Monday, May 24, 2010
Discovered treasure - Forgiveness
Rabbi Michael Lerner's house has been attacked by rightist Zionist. After the attack, Rabbi Lerner prays for forgiveness to his attackers.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Arizona a dehumanized state?
In Lak Ech - Tu eres mi otro yo - You are my other self. I am you, and you are me. If I hurt you, I hurt myself. If I hate you, I hate myself. If I love and respect you, I love and respect myself.
This is how Maria Federico Brummer's class begins at Tucson High School in Arizona. Students here, part of Tucson Unified School District's highly successful Mexican-American Studies (MAS) K-12 program (the largest in the nation), are taught this and other indigenous concepts, such as Panche Be (To seek the Root of the Truth), including other ways of measuring time (Aztec & Maya calendars).
I am there, to speak to them about the relationship among In Lak Ech, Panche Be and Hunab Ku - a beautiful Maya philosophy and human rights ethos based on maize. It affirms - contrary to what is taught in schools - that the ancient peoples of this continent were not savages, and clearly understood how the universe functioned and understood what it meant to be a human being.
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This is how Maria Federico Brummer's class begins at Tucson High School in Arizona. Students here, part of Tucson Unified School District's highly successful Mexican-American Studies (MAS) K-12 program (the largest in the nation), are taught this and other indigenous concepts, such as Panche Be (To seek the Root of the Truth), including other ways of measuring time (Aztec & Maya calendars).
I am there, to speak to them about the relationship among In Lak Ech, Panche Be and Hunab Ku - a beautiful Maya philosophy and human rights ethos based on maize. It affirms - contrary to what is taught in schools - that the ancient peoples of this continent were not savages, and clearly understood how the universe functioned and understood what it meant to be a human being.
Click on colored link for continuation.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Who owns knowledge?
Although land was once the primary basis of all wealth, modern studies show that knowledge is now the primary driver of economic growth, and further, that this makes traditional moral arguments more, not less, relevant today. To understand why-and what it means both morally and politically-we need to grasp some basic facts about economic growth and how we accumulate wealth.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The Science of a Happy Marriage
Why do some men and women cheat on their partners while others resist the temptation?
To find the answer, a growing body of research is focusing on the science of commitment. Scientists are studying everything from the biological factors that seem to influence marital stability to a person’s psychological response after flirting with a stranger.
Happy Marriage.
To find the answer, a growing body of research is focusing on the science of commitment. Scientists are studying everything from the biological factors that seem to influence marital stability to a person’s psychological response after flirting with a stranger.
Happy Marriage.
Monday, May 10, 2010
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