Sangha of Auspicious Companions

January 7, 2020

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Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier

“In Stacy Horn’s wonderful book, ‘Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness While Singing with Others,’ we get a first-hand account of how music uplifts and empowers, with various scientific evidence cited. Horn has been singing with The Choral Society of Grace Church (in New York City’s Greenwich Village) since 1982; she evocatively describes her own experience while explaining how science is finally catching up with what vocalists have known since the dawn of time: singing heals.” { read more }

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For more inspiration here’s a video about the work of the Threshold Choir– a volunteer-run choir that sings to people who are terminally ill. { more }

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January 6, 2020

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Reflection

Brandur Patursson is an artist from the Faroe Islands who works with light in the creation of his glass and metal sculptures. After losing 70% of the sight in one eye he started understanding what it is to really see. He realized that we see with our eyes, but how we perceive things is what truly gives them meaning in our lives. If we can literally see and reflect on someone’s else’s feelings instead of their effect on us, he suggests that we could be more tolerant. This short film is itself a mesmerizing reflection on how opening our eyes to who and what is around us allows us to be moved. { read more }

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Try to consciously perceive today something you have seen before but not quite taken in. How does this new perception change how you feel?

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January 5, 2020

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In Search of the Man Who Broke My Neck

When Joshua Prager was 19, a devastating bus accident left him a hemiplegic. He returned to Israel twenty years later to find the driver who turned his world upside down. In this mesmerizing tale of their meeting, Prager probes deep questions of nature, nurture, self-deception and identity. { read more }

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Have you ever, like Prager deliberately attempted to find and interact with someone who caused harm to you? What did you learn from the encounter?

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January 4, 2020

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The Sound of One Hand Clapping

“One morning in a local coffee shop, I was surprised to see a man at work on a little painting at a table nearby. It wasnt a place where artists gathered. I walked over, took a peek, and was surprised again. It was really good. I complimented the stranger on his work. He seemed to welcome the interruption, and I asked him a few questions. He was just passing through town and living from hand to mouth. Before long, having had nothing of the sort in mind, I found myself in a conversation that crossed into territory usually reserved for more intimate friends. All along, I halfway expected to be hit up for a little cash, but nothing of the sort happened. The more we talked, the more I was touched by this total stranger and his story…” { read more }

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We have so many chances to take a chance and strike up a conversation with a stranger. Try it sometime, even in a little way.

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January 3, 2020

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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings

From United States poet laureate Joy Harpo comes this radiant poem titled, “For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet.” Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv. She is the first Native American to serve as poet laureate. { read more }

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For more inspiration read “We Were Made for These Times” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. { more }

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January 2, 2020

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Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

“James Clear is the founder of the Habits Academy and author of the New York Times bestselling book Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with James about the mechanics of habit changespecifically through careful, incremental daily improvements. James shares the dramatic story of the sports injury that nearly killed him when he was a teenager, as well as how his recovery experience informed his eventual career. Tami and James talk about how to discern what habits will serve you best and why small changes lead to big results. Finally, they discuss examples of bypassing through habit change and the optimal amount of time it takes to shift behaviors. ” { read more }

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Working towards making positive shifts in your own life? Take some of the insights from the interview with you into 2020.

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January 1, 2020

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Late Migrations: A Jeweled Patchwork of Nature and Culture

“The 112 essays in Renkl’s first book, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss, range from seven lines to just over four pages in length. Together they create a jeweled patchwork of nature and culture that includes her own family. This woven tapestry makes one of all the world’s beings that strive to live and which, in one way or another, face mortality.” This piece from NPR shares more. { read more }

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This New Year’s day consider your own relationship to time. How have the moments shaped and been shaped by you?

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