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Remembering Robin...and the gift of our connection

9/2/2014

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I was deeply saddened by Robin William’s death just as I imagine you were.  He was obviously suffering greatly while the darkness of depression engulfed him.

“Robin, whatever configuration you are now, I wish you peace. I am sorry for the suffering that you endured."

When a tragic death happens it seems to resonate deep in our own soul . . . One of the times when, if we examine what’s going on, we realize that we are not “islands”. We are connected. Our separation is our ego’s delusion.  I imagine that Robin Williams felt absolutely and tragically alone.

Let’s you and I make a determined effort to feel the happiness and the pain of all other beings. We are not separate – we are threads of a large cloth.

Smile for no reason (or any reason) at all. Engage in friendly talk with strangers, pet a dog or cat. These are just a few of the behaviors that open our hearts and may very well change the emotional experience of the “other.”
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    Will Lister had been practicing meditation since 1997.  At the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, he has completed training in the Dedicated Practitioners' and Community Dharma Leaders programs, and is currently enrolled in the Heavenly Messengers  Program - Awakening through Illness, Aging and Death.

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