the life of the silver-haired man I have come to know and to love. May we all be touched and gladdened by the stories shared today. May our hearts open as we celebrate and honour one who walked amongst us, acutely observing, patiently listening, deeply thinking and quietly serving his family, this planet and his fellow man.

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Barbara Cronin, Circles of Light. For the complete review visit: http://www.circlesoflight.com/blog/in-search-of-simplicity/

“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

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December 4, 2011

The Lane Cove Walk 30 November 2011

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The Lane Cove walk is so lovely. The water at the hut felt refreshing after the two hour walk in. Do enjoy the photos.

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“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

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December 4, 2011

Healthy Reading

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In an earlier incarnation I helped coordinate and tutor a complementary therapies programme at NorthTec here in the Far North. I have a keen interest in natural health and I‘d like to dedicate this month’s column to a few books that just might help you on your personal health journey.

The Healing Code is co-authored by Alexander Lloyd PhD and Ben Johnson MD. Dr. Alex Lloyd dedicated years of his life to finding a solution for his wife’s depression. In the midst of his search he discovered a method that he claims eradicates the source of 95% of all illness and disease. It’s a simple method he calls the Universal Healing Code. Ben Johnson, the only medical doctor featured on the acclaimed documentary, The Secret, cured himself of Lou Gehrig’s disease using Lloyd’s discovery. Together these two men have penned a book outlining how you too can improve your health while eliminating the root causes of disease—harmful beliefs, cellular memories and images—the carnage we each carry from our past experiences. Once you get past the hype that there has never been a discovery like this in the history of medicine and health, you can get down to actually applying the principles clearly enunciated in the text. I have and I must say it works. I do recommend this book as another weapon in your personal health arsenal.

Stop Pain takes on one aspect of disease—inflammation—and gives a comprehensive approach that can surely assist anyone experiencing pain. Physician and sports-medicine specialist Vijay Vad outlines traditional and complementary approaches to the pain so many experience in the form of arthritis and other inflammation disorders. I was particularly interested in the Ayurvedic herb he recommended based on the experiences he had growing up in India. That herb is boswellia, sometimes known as Indian frankincense.

Here’s another interesting title: Japanese Foods That Heal. The Japanese are a long-lived race with very low incidences of cancer and heart disease. One of the foods mentioned in the book is miso (particularly Hatcho, a soy bean product aged and fermented for over two years, which is available for purchase in Kaitaia at It’s Healthy) and its health claims are myriad. The average Japanese adult receives 90% of their calcium from non-dairy sources, particularly miso soup. So, miso is effective in preventing osteoporosis. Studies also show that miso contains arginine, known to suppress the growth of tumours and cancer by enhancing immune function. And miso is only one of many traditional Japanese foods outlined in the book. A wide range of recipes are included. Japanese Foods That Heal is an informative, fascinating read. I just wonder how untainted these foods will remain in the wake of the recent nuclear fallout in Japan.

One last book to mention is Drugs in Pots. You don’t have to worry about a police raid if you read this. The book includes 40 home-made remedies for everyday ailments from herbs you can easily grow yourself. Included are herbal combinations to improve memory, relieve pain, de-stress and help overcome arthritis and gout.

I wish you great health.

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“In Search of Simplicity is one of those rare literary jewels with the ability to completely and simultaneously ingratiate itself into the mind, heart and soul of the reader.”

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