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May 2004, Issue No. 17 ~ Thousands Of Candles
"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.
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~ Buddha
Opening Remarks
During our lunch breaks lately, Ken and I have been
listening to Pema Chödrön's CD
" Good Medicine: How to Turn Pain into Compassion with Tonglen Meditation,"
and enjoying her "story approach" on the teachings of lojong (i.e., mind training).
Tibetan Buddhists have used the principles of lojong to transform difficulties into insights, and
conflict into authentic communication for 800 years.
Recently, I was able to exercise this practice at our local Supermarket on a seemingly rude
teenage cashier who ignored my cheerful "hello." I soon noticed she didn't acknowledge or
thank the middle-aged couple in front of me after they bagged all their groceries. The wife
departed by snapping her head back and said loudly, "your welcome" in an effort to get the
frowning teen's attention. Normally, I might have gotten annoyed at her dis-courteous
attitude towards me, perhaps even made a little remark of my own. But instead I
consciously decided to practice tonglen by absorbing her pain and sending out compassion
and loving kindness to her… I thought perhaps she is having a bad day - or life…
To my surprise, as we were bagging, she softened, and volunteered that four of her
classmates were in a fatal auto accident the previous day. One had died and one was in a
comma. Well, this certainly helped me understand her mood. I was amazed how this
stranger's energy shifted before my eyes in a matter of minutes. Imagine if the masses
practiced tonglen. Together, we might just shift the energy of the global world towards
calm, understanding, and harmony. Shall we give it a try?
Blessings for peace and understanding,
June Soyka Cook
Self-Healing Expressions
"The pollution of the planet is only an outward reflection of an inner psychic
pollution: millions of unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner
space... As within, so without: If humans clear inner pollution, then they will also cease
to create outer pollution."
~ Eckhart Tolle,
The Power of Now
The Greatest Threat to Global Environment: The American Life Style
By By Judy Morgan
The single greatest threat to the global environment is the American life-style. While
constituting 4.5% of the earth's population, United States citizens consume 25% of the
earth's annual oil production. Per capita, we are far ahead of any other country in waste
produced, toxic chemicals emitted into the air, raw materials consumed. And we are
actively exporting this life-style. . .
[Continue reading]
Judy Morgan has worked with the NJ Department of Environmental Protection for 15 years.
She is the creator of the course
"Healing the Environment: Healing the Planet Starts at Home"
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Over the Rainbow, A New Tale is Waiting to be Told
By Sandra Lee Schubert
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The
Broadway musical Wicked
features characters from the familiar story of the Wizard of Oz… It is also a play about
following your dreams and the truth that resides in your heart. In surprising ways it
tells the story we had not known. How did the witch become wicked, or green? Why
were those red shoes so important? …It also reminded me that there is more then
one side to a story. . .
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Sandra Schubert lives in NYC and is the creator and instructor for the course
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"An uninterpreted dream is like an unopened letter from God."
~ The Talmud
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"Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future.
It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift."
~ Oprah Winfrey
A Coping Blurb from Art
By Arthur Soissons-Segal, Ph.D. ~ Therapist and Brain Tumor Survivor
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What does it mean to be disabled? Is disability a medical diagnosis? Is a person
diagnosed with cerebral palsy or with cancer disabled? And if the person's prognosis
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Sometimes all it takes is just a smile
To change somebody's weather
Chase the clouds out of their sky
~ Wynonna Judd, from her song "What The World Needs"
~ Lynn's Laughter Blip for May ~
By Lynn Shaw, Laugh Therapist
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Recently, country singer Wynonna Judd chose to go public with her weight loss
struggles and appeared on the Oprah show with her family. As she shared her
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pain of not changing is much greater than the pain of changing." …Are you
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change? Then let me encourage you to. . .
[Continue reading]
Lynn Shaw resides in Indiana and is the creator
and instructor of the course
Laughter for the Healing Heart.
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Dear Marty ~ The Imminent Departure Of My Two Little Dogs
Q & A by Bereavement Counselor Marty Tousley
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Question: As I sit here contemplating the imminent departure
of my two little dogs, I feel I will never be able to cope without them. Next to my mother,
they are the dearest things in my life, and I can't bear when the time comes to ask the
vet to put them to sleep. …Marty where will I ever find the courage?
[Continue reading]
Marty Tousley is the creator and instructor of three Self-Healing Expressions courses on
grief healing including:
A Different Grief: Coping with Pet Loss
and
The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey.
She resides in Arizona.
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Closing Thoughts
"All of us, all over the world, are cells in the body of humanity. You are not separate
from your fellow humans, and you cannot find harmony for yourself alone. You can only find
harmony when you realize the oneness of all and work for the good of all." ~
Peace Pilgrim,
walked the USA in the name of peace between 1953 and 1981
"The best way to begin this practice is by thinking of a person whose suffering you
feel strongly and whose happiness is very important to you. This could be someone you
know or have known, or someone you've seen on the street or read about in the
newspaper. The thought of certain people naturally and easily awakens bodhicitta in us:
we care about them and we don't want them to suffer. Think of such a person and,
whether you feel love, gratitude or compassion for them, say, "May they be free of
suffering and the root of suffering; may they enjoy happiness and the root of
happiness." ~ Pema Chödrön
May all living beings have happiness and the causes of happiness;
May all living beings be free from misery and the causes of misery;
May all living beings never be separated from happiness, devoid of misery;
May all living beings abide in equanimity free from prejudicial attachments and aversions.
~ Buddha
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