Sangha of Auspicious Companions

May 25, 2022

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Talking with Kids About What’s Going On in the World

“”Mom, I’m feeling nervous, my 12-year-old daughter shared one night as I tucked her into bed. “Are you just having nervous feelings or are you thinking about something?” I asked. “Ukraine,” she replied. I asked if she wanted to talk about it. She didn’t.”I just want you to tell me a story–a happy story–to help me fall asleep.” In that moment, I found myself going through the eternal parenting struggle–the struggle of wanting to do or say the right thing and not knowing exactly what that was.” In this thoughtful piece Shauna Tominey offers five pointers on how to talk with kids about the difficult realities of our current world. { read more }

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For more – check out this interview with Maya Angelou on resilience and children. { more }

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May 24, 2022

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Surrendering and Opening to Hope in Times of Crisis

When Anna-Zoe Herr’s father passed four years ago, she grappled with almost unbearable pain and grief and was finding it difficult to find hope. One night, she had a dream in which her father appeared, sitting opposite her. “I came back because you have a question for me,” he said. Zoe was taken aback and then said quickly, “Yes, I do. How do I overcome your death?” “You don’t overcome my death,” her father replied. “You just love.” Taking this injunction to heart, Zoe’s path deepened towards love, towards hope and imagination even amidst despair. You can read more about Zoe’s journey and her creative endeavors here. { read more }

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For more inspiration, join this Saturday’s Awakin Call with Anna-Zoe Herr! More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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May 23, 2022

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On the Creative and Spiritual Rewards of Gardening

“Something happens when you are in a garden, when you garden something beyond the tactile reminder that, in the history of life on Earth, without flowers, there would be no us. Kneeling between the scale of seeds and the scale of stars, touching evolutionary time and the cycle of seasons at once, you find yourself rooted more deeply into your own existence transient and transcendent, fragile and ferociously resilient and are suddenly humbled into your humanity. (Lest we forget, humility comes from humilis Latin for low, of the earth.) You look at a flower and cannot help but glimpse the meaning of life.” In this engaging post Maria Popova shines a light on the garden-related musings of artists and writers down the ages. { read more }

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For more inspiration, check out Popova’s post on, “Gardening and the Secret of Happiness.” { more }

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May 22, 2022

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Meet the Four Characters of Your Brain

“I am a brain enthusiast. (I’m sure you have picked up on that by now.) But, beyond the beauty of this amazing organ we all have inside our heads, it is our remarkable brain cells that manifest our choices and abilities. When we understand which cells manifest which of our abilities, the more power we have to choose who and how we want to be in any moment. I consider my new book, Whole Brain Living, to be a roadmap to the four different “Characters” inside your brain. The better you know your Four Characters, the easier your life will become.” Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor shares more in this post. { read more }

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Taylor’s TED talk “My Stroke of Insight,” powerfully describes her experience of witnessing herself in the process of having a massive stroke. Her talk has over 28 million views. You can watch it here. { more }

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May 21, 2022

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Prophets Without Robes or Staffs

“Today and always, the prophet confronts a dark object, a menacing, enigmatic, obdurate reality affecting the entire community. How to grasp that dark object? Where are the handholds? What approach would permit one to slow the dark object, to interrogate it, to bring it to light, to dispel and transform its menace?” { read more }

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Take a moment to consider who (if anyone) you consider to be the prophets of our time.

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May 20, 2022

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The Sounds of Silence

“When I was a sixteen-year-old naturalist in training, we were instructed to sit in the forest and wait for the return of something called the baseline symphony. The baseline symphony was the music of a landscape at easethe confluence of insect, bird, and animal song, underscored by wind and water. The dynamics of that symphony shifted as day progressed into night. There were brief caesuras, but it did not fall silent for long except in the case of a disturbance. Silence signaled the onset of weather events, a stalking predator, the encroachment of loggers, or the footfalls of a teenager with punk rock looping loudly in her brain. As I picked down the forest path, an unnatural quiet fell, broken only by the occasional bird alarm.” Lisa Wells explores the many dimensions of silence in this powerful, and personal piece. { read more }

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For more inspiration, check out “Sanctuaries of Silence,” an immersive experience from Emergence Magazine. { more }

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