Sangha of Auspicious Companions

November 26, 2018

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The Meaning of Proportion

“Across time there has been a very deep relationship between the human measure derived from the human body and the measure of place. In many cultures divine proportion is still present. An Indian temple is not just a geometrical figure. Now to talk about that in contemporary terms, if we were to look at a squatter town in Peru or a community in Oakland–how could we understand this in contemporary terms? There is no simple answer for that, but the question needs to be examined.” More in this in-depth interview { read more }

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See if you can notice places where you feel comfortable and can relax. And when you do, look around and ask why. It might have something to do with proportion as it was once understood, that is, as a fitting relationship for someone living in a body, not just a mind.

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November 25, 2018

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She Won an Ultramarathon Wearing a Skirt and Rubber Sandals

Competing against 500 runners from 12 countries, 22-year-old Mara Lorena Ramrez won first place among women in a 50k (31 mile) race in Puebla, Mexico, wearing a traditional skirt and hand-fashioned sandals and carrying little more than a water bottle. Ramrez had no formal training and spends much of her time herding goats and cattle in Guachochi, Mexico. She comes from the indigenous community of Rarmuri in Chihuahua and a family full of runners. Read more of Ramrez’s amazing story. { read more }

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Consider the capabilities that other cultures have cultivated and share their stories with others.

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November 24, 2018

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Conscious Business & the Spiritual Wisdom of Sounds True

Tami Simon is the founder and CEO of Sounds True, a multimedia publishing company that Tami founded in 1985 at the age of 22 with the mission of disseminating spiritual wisdom. Today, still faithful to its original mission, Sounds True has grown to have nearly 110 employees and a library of close to 2000 titles featuring some of the leading teachers and visionaries of our time. Sounds True is a pioneer in the conscious business movement, and Tami leads in a way that values their multiple bottom lines, which include relationship and mission as well as profit.
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Take some time daily to sit quietly and tune your inner ear to the questions “What is my true growing edge?” “What is Life asking of me?”. Begin to move courageously in the direction you find yourself called.

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November 23, 2018

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The Japanese Words for “Space”

“Thinking about spaces in a more âJapaneseâ way can open up new ways of organizing our lives and focusing on the relationships that matter to us. Building spaces that deepen relationships (wa), generate new knowledge (ba), connect to the world around us (tokoro), and allow moments of quiet and integration (ma) can enrich our experience of the world and that of those around us.” Instead of thinking of space in terms of surroundings, the Japanese consider what is going on between people in terms of interactions and relationships. When spaces are designed with this in mind, it allows people to be social, independent, or anything in between–to have a conversation, meditate, exchange ideas, or share feelings. This piece from Quartz invites us to consider how spaces affect our outer and inner lives.

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Submitted by: Pancho Ramos Stierle

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Intentionally create a space to connect with a loved one today.

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November 22, 2018

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Sustainability and the Sacred

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Sufi teacher and author, implores us to change our present global predicament by changing our consciousness. Our current mindset sees Earth as a resource. He argues that this worldview creates a sense of separation and one in which we have forgotten the sacred nature of the Earth. If we embrace the sacred in all of life, we will remember our primal relationship to the Earth, reconnect with an ancient knowing and respond from a place of balance. This is the nature of real sustainability and what we need to avoid ecological disaster. { read more }

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As you go about your day, take a moment to remember the small things in your life that nourish and sustain you: freedom of movement, the ability to breathe deeply, seeing the sunshine or rain, hearing the sounds of others or the Earth. { more }

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November 21, 2018

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The Meadow Across the Creek

At age twelve, Thomas Berry became acquainted with a meadow. That magic moment came to be normative for his thinking: that which preserves and enhances the meadow is good and that which opposes or negates the meadow is not good. He applies this life orientation to economic, political, educational, religious, etc. endeavors. He believes it is by experiencing lilies blooming in a meadow that we remember to coordinate our meaning with the meaning of our surroundings, orient our children to the center of the universe so they can orient themselves to their own centers, give voice to the mysteries of existence, become universe-referent, celebrate the universe, and ultimately, join the symphony called to heal the planet. { read more }

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Sit outside and look at the stars, find a meadow and listen for an afternoon, take an early morning walk in a park or on a path where you can experience nature.

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November 20, 2018

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Amplifying Data Through Art

With challenges such as overfishing, ocean acidification, and sea level rise rapidly changing our marine environments, it’s more important than ever to help people understand and care about what’s going on. To this end, artists are working with scientific data and translating complex concepts and new findings into visually stimulating, thought-provoking works. When Philadelphia-based artist Rebecca Rutstein was aboard the exploration vessel Nautilus last year, expedition leader Robert Ballard made an apt analogy she won’t soon forget: “Exploring the deep ocean is like standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon in the dark. The artist can turn the light on.” Here are five artists who are turning on lights, helping us look at scientific data differently. { read more }

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Give yourself the gift of an hour to follow the rich visual threads in this stunning article. Then go out and see the world around you “with the lights turned on”.

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