Sangha of Auspicious Companions

June 15, 2022

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The Age of Stolen Salt

Salt is an ancestor. Older than ocean, old as stars. Salt flows through your saltwater body even now like blood, as blood. Salt is nonnegotiable, necessary for the working of every single cell.
Salt is time. Evidence of how long since evaporation. Resident time of water in basins. Measured future for the preserved dead. Salt is first and lasting.” More in this beautiful piece from Orion.

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Consider the extraordinary qualities of something that is an ordinary part of your daily life.

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June 14, 2022

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Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Health Issues

“A recent study published in December by the JAMA Network Open suggests that things may finally be starting to change. But the picture is complicated: Some kinds of illness are becoming less stigmatized, true, but people still want to keep distance from other forms. The good news is that young people are much less likely to stigmatize mental illness than older generations, and that there are specific steps we can take, as individuals and society, to keep making progress.” This article from Greater Good magazine shares more. { read more }

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June 13, 2022

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What Fear Can Teach Us

We all have fears, some of which can be quite vivid for those with active imaginations. As children, were encouraged to think of fear as a weakness, something we must conquer, fight, or overcome. In this TED Talk, Karen Thompson Walker invites listeners to conceptualize their fears in a different way: as stories. Fear is an unintentional form of storytelling, she argues, with characters, plots, imagery, and elements of suspense. Drawing on the story of the men from the whaleship Essex, Walker challenges us to view ourselves as the authors and readers of our fears, and shares how this perspective can have a profound impact on our lives. { read more }

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Choose one of your fears and craft a story around it. How does this shift your perception? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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June 12, 2022

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Where Children Sleep

“When Fabrica (Benetton’s creative research center) asked me to come up with an idea for engaging with children’s rights, I found myself thinking about my bedroom: how significant it was during my childhood, and how it reflected what I had and who I was–my bedroom was my personal kingdom. It occurred to me that a way to address some of the complex situations and social issues affecting children would be to look at the bedrooms of children in all kinds of different circumstances.” Photographer James Mollison shares more from his phenomenal book, “Where Children Sleep.” { read more }

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June 11, 2022

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Lily Yeh: Art for Social Transformation

On a 1989 trip to showcase her art in China, artist Lily Yeh witnessed the tragic events of Tiananmen Square and found her calling of “bringing colors” and beauty to communities with a dearth of hope. That put her on a journey to initiate various organizations, write a pioneering book, receive numerous awards, and most importantly, transform many communities — from rundown areas of Philadelphia to the slums of Nairobi to a genocide site in Rwanda to the West Bank of Palestine and impoverished communities in Taiwan. Of her stunning work, she says, “It is like making fire in the frozen darkness of the winter’s night. Through the collaborative action of creating beauty we empower ourselves and others to crack open the hell gates so fresh air and sunlight can pour in.” Learn more about her inspiring work in this interview. { read more }

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June 10, 2022

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Why Rivers Should Have The Same Rights as Us

Who is water? This question presents a fundamental change in thinking by giving legal personhood to water and will transform our approach to water as a culture. In this TED talk, Kelsey Leonard argues that water needs legal rights just as people do. Leonard is a legal scholar and scientist in the the Shinnecock Nation–an indigenous tribe of people in the state of California, USA. Her tribe believes that water holds memories and therefore holds life. Water is alive to the Shinnecock. Holding a glass of water in our hands, do we too have such appreciation for this vital substance? Do we truly revere the lifegiving power that water holds in our lives? Giving water legal rights would be one way to fight injustice towards water, the land and all beings who love and live on the earth. { read more }

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The next time you have a gathering with friends or family, fill a pitcher with water and place it in the middle of the table. Honor the personhood of water as it holds the memories of your time together.

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June 9, 2022

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Spoken Without Words: ASL Poetry Slam

“It’s spoken word without spoken wordsASL SLAM is an open space for poets to perform their work in American Sign Language (ASL). As ASL SLAM’s executive director Douglas Ridloff explains, ASL poetry doesn’t rely on rhyming patterns or meter within auditory or written wordplay; rather, the art is “more about the movement, a visual rhyme versus an audio rhyme.” Its performance is a stunning and emotionally potent artistry that connects with all audiences.” This video from Great Big Story shares more. { read more }

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June 8, 2022

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Black Joy in Pursuit of Racial Justice

“I’ve been longing to talk about all the ways in which these last couple of years have been so much of a gift for me. And yet I struggle with holding that fact in the same space with all the ways these last couple of years have challenged the very core of who I am as a human being and the way I navigate this world as a Black woman. And yet, in writing my book Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration, I’ve learned that the ancestral legacy of our joy tells me I don’t have to choose.” Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts shares more. { read more }

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