by Admin | Aug 3, 2011 | Children, creativity, Generation E, meditation, Parenting, young adults
It has been an interesting couple of weeks. I have been on holiday with my son, my niece (his cousin), her husband and their two baby girls, aged 4 years and 17 months. We have been visited by my ex (my son’s father) and by my son’s friend. That makes...
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,...
by Admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Yesterday I opened a Twitter account @jlevinegrp. This is a big step. For months now many of my valued blog readers have asked me if I have a Twitter account so they can become a follower. So now I can shout out, “Yes, I do. Hope to connect with you.”...
by Admin | May 20, 2011 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
“If only there was a cure for unhappiness.” The other day someone spoke those words to me accompanied by a heartfelt sigh. Unhappiness is a burden we carry at times and it can be debilitating. Is there a cure? It is easier to contemplate the idea that we cause much of...
by Admin | Apr 1, 2011 | Children, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, human rights, meditation, mind structure, teaching tales
Eight Myths About Meditation Recently I taught a unit on Eastern philosophy and spirituality to a group of high school seniors. In order for them to fully understand and appreciate what we were reading and discussing we began a multi-week series of meditation...
by Admin | Feb 19, 2011 | college, creativity, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Virginia Woolf said famously in 1928 at Girton when addressing a group of those first women to attend Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, the hallowed sanctum of male intellectual and creative life that helped to ensure male hegemony for the eight hundred...
