Sangha of Auspicious Companions

August 3, 2018

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Linda Cruse: Marmalade & Machine Guns

Linda Cruse spent a decade as a nurse, but needed a more steady schedule and extra income. She took an opportunity to work in pharmaceuticals, but it was killing her spirit, and she became very negative. After going temporarily blind from the stress of her new life, she made a promise to become more authentic and find her purpose. This led her to the decision to sell her possessions and travel the world volunteering. Linda travels to devastated areas to help as a nurse and to organize volunteers onsite and to bring in others from all over the world with unique skill sets, from business experts to magicians. Linda’s biggest gift is bringing unlikely allies together to help others. She has seen the benefits companies enjoy by encouraging staff to see volunteering as an opportunity, and the joy it brings to those who volunteer. { read more }

Be The Change

Everyone has the capacity to volunteer, whether it’s helping your neighbor carry heavy bags from their car, visiting the elderly in care facilities, or traveling the world like Linda Cruse. If you haven’t volunteered before, or it’s been awhile, take a look online or check local resources for opportunities that can get you started. If you’re a seasoned volunteer, take your service up a notch. Can you add more hours or take on helping with a special event? Maybe you can even journey to another area, city, or country to help those in need. Not only will you be giving back to communities that need it the most, you will also get a sense of fulfillment and joy from contributing and being of use to others.

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August 2, 2018

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Toward a New Conception of God

“Every human being is born with an intrinsic yearning to understand, to contact and, eventually, to serve something higher in ourselves and in the universe. Plato calls this yearning eros. It defines us as human beings — even more than our biological nature, our social conditioning or our ordinary reasoning capacity. Our modern world-view tragically misperceives and wrongly defines what it is to be human.” Jacob Needleman shares more in this insightful essay. { read more }

Be The Change

How do you honor your own aspiration to connect with and serve something higher within yourself and our universe? For more inspiration read this in-depth interview with Needleman: “The Great Unknown is Me, Myself”. { more }

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August 1, 2018

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Today is a Gift

One afternoon, a group of people showed up a farmers’ market with armfuls of wrapping paper and colorful ribbons. They came to gift-wrap the entire street to remind everyone that the present moment is a gift. ” We are literally just wrapping up everything in sight” an organizer tells a passerby. Wrapping up the tables and chairs, placing bows on people and dogs — this video is a joyful reminder to celebrate the gift of today. { read more }

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Take time to notice and appreciate the present moment. Then share that appreciation with those around you.

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