Category Archives: inspirational

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NASA Has Released The Largest Picture Ever Taken. It Will Rock Your Universe | Collective-Evolution

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Remember when NASA released what was coined ‘the most significant image every captured?‘ Well they seem to have outdone themselves with this one.

For a second, take a moment and think of how big our universe is. Where are we? Where do things begin? And where does it stop? We don’t have to answer this literally, but simply picture it in your mind. What you are about to see below will likely rock whatever you just imagined in your mind.

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via NASA Has Released The Largest Picture Ever Taken. It Will Rock Your Universe | Collective-Evolution.

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Cristina Domenech: Poetry that frees the soul – TED Talks

“It’s said that to be a poet, you have to go to hell and back.” Cristina Domenech teaches writing at an Argentinian prison, and she tells the moving story of helping incarcerated people express themselves, understand themselves — and glory in the freedom of language. Watch for a powerful reading from one of her students, an inmate, in front of an audience of 10,000. In Spanish with subtitles.

via Cristina Domenech: Poetry that frees the soul – YouTube.

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The Importance of Pollination – Louie Schwartzberg

Awareness continues to grow around the issue of our declining bee population, but it’s important that we continue to talk about the current fragile state of pollinators on our planet. Pollinators such as bees, hummingbirds, bats, butterflies, and others are vital to the health of our ecosystem. Did you know at least 80% of our world’s crop species require pollination to set seed? It’s estimated that one out of every three bites of food comes to us through the work of pollinators.

I capture the beauty and magnificence of pollinators in my films because I believe we must continue to speak up about this vital population that feeds the earth. Pollinators have suffered from loss of habitat, introduction of toxic chemicals, invasive plant and animal species, as well as diseases and parasites. The growing awareness of threats to pollinator populations is a sign of progress, but it is imperative that we continue to increase our efforts in the fight against decline.

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60 Minutes Video – “The first 50 years are for learning; the second 50 are for LIVING!” That’s the motto of a new show in Harlem with a cast of singers ages 55 and up – CBS.com

60 Minutes Video – “The first 50 years are for learning; the second 50 are for LIVING!” That’s the motto of a new show in Harlem with a cast of singers ages 55 and up – CBS.com.

Great 60 Minutes segment!

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The Christmas Truce – Stefan Molyneux

Published on Dec 24, 2014

A deeply emotional look at the Christmas Truce of 1914 – which was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires between German and British soldiers during World War I.

In the week leading up to the holiday, soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In areas, men from both sides ventured into no man’s land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. There were joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in carol-singing. Men played games of football with one another, giving one of the most enduring images of the period.

An excerpt from The Truth About World War 1: The Hidden History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8Sj…

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Truth, Love, Beauty Resides at the Source of Experience-Rupert Spira

Published on Dec 24, 2014

Several people have asked Rupert to post the occasional meditation on YouTube, so here’s the first one. It explores the search for happiness and the nature of love.
http://www.rupertspira.com / http://www.sajahapublications.com

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Mindfulness – Anderson Cooper – CBS News – Wisdom 2.0

Anderson Cooper reports on what it’s like to try to achieve “mindfulness,” a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today’s world of digital distractions

via Mindfulness – CBS News.

 

 

Friends,

60 Minutes reached out to us last year about a program they wanted to do on Mindfulness in America. They attended the last Wisdom 2.0, and we later helped organize a small meditation retreat that the host of the show, Anderson Cooper, joined that was led by Jon and Will Kabat-Zinn.

Anderson and his team interviewed various people, from researchers to business leaders to sports psychologists, all with a focus on mindfulness.

We do not know what content they have chosen (or if it will be a positive representation of this field or a somewhat suspicious one) but we wanted to let you know that the program airs tonight Sunday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

All signs are that they did a very thorough job preparing the piece.

You can watch it tonight and see a teaser here. They will have more footage on their website after the show.

Wishing you well,
Soren

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Pico Iyer: The art of stillness – Ted Talks

Published on Nov 26, 2014

The place that travel writer Pico Iyer would most like to go? Nowhere. In a counterintuitive and lyrical meditation, Iyer takes a look at the incredible insight that comes with taking time for stillness. In our world of constant movement and distraction, he teases out strategies we all can use to take back a few minutes out of every day, or a few days out of every season. It’s the talk for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the demands for our world.