Orla Hazra

Thank you very much Steve! I am aware it is being done and it is great to see ‘how’ it is being done.  My usual site for sharing the story has been at retreats or to teachers in seminars encouraging them to engage with the material….never in a regular semester length course with the institutional requirements.  It will be a challenge at the be…[Read more]

Yes, indeed!  It seems as if we are ‘lost in translation’ and perhaps muddled within the reframing process.  It is not the first time humans reframed themselves at  fundamental levels. A comprehensive exploration of these times in history  is crucial if we are to avoid the increasing mis-perceptions of what the term ‘religion’ means and can beg…[Read more]

Good Morning, Namaste from India!  This morning I attended the AMS sponsored course taught by our own DTJ member Michael Duffy named ‘Using Cosmic Education to teach Peace and Social Justice’.  Michael stressed the importance of Maria Montessori’s original vision of Cosmic Education and how that signature pedagogy supports and fosters integra…[Read more]

It is wonderful to have parallel models to integrate and make our classroom experiences richer, appropriate and transformative.
The Earth Charter is a crucial document because it outlines principles for life practice based on the understanding of our evolutionary universe and integral understanding. I have used it in retreat settings and with a…[Read more]