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...
by Admin | Feb 13, 2010 | Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Whatever it is we are waiting for let’s call it “the next step.” The next step to the high school of our dreams, the college we know is exactly right, the graduate school that will crown our academic life, the position we have prepared for years to...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2009 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Stress is pervasive in our lives. Therefore it is not a question of how to avoid stress, but rather how to deal with stress. Stress does not lessen as you grow older, it simply takes different forms. Here are two examples. The high school juniors I teach are stressed...
by Admin | Aug 9, 2009 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Many young people want to know about meditation. Nowadays meditation practice is more accessible and more acceptable than ever. In every corner of the United States, Europe, Asia, and many other parts of the world, yoga studios have sprung up and most of them offer...
