Sangha of Auspicious Companions

Year of Dancing with Life – Week 2

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Week 2: Suffering Is Impermanent To receive Phillip’s weekly teaching, click here: http://www.lifebalanceinstitute.com/ dharmawisdom/dancing-with-life/ teaching/suffering-impermanent May your study of this material deepen your meditation practice and inspire your dance with life. If you are interested in studying Dancing with Life in more depth, sign up to receive your on-line study guide and other supplemental materials.

Smile Newsletter: I Wish You Enough

Oct 17, 2011 “You may say that I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one, I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one” — John Lennon “On a cold winter day we got a small group of students to come together and make one hundred hot chocolates. It was for no reason other than simply to brighten people’s day!” — jump4joy [ share your story >> ] You can also contribute comments on each story! A Letter to My High School Teacher >> Taking Grandmother To The Temple >> I Wish You Enough >> More Stories >> “Years ago, I was traveling with my baby across-country to join my husband. After driving for many miles, I was tired and needed to stop for a bathroom break. The rest area was mostly deserted, on an isolated stretch of Interstate highway. I parked the car and carried my infant daughter, into the restroom. Coming out again I saw a middle-aged couple hanging around. It turned out they were waiting for us! The lady said, “We wanted to wait for you to come out and see you safely back into your car. Sometimes rest areas can be an unsafe place for a young lady. We have a daughter almost your age and we wanted to make sure you got safely back on your way”. I was very touched by their consideration. I thanked them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and reached our destination (and my husband) safely. I never got their names but thirty years later their kindness is not forgotten. Sometimes angels come in disguise and just because you can’t see their win gs it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels!” –moral12 What is a “smile card”? It’s a game of kindness — do something nice for someone and leave a card behind asking them to pay it forward. To date, 966,513 cards have been shipped without any charge. The ‘Smiles’ newsletter is emailed to 84,657 subscribers with the intent of spreading more smiles in the world. You can unsubscribe anytime. get smile cards | donate | write to us

Time is Precious: Dr. BJ Miller’s Journey

Every man dies – not every man really lives. — William Wallace

~~~~ Inspiration of the Day: Dr. BJ Miller is only 40 but he thinks about death a lot. He is the new executive director of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco and a palliative care specialist at UCSF Medical Center. He is also a triple amputee, co-founder of a tea company, owner of a farm in Utah and a newlywed who still looks like the Ivy Leaguer he once was. “I have no fear of death,” Miller said. “I have a fear of not living my life fully before I die.” On Nov. 27, 1990, he came close to dying. As a result of Miller’s encounter with 11,000 volts of electricity, his left arm was amputated below the elbow and his legs below the knees. He still has flashbacks to the explosion and remembers the difficulties of fitting his nearly 6-foot-5 frame into a helicopter bound for a burn unit. When it was time to find a calling, Miller chose medicine because he could use his experiences to connect with people and he felt an affinity for anyone going through an illness.
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~~~~ Be The Change: Read the inspiring last words published by Dr. Elizabeth Kubler Ross, the thanatologist who helped bring the hospice movement to the U.S. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=1699917:C3009629A010612C01ECB5C71F0DD99EB4B847859706E37D&

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