We just came across two reviews of our book and would like to make them available to visitors to our site.
From Hospice Care, reviewed by Roni Fuller: Caregiver Revolution: 5 Steps to Enlightened Caregiving
From New Perspectives, reviewed by Davida Katerine Maron: Correcting Oversight for End of Life Care
Enjoy!
You can make your own healing talismans for your professional or family caregiving work. Say what??
Whether you are a care provider or not, take a quick look at the article below, It is a terrific post about healing in general and the beneficial properties of various gemstones. Required reading!
Healing Assist & Occult Powers Gemstone Jewelry Kits | Gorebaggs World.
Wherever there is space, five elements pervade,
Wherever the five elements, the homes of living beings,
Wherever living beings, karma and defilements,
Wherever is defilement, my compassion also.
Wherever is the need of beings, there I am to help them.
This beautiful and inspiring verse is attributed to Yeshe Sogyal. When you research her life you will find fascinating stories and discussion. She is described as a terma or “hidden treasure,” an enlightened woman, an emanation of Vajrayogini and the consort of Padmasambhava.
Padmasambhava advised Yeshe Tsogyal that far from being a hindrance to enlightenment, as was generally accepted, a woman’s body is an asset: “The basis for realizing enlightenment is a human body. Male or female, there is no great difference. But if she develops the mind bent on enlightenment the woman’s body is better” (quoted by Stevens, 1990, p. 71).
A very nice discussion of her life can be found at jnanasukha.org.
We are thankful for the verse above, received through Dokini from Just Dharma Quotes.
“What does it mean to hold space for someone else? It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying to fix them, or trying to impact the outcome. When we hold space for other people, we open our hearts, offer unconditional support, and let go of judgement and control.
Sometimes we find ourselves holding space for people while they hold space for others. In our situation, for example, Ann was holding space for us while we held space for Mom. Though I know nothing about her support system, I suspect that there are others holding space for Ann as she does this challenging and meaningful work. It’s virtually impossible to be a strong space holder unless we have others who will hold space for us. Even the strongest leaders, coaches, nurses, etc., need to know that there are some people with whom they can be vulnerable and weak without fear of being judged.” (from article below)
Holding space is what we can do for others without infringing our thoughts, beliefs and reactions on another’s situation…including their passing. Stay in the Clear Light. This is the Labyrinth Reader’s mindset. I have been waiting for this article, am incredibly thankful for it and am happy to share it with others: What it means to “hold space” for people, plus eight tips on how to do it well – Heather Plett.
From another article:
“Those are really the key elements of holding space. You’re not trying to influence the situation. You’re not trying to fix it, win at it, or affect any kind of outcome. You are simply being with it fully so that it can work itself out. This doesn’t mean becoming a victim to it. Quite the contrary actually, you’re very powerful in this space, and it certainly doesn’t mean being hurt physically by another. By when you’re deep into a space like this, you are far more immune to any “emotional” hurt than you might realize. So much of emotional hurt is just ego wounding. It’s taking what someone else is saying personally. But oddly enough, what most people say about us is just a reflection of themselves. It’s not personal. And while we don’t turn a blind eye to everything other people are saying, we really begin to understand just how much illusion everyone else is trapped in too.”
Is true happiness associated with possessions and “stuff?” Apparently not…
“There are two distinct forms of happiness, hedonic happiness and eudaimonic happiness, and our bodies respond differently to each type,” Cole explains. “Hedonic happiness is the elevated mood we experience after an external life event, like buying a new home,” while eudaimonic happiness “is our sense of purpose and direction in life, our involvement in something bigger than ourselves.” Of the two, eudaimonic happiness in particular is associated with a better-functioning immune system, according to Cole.
via What a Happy Cell Looks Like – Atlantic Mobile.
A short article about Thomas Merton which includes his famous prayer. It reminds one of the Holy Hobo Prayer from a different tradition, but similar in feel: “I don’t know what I am looking for, but I know I’m looking for something, and I only hope to recognize it when I find it.”
Thomas Merton’s Prayer That Anyone Can Pray | On Being.
“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always, though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.” Altar on left courtesy of Menlo Macfarlane
