Dec 20
Thursday
The Path of Unconditional Healing
A Journey of Illness and Discovery
by Jeff Rubin, New York City
I still remember quite vividly the scene in the doctor’s office eleven years ago. After conducting a series of tests, she informed me that she was almost certain that I had ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). If she was correct, this was an almost guaranteed painful death within 3-5 years. She explained that she required one more test at a later date to confirm her findings, but by then, filled with dread and abject terror, I was barely able to hear. However, I was certain of one thing: I would never return for that test. My thinking, deluded or not, was “why confirm an illness that has no known cause and no known cure?” It turns out I was fortunate – I never did go back, and over the years, it became less and less likely that I had ALS, until finally in 2010, I received a different diagnosis. Let me get to that later. Continue…
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Retreating Locally, Practicing Globally – HIGHLIGHT
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Celebrating a Kasung Kitchen – HIGHLIGHT
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Goodness Woven Right In – HIGHLIGHT
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Shifting the Conversation – HIGHLIGHT
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Spirit of Chardhi Kala – HIGHLIGHT
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Jesus and Buddha – HIGHLIGHT
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The Journey of Applied Mindfulness – HIGHLIGHT
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The Real Power of Sun Camp – HIGHLIGHT
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Institute for Compassionate Leadership – HIGHLIGHT
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Time Banking – HIGHLIGHT
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Birth of Shambhala Publications – HIGHLIGHT
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Profound Treasury Tour Nears Completion in Halifax – HIGHLIGHT
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“Doing Good” – HIGHLIGHT
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Shambhala en español – HIGHLIGHT
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Why We Need to Imagine Peace – HIGHLIGHT
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