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Buddhahood, Belichick and patience

by Admin | Jul 2, 2011 | ashram, creativity, Darjeeling, E-model, Generation E, meditation, Parenting

One of the Buddha’s profound teachings is that the greatest prayer is patience. Nothing to do, nothing to say, nothing to think, but simply to be, and be patient. Let’s examine this further, what is patience? According to the Buddha’s teachings,...

Buddhahood and happiness

by Admin | Jan 1, 2011 | ashram, Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults

Every year in my philosophy classes (high school seniors) when I teach Plato’s The Republic students grapple with Socrates’ notion of happiness. Before we reach that part of the text we do an exercise. As class begins and without any time to think about...

“Leela’s Gift” is here

by Admin | Jul 4, 2010 | ashram, Children, creativity, Darjeeling, fiction, Leela's Gift, meditation, yoga

My new book, a novel, “Leela’s Gift” has been released. In fact it can be viewed at http://lulu.com/spotlight/JLevine1. It will soon be (early August) available at amazon.com and many online venues where book are sold as well as in book stores...