Sangha of Auspicious Companions

March 28, 2018

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What the Dolphin Said

Judith Simon Prager, PhD, is a writer, teacher, and clinical hypnotherapist. She has lived all over the world working as a novelist, screen writer, and journalist. However, Judith is probably best known for her method of Verbal First Aid, which teaches first responders that how they speak with a patient in an emergency situation can ultimately save that person’s life, as well as speed up healing. During her time traveling around teaching Verbal First Aid, Judith had an experience with a dolphin in captivity that changed her life. Through this experience, Judith was reminded that although words matter, the intention and feeling behind those words matter too. And this is where Judith came into alignment with the oneness that connects us all; not just human to human, but human to animal, animal to animal, animal to earth, human to earth, and so on. In this interview with The Moon Magazine, Judith discusses her verbal and non-verbal first aid methods, her experiences with dolphins and other animals and their role in healing, and the connectedness we all share. { read more }

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Nurture your connection to nature and other living beings this week. For more inspiration join this Saturday’s Awakin Call with shamanic healer and co-director of the Social Health Care Program for Syrian Refugees based in Jordan, Myron Eshowsky. More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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We are able to give more when we are centered in quiet and calm. When we feel everything spinning out of control, that is exactly the time to slow down and find a measure of peace-with meditation, nature, walking-whatever relaxes our minds and reminds our hearts to open wider. In that sacred silent space, we find our more than enough, enabling us to give without depleting our inner stock. – Mindy

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March 27, 2018

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Bryan Stevenson Beats the Drum for Justice

The great-grandson of slaves, Bryan Stevenson is a lawyer, author, activist, and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama. Having been shaped by his experiences as a young African-American growing up during the civil rights movement, Stevenson is no stranger to bias and injustice. However, he turned those experiences into something positive by representing those on death row in one of the country’s highest areas of highest incarceration through the Equal Justice Initiative. Over the years, EJI evolved into an organization “committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. ” In this interview Stevenson discusses EJI, his upbringing, and how working with the margins of society has changed his life for the better. { read more }

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We can all do more to conquer injustice in the world. One of the best ways is to recognize your own unconscious biases, because when we bring them into the light, we recognize where we are falling short, and where we can make small changes to become better people. To learn more about injustice and inequality, visit Bryan Stevenson’s TED talk. { more }

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March 26, 2018

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Waiting for the Thaw

“It’s about this time in the long stretch of winter that I begin to ache for spring. By March, I tend become a bit dulled to the beauty of winter. Though my prayer and meditation keep my heart open to seeing the passage of time and seasons with appreciative eyes, mostly I just want the cold days to be over. As the earth begins to thaw, we often want the process to hurry up. I long for bright flowers blowing in a spring breeze and warm summer evenings on the porch. While impatience with winter is only human, I pause and remember the need to move slowly through this time of year.” What follows is a lovely meditation on waiting for the thaw, followed by three classic poems that capture aspects of this transitional time. { read more }

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What is being called forth in your own life at this time?

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March 25, 2018

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Remarkable Beings

Where would you turn to learn about familial love, cooperative community and walking through life with peace and gentleness? Expand your horizons and understanding in this essay on what the desert elephants of northern Namibia reveal about belonging on a cosmic scale. Eleanor O’Hanlon shares what she has learned from these remarkable beings in an article for Parabola magazine.
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Learn more about the important work of helping elephants continue to survive as planetary elders. { more }

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March 24, 2018

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A Fifty-Year Friendship Catalyzed By Kindness

“My parents came to the U.S. in the 1960s, along with the first wave of immigrants from India. My father came to Kansas, which is where he was getting his Ph.D. Six months later, my mother came with the three of us kids — my sister, my brother, and me. We were just two, four and five years old. It was the very first winter we were in Kansas. It was cold. We didn’t yet have heavy coats. We didn’t yet have a car or anything like that, and my Dad didn’t have a US driver’s license yet. Back then, there were few Indians anywhere around.” What follows is the story of a neighborly act of kindness that catalyzed a fifty-year friendship between two families. { read more }

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Is there someone you can welcome into community today?

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March 23, 2018

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Betsy Damon: Living Water

“Water is Betsy Damon’s passion, living water — water, as the Chinese say, that has gone up and down the mountain ten thousand times. After many years of studying water her question became, “How can we teach people how nature takes care of water?” Fast forward a few years and she’s in China, an unattached visitor. But she’s talking with everyone she meets about water. And where this story leads, well, I’ll just say its mind-blowing.” This riveting interview shares more.
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What moments with water in your life are indelible memories? Think back

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March 22, 2018

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No Better Place to Meet Yourself

Moussa Ag Assarid, an avid and gifted storyteller, was born in the Sahara desert in a nomadic camp of Touaregs in the north of Mali, where for generations his family has lived the simple desert life of herding “camels, goats, sheep, cows and donkeys in a kingdom of infinite and of silence.” Describing the desert as the perfect “place to meet yourself,” Assarid reminisces that there, “every little thing gives happiness. Every touch is valuable. We feel great joy just by touching each other, being together. There, nobody dreams of becoming, because everybody already is.” { read more }

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Take a few moments of pause to “meet yourself” even amidst the busy-ness of your day.

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