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Eastern Philosophy—Meditation Practice

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...

Summer vacation and family dynamics.

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...

Twitter and Tweets

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.”...

Eight Myths about Meditation

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...

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...