June 2012
2 posts
Education and Learning
As I’d said back in March, I’ve been seriously investigating my relationship with education and learning lately. Here’s an excerpt from a document that I prepared in May on the subject:
Observation
Back in March ‘12 I attended the Economics of Happiness conference in Berkeley, CA. At this event I met Manish Jain, cofounder of Shikshantar, an institute of learning in India....
Values
I’ve been talking with a lot of people about nonattachment and it’s importance in my life lately. This has brought up the parallel topic of values: how do I live in nonattachment while staying true and committed to my values? Is there any tension or compromise here?
No. There isn’t. My values are the foundation for my nonattachment. How is this?
Nonattachment can only...