Sangha of Auspicious Companions

April 27, 2024

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Design Behind a Ten Thousand Year Clock

Danny Hillis, a pioneer in super computing, shifted from high-speed tech to contemplating time on a larger scale. He initiated the Clock of the Long Now project, to build a clock that will last 10,000 years, to challenge how we think about our relationship with time. { read more }

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What area of your life would you design differently if you were going to live for the next 10,000 years? What is one step you could take to move in that direction?

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April 26, 2024

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Luminous Darkness: A Journey Through Suffering

Mystic-poet Lucy Grace shares her profound insights around human suffering and its transformative potential. Recalling a pivotal insight at school, the day after a frightening encounter with a gang at the age of eight, she describes, “I looked at my thumb and I said to myself, ‘Lucy, don’t worry, it’s really hard now, but this thumb is part of your future. This thumb exists on the adult that you are gonna be when you make your life better for yourself.’ And so I held that thumb and I felt like, here’s a piece of my life when it’s good. It’s not good now, but it will be. I used to hold my thumb often.” From that childhood insight, she delivers a strong, broad message: suffering is a part of our existence that has the power to ‘break us open’, revealing the ‘light of existence’. This isn’t something we own, but something we channel while grappling with our own sorrows. Discomfort, it turns out, can be a catalyst for a deeper opening of our hearts. { read more }

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April 25, 2024

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World’s Largest Musical Instrument is Hiding in this Cave

A father-son trip turns out to be the beginning of a 3 year journey into inventing the world’s largest percussion instrument spanning 3.5 acres across a cave, Luray Caverns, in Virgnia, U.S. In 1954, mathematician and electronics scientist Leland Sprinkle invented the Great Stalacpipe Organ. The mesmerising otherworldly sound created by the mallets striking against the perfectly tuned stalactites selected by Sprinkle is a marvel that brings your whole being to the point of stillness in the now. Otto Pebworth, a long time cave organist says, “It’s like you are becoming one with the instrument in a true way. You sit and go ‘YES’.” Words clearly won’t do justice to the sound created by the Stalacpipe. { read more }

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What would it feel like to slow down and listen to the “music” around you? Take a moment today to listen to the various sounds in nature: the chirping of the birds, the gush of wind, or even the sound of the silences.

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April 23, 2024

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The Inner Sense Driving Your Thoughts

While hiking and allowing his mind to wander, Alex Messenger suddenly started to notice his body. “My breath quickened, my eyes widened, my pulse doubled immediately, my airways opened.” It took some time for his conscious brain to catch up in time to see a 600 pound bear that “swatted him to the ground with a blinding blow to the head.” Alex survived and, looking back, wondered how his body knew danger was coming before any of his five senses, and long before he was consciously aware of the bear. BBC Correspondents, Matt Warren and Miriam Frankel, highlight Alex’s experience and numerous other examples, research, and studies from their book about the inner sense called interoception defined as “our ability to perceive and interpret signals coming from within our own bodies.” Most of us may notice a speeding heart, nervous butterflies, or hunger, but there are many other more subtle messages our bodies are communicating that could prove beneficial. Mysteries remain and messages are subject to interpretation and context, yet we could all benefit from listening to our bodies. One researcher recommends meditation as a way to begin. “One thing you’re doing when you learn to meditate is to pay attention to your body, to what’s happening in your body…” { read more }

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Meditate or simply be still. Explore your “inner space.” Be patient. Listen. What are the signals your body is sending?

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April 22, 2024

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The ‘Bad Weather’ Friend

In an era dominated by individualism and self-interest, one retiree emerges as a beacon of community-centric spirit in Fort Worth, Texas. When Apryl Goodwin, 46, was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she found herself in a tight predicament: “I had no transportation and I didn’t know what to do.” In parallel, retiree Lyn Story, 64, had free time on her hands. When she read about Goodwin’s situation on a neighborhood community app, she offered to drive her. Goodwin was apprehensive: “I kind of ignored it cause it’s a stranger. So she messaged me again and said, ‘I’ll take you. I mean it. I’m honest. I, you know, I’m sincere.'” Over the past year, Story has driven Goodwin to 25 radiation appointments, 6 chemotherapy treatments, and countless doctors visits. Once strangers, the two have become life-changing friends. Another community member, Kevin Horrigan, found himself in hard times that drove him out of retirement. Being legally blind, Horrigan couldn’t drive to work. When Story caught word of this, she began driving Horrigan to and from work everyday. Reflecting on the experience, she began thinking of herself as a ‘bad weather friend’. “You know, fair weather friends are only there when everything’s good for you. But a bad weather friend is there to help you in times of need,” Story told CBS News. “The best way for me to feel good is to help other people feel good, just to make it easier for them.” { read more }

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Contribute to the wellbeing of other members of your community. Offer someone a ride, get groceries for a neighbor, or simply offer someone a listening ear.

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April 21, 2024

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Dancing with the Enemy

“I wonder if you all will find the courage to step out onto the dance floor and to dance with those who are our enemies,” says Rev. Chaz Howard, as he invites us to look beyond our differences and tap into a space of being human. A soulful presence, the youngest ever chaplain of an Ivy League university narrates the heart-warming experience of his students from different religious settings coming together in service, and how, 20 years later, one of them is still willing to give that magic of dancing a try in today’s times. { read more }

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What would it mean to be with another whose actions or beliefs oppose yours? Today’s invitation is to pause and listen to their perspective, to understand their world.

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April 19, 2024

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How to Avoid Reaching a Boiling Point

Robert Glazer describes a failure to communicate clear and precise ground rules and boundaries up front around a shared backyard. Fear of confrontation as time went on prevented him from seizing opportunities to clarify intentions and social norms. Consequently, a seemingly simple situation turned into an awkward eruption and ended the possibility of friendship. He cautions that “addressing problems promptly and with candor not only can prevent a boiling point moment, but it also strengthens our relationships and builds trust.” { read more }

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Is there a situation in your life that could erupt into something far worse unless you confront it? Examine the fears that may be holding you back. Research and develop some caring approaches that would help relieve the pressure and generate a constructive conversation.

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