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Archive for August 2011
Dharma Quote from Snow Lion Publications
August 24, 2011OneSeed Expeditions: Traveling for Good
August 24, 2011I would define “good” as the daily pursuit of making the world ever so slightly better than you found it. — Chris Baker
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Good News of the Day:
When you are 22, the world is your oyster. For Yale University graduate Chris Baker, that oyster contained a pearl, which was the idea for OneSeed Expeditions. OneSeed is now a way to take an amazing trip and give an entrepreneur in Nepal the seed money needed to start a business. As President of the Yale Mountaineering Club, Chris was inclined to start a business that would marry his passion for Nepal and love of climbing. OneSeed Expeditions germinated following his fellowship with Kiva.org, where he worked closely with a microfinance institution in Nepal and learned how he could create trips that could also assist the people of the region. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4714
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Be The Change:
The next time you take a trip, look for a small way to give to the local community you are visiting.
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News from Snow Lion Publications
August 23, 2011 |
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| Dear Subscriber,
With both the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa present at the Kalachakra teachings in Washington DC, accompanied by numerous other lamas, and many significant teachings being given throughout the world, these last few months have been an auspicious time. Spiritually, it is a season of great hope. We are also mindful of world situations that have caused strife or left many people homeless or suffering in so many ways. Our prayers reach out to them. If you are able to help, there are several relief organizations on our site at www.snowlionpub.com/pages/appeals.html that could use help at this time. It is at times like these that supporting and strengthening our spiritual practice is so important. When we are firm in our practice, we become like a beacon of light to those who need help. Below are several new items that may be of assistance in your practice, and life in general. |
A 21-Year-Old’s Solution to Homelessness
August 23, 2011The only important thing about design is how it relates to people. — Victor Papanek
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Good News of the Day:
As a design student in Detroit, Veronika Scott was keenly aware of the increasing numbers of homeless people suffering deeply during the relentless winters. At the tender age of 21, she created The Detroit Empowerment Plan to provide much-needed warmth to the city’s 20,000 street dwellers. Scott is the creator of Element S, a coat that is self-heated, waterproof, and transforms into a sleeping bag at night. It is made by a group of homeless women who are paid, fed and housed while creating these coats made for those living on the streets. This Fast Company interview shares more. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4713
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Be The Change:
Do something to reach out to someone in need today.
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Smile Newsletter: Help Knocks on the Front Door, Kindness Remembered after 41 Years, Finding a Solution to a Stolen Bicycle
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“A retired gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can occasionally be seen picking up trash. He does it cheerfully and never complains. This morning, I was out walking my dog when I saw another neighbour picking up trash with his kids! When I commented on what a good job they were doing he said, “Well, there’s an older fellow in our street who does this. And my friend and I thought it wasn’t fair that he had to do it all the time, so now we take a turn.” The older gentleman had inspired others to pick up trash by doing it himself! It just goes to show we should be the change we want to see in this world.” — Wayfarer
Attention as an Art Form
August 22, 2011[Learning how to think] means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to, and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. — David Foster Wallace
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Inspiration of the Day:
185 billion bits of information. In an average lifetime, this is what the human brain is capable of processing. With any limited resource, the fact that it’s in short supply can quickly create a feeling of scarcity. But it can also motivate wiser use of our attention, one of the fundamental building blocks of human experience. This article breaks attention down into four key aspects: Awareness, the ability to notice all that is happening around and within us more and more consciously; Choice, extending beyond just the domain of our actions, into what and how we think; Engagement, which is a progression from a passive interest to an active curiosity, and finally to enchantment; and Flow, the continuity of attention that allows us to more deeply experience and value what is already in front of us. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4712
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Be The Change:
Make a conscious effort to use your attention in an artful way today.
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Homeless Kid Wows Korea
August 21, 2011In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. — Albert Camus
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Inspiration of the Day:
At three years old, he was handed off to an orphanage. At five years old, he was living on the streets. At twenty-two years old, he’s persevered and pursued his love for the arts, amazing the world with his heartfelt performance on this video of Korea’s Got Talent. Meet Choi Sung-Bong, a person who embodies the idea of never giving up. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4710
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Be The Change:
Write down your dreams and goals and the initial steps to achieve them today, and never give up.
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Whiz Kids: 5 Amazing Young Inventors
August 20, 2011The most important thing is insight, that is to be — curious — to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does. — William Faulkner
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Inspiration of the Day:
15-year old Chester Greenwood wanted to ice skate in the winters of Maine, so he invented ear mufflers. Also at the age of 15, Louis Braille in France invented what became the standard language for blind people all over the world. Philo Farnsworth, a 14-year-old electronics prodigy, came up with the concept of a television, and mentored by his chemistry teacher, developed it some years later. And then, at a mere 12 years old, Margaret Knight developed a safety mechanism for cotton mill power looms that immediately started saving countless workers from injury or death. Here are the stories of four young inventors who have already made their mark on the world, and a bonus one who hopes to in the years to come. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4711
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Be The Change:
Invent something. “Creativity is about having the courage to invent our lives,” says author Nina Wise in this short passage. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4711a
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Dalai Lama Quote from Snow Lion Publications
August 19, 2011 |
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Video of the Week: A Slice of Kindness
August 19, 2011
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Dalai Lama Foundation Study Circle Montreal 