The philosopher Jacob Needleman once wrote, “I believe that the group is the art form of the future. In our present culture the main need is for a form that can enable human beings to share their perceptions…and through that sharing, to become a conduit for the appearance of spiritual intelligence.” I love that. When [ Read more … ]
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How can the wisdom that emerges through a group process serve the collective?
In a letter to the president of the Fetzer Institute, Jacob Needleman wrote: “[I believe] that the group is the art form of the future. In our present culture, the main need is for a form that can enable human beings to share their perceptions and through that sharing, to become a conduit for the [ Read more … ]
We’re built to serve something greater than ourselves.
Jacob Needleman said that we’re built to serve something greater than ourselves. For me, teaching has given me that sense of serving something greater than myself. Stepping into a new teaching situation, I have no idea what challenges (or gifts) lie before me. But I’m ready for an adventure. Teaching is the ultimate MEETING OF [ Read more … ]
An enormous amount of energy
The creative process is how we engage with life, and all of us engage with life in a variety of ways. Teaching has been my creative passion because it seems to me to be the ultimate “meeting of life.” When we work with a new group, we have no idea who is going to show [ Read more … ]