by Admin | Apr 28, 2012 | apartheid, creativity, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, Leela's Gift, literary agent, meditation, mind structure, reconciliation, Sharpeville massacre
Apologies to my loyal readers for my lack of blogging activity in past months. Something has to give. Several months ago I began working with an editor on my latest fiction manuscript “Love Affair in the Shadow of Apartheid.” I have worked with many...
by Admin | Mar 16, 2012 | Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, human rights, Leela's Gift, meditation, mind structure, reconciliation, teaching tales, young adults
Several times a year, with permission, I use this blog space to share student responses to what they are learning in my classroom. This is the response of a high school senior to an introduction to meditation practice. 1. The Universal Breath The diamond mind 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 | Aug 22, 2010 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, fiction, Generation E, high school, meditation, mind structure, young adults
The world is changing, yes, I know, it always is, but in many ways at this juncture of space and time, change is speeding up and seems to be happening around us as we watch. “The time is out of joint” said Prince Hamlet and cursed his fate that he “had to set it...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2010 | Children, creativity, high school, human rights, meditation, mind structure, young adults
On April 7, PBS broadcast a two-hour documentary “Buddha” a journey through the life and times of the historical Buddha who lived in north eastern Indian two thousand five hundred years ago. The documentary is also an introduction to his teachings. One of...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2010 | Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, meditation, mind structure, Parenting, reconciliation, young adults
This weekend I had some discussion with a high-level member of an organization that focuses on reconciling differences between Israeli settlers and Israeli Arabs. Old feuds and resentments run deep. Who took whose land from whom? We can go back thousands of years...
