Sangha of Auspicious Companions

February 2, 2022

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On Generosity

“Twice this week I was rendered speechless by the power of unexpected generosity. The first was an actual gift from someone I barely knew, and the second was a story of survival that took such courage to write that I experienced it as a gift. The gift was brought by one of my students, from her mother who I only met once. It was her mother’s way of saying thank you to me for loving her daughter so well, and I literally could not speak when I unwrapped it. A weaver, she raises sheep for wool which she shears, cards, cleans, spins and dyes with plant dyes before weaving it into blankets and shawls.” Carolyn North shares more. { read more }

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Have you had that experience in your own life of giving your all, and feeling it cost you nothing? Consider taking a moment to reflect on it in writing, or in conversation with a friend. For more my Carolyn North, check out her website. { more }

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February 1, 2022

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Tracking Wonder

“In a world obsessed with work and productivity, many people feel broken by distraction, disengagement, and a default reactivity to life’s surprises, but can rediscover their innate genius to lead a more creative life rooted in the present. In the new book ‘Tracking Wonder’, Jeffrey Davis an acclaimed teacher, consultant and speaker presents a science-based, soul-centered, counter-approach to hyper-productivity that speaks to the cultural moment of workism and languishing. Davis offers an eye-opening and mind-expanding exploration of wonder and how to nurture its profound capacity to reverse apathy and heal burnout.” What follows is the opening chapter of ‘Tracking Wonder.’ { read more }

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For more inspiration check out this interview on, “The Many Flavors of Wonder.” { more }

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January 31, 2022

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Time Management for Mortals

“Journalist Oliver Burkeman has made a delightful and important philosophical, spiritual, and practical investigation of all that is truly at stake in what we blithely refer to as ‘time management.’ At this time of year, many of us are making plans and resolutions — treating time as part bully, part resource — something we could fit everything we want into if only we had the discipline. This conversation is offered up to release you from that illusion. He invites us into a new relationship with time, our technologies, and the power of limits — and thus with our mortality and with life itself.” { read more }

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For more inspiration, check out this lovely post, “I Have Time.” { more }

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January 30, 2022

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Retriever of Souls

“At night, only at night, her mind grows timber-thickso dense and brambled there’s no way to find her, let alone bring her back to bed. Gone, then, is the tumbleweed-haired, half-feral kid who rode her goat every morning to the preschool up the hill. The kid who by fourth grade volunteered at the local vet clinic, where she sat with the grieving while their pets died. More than once I’ve been approached at the post office or market by people who say that Ruby has a giftsomething beyond bedside manners. “It was like she could see what was on the other side,” an elderly woman told me after euthanizing a beloved dachshund. “Like she knew exactly where that dog was going.” only at night, her mind grows timber-thickso dense and brambled theres no way to find her, let alone bring her back to bed. Gone, then, is the tumbleweed-haired, half-feral kid who rode her goat every morning to the preschool up the hill. The kid who by fourth grade volunteered at the local vet clinic, where she sat with the grieving while their pets died. More than once Ive been approached at the post office or market by people who say that Ruby has a giftsomething beyond bedside manners. It was like she could see what was on the other side, an elderly woman told me after euthanizing a beloved dachshund. Like she knew exactly where that dog was going.” By going, the woman means going out of the body, going beyond. In Ruby’s case, it means going to bed with nocturnal epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures while she sleeps.” A child and her dog navigate the forest of epilepsy in this powerful piece.

By going, the woman means going out of the body, going beyond. In Rubys case, it means going to bed with nocturnal epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures while she sleeps. { read more }

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For more inspiration, check out this piece on India’s First Shelter for Dogs with Disabilities.’ { more }

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January 29, 2022

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Being Simply Beautiful

We are surrounded by the stuff that we think is so valuable and important, but take it all away and what is left? The real you is left. Or at least the journey to the real you without all the stuff that you think defines you. In this video, Theo Du Plessis of South Africa, had a “Damascus moment” that opened him up to the only question he asks himself now before acquiring possessions or pursuing experiences: is it REAL? If it is real then it is worth having in his life. Theo’s life is one of connection with himself and nature, and a force he calls Goodness which gives him hope and community in the spirit of Ubuntu – I am me because of others. { read more }

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Have you had a Damascus moment? A moment when you saw the light and knew you needed to let go of possessions or change something for a new life to begin? Pause and reflect on such a moment and consider how simplifying could allow growth.

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January 27, 2022

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His Back Pocket & Other Poems

Mick Cochrane is a professor of English and a longtime teller of stories. His published works include novels, short stories, essays, and poetry. His work is compelling, candid, and cuts straight to the heart of what it means to be human, what it means to experience love, loss, limitation, and transcendence. Here is a selection of three of his poems. { read more }

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For more inspiration, join a circle with Mick Cochrane this Saturday. Mick will share more about his work and insights from his writing process. You can RSVP for the circle here. { more }

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January 26, 2022

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What is Holding it Together?

“Words are delicious, but cannot say much. They often lose the water of meaning before it is delivered. But they can be stirred to form descriptions of the breath, glances, gestures, and pulses between lives. Perhaps writing is finding a scrape in the skin of knowing, where the sting and dirt and blood of the day is let out, and music is let in.” The following excerpt, by Nora Bateson, noted research designer, film-maker, writer, and daughter of Gregory Bateson, is taken from the beginning of her book, “Small Arcs of Larger Circles: Framing Through Other Patterns.”
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Nora Bateson is founder of the International Bateson Institute. Her work asks the question, “How we can improve our perception of the complexity we live within, so we may improve our interaction with the world?” Learn more about the institute’s activities here. { more }

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