What are the differences between spiritual and secular education? At face value, the obvious one is that secular education is non-spiritual, but in fact this system has its roots in religion. This can be seen in secular education’s presumption of “original sin” in the student, and its mantling of mechanisms like grading, homework, and punishments… Continue reading Spiritual versus secular education
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I have one tattoo, on my back, which is a symbol of a tree bending in the wind. At the time I got it, my interpretation was that that tree is strongest which bends most in the wind. This was because, after graduating from college in 2013, I had applied to top graduate programs in… Continue reading Home
Life is a Dream, part I
Part I in the Life is a Dream Training Course series. Here, I discuss the philosophical reasons why it is difficult to say life is *not* a dream, as well as introduce a practice by which viewers can become more aware of their own dreams. Look forward to a discussion of waking-life dream powers in… Continue reading Life is a Dream, part I
The future of education: how and why
A few months ago, I was asked by a friend for my thoughts on the future of education, and I think he was surprised when I spoke to a shift in values and the kinds of lives this shift would produce. Most often, when people speak of the future of education, they do so in… Continue reading The future of education: how and why
Coda: on respect and freedom in modern education (L:HtR/UtW)
Written for lovers of literature interested in self-actualization, Literature: How to Read and Understand the World teaches readers how to derive principles of wisdom from literature and apply them to their lives. The book achieves this through a series of five essential steps, including identifying with literary characters, aggregating principles of wisdom from their experience,… Continue reading Coda: on respect and freedom in modern education (L:HtR/UtW)
Jackson Holzberg Buckley 