Sangha of Auspicious Companions

The Visionary Architecture of Paolo Soleri

Architecture is the reaching out for the truth. — Louis Kahn

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Inspiration of the Day:
Architect Paolo Soleri is regarded as a visionary, much to his dismay. His thought and vision combines the ethical and the metaphysical in terms of how to structure and build our cities. He says, for example, “We have reached the point where we understand the appearance of self-awareness is one of the most incredible things that’s happened in the universe. So, slowly we are developing some kind of responsibility to do in the universe what it has allowed us to do.” To him, ultimately, this would be a form of service. In his words, “Service, number one, to ourselves. Number two to the biosphere. Number three to reality.” To survive, we must, as he says, “develop more knowledge, more tolerance, more wisdom, and become aware of what we call love or compassion.” It’s not the language of an ordinary architect.
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Be The Change:
As humans, we are constantly architecting: designing, building, creating. Today, make an effort to make that more conscious.

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Smile Newsletter: The Law of Garbage Trucks

Jan 29, 2012 We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will be worthwhile. –Deepak Chopra “Today, I harvested over 100 oranges from a tree on my college campus using a picker. I started giving them away only to be treated to beautiful smiles! The rest I donated to my local homeless shelter.” — thjazz [ share your story >> ] You can also contribute comments on each story! Broken Bodies, Broken Minds, Amazing Spirits! >> On Passing Around Smiles… >> The Law of Garbage Trucks >> More Stories >> “The joy in my heart is a mere reflection of the smile that I bring about in another’s life.” — abgupta 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, 1,002,162 cards have been shipped without any charge. The ‘Smiles’ newsletter is emailed to 87,543 subscribers with the intent of spreading more smiles in the world. You can unsubscribe anytime. get smile cards | donate | write to us