Author Archives: Jeff

Imagination And Creativity As Spiritual Practice

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Jeff

I\’m always impressed when Josh Korba of Dharmapunx NYC + Brooklyn writes on his blog. Even if you are not a Buddhist, most of his writings are relevant. His latest is Imagination And Creativity As Spiritual Practice. He ties recent … Continue reading →

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Henry Miller on Money vs. Wealth

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Jeff

Henry Miller when challenged by Ezra Pound on money about “what makes it and how it gets that way.” wrote a little booklet of the same name. Much of the details of money have changed since then (for example credit … Continue reading →

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Field Guide to Getting Lost – Review

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Jeff

In my reading and in my life, I’m starting to encounter what Meister Eckhart called the Via Negative, the path through darkness, of not knowing. Often characterized as the downward path. A Field Guide to Getting Lost: Rebecca Solnit on … Continue reading →

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Christian-Buddhist Dialogue

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Jeff

I find it helpful to look at a something from several angles. If it\’s a physical object, I walk around it. If it\’s a translation, particularly from ancient texts, I read multiple translations. And spiritual topics I read multiple authors, … Continue reading →

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Teaching Challenges II

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Jeff

Sometimes challenges lurk in unexpected places. I had a martial arts student who was 5\’10\” and 225+ pounds, a bit overweight and very strong. If his execution of a technique was even halfway decent, none of us could stop him. … Continue reading →

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More on Learning Styles, Part II

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Jeff

For a while, my wife was a substitute science teacher. One of her assignments was to teach biology to a class of \”slow\” students. Having been warned that conventional approaches were ineffective, she tried a different tack. For their first … Continue reading →

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More on Learning Styles

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Jeff

Learning to program in C is relatively easy, up to a point. But most self-taught learners bog down at pointers, one of the more difficult programming concepts. When I taught C pointers, I first described how they worked in C … Continue reading →

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Dharma at the Edge

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Jeff

Some people retreat to a hermit\’s cave for their spiritual practice. And stay there. Others go out into the world and make it a better place. Dharma at the Edge makes the case that this isn\’t just about service, it\’s … Continue reading →

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Ganging Up on Ignorance

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Jeff

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius Research has found three major learning styles: visual (seeing), aural (hearing), and kinesthetic (moving). Most people have a preferred or dominant style, though most … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness for Introverts

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Jeff

Once beyond a tradition\’s \”Introduction to Meditation\”, attention shifts from what (\”Sit down, shut up, pay attention\”) to how and for Westerners especially, why. Mindfulness for Introverts helped me from both a practical standpoint and a theoretical standpoint (I\’d say theological … Continue reading →

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