by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 11 September 26 (Friday) This was the third day of the Dalai Lama’s teaching. After finishing with Chapter 9, the Dalai Lama switched into the English language to touch on a number of his current themes. Now, finally, we were able to listen to him directly, and on matters that […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 10 September 25 (Thursday) It was day two of the Dalai Lama’s teaching, and on this occasion I already felt that I came to the event with an altered sense of time. Some of my customary time urgency had dissipated. I assume that this must be one of the fringe […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 9 September 24 (Wednesday) This was the first day of the Dalai Lama’s teaching. We got up at 5:00 AM to get an early start at the line for security checks. Badges had already been obtained previously. The crowd management challenge was immense, with some 600 people expected inside the […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 8 September 23 (Tuesday) The day started early with the circumambulation of the Monastery grounds, in the tradition of the walking meditation of Tibetan Buddhists. First one had to run the gauntlet of beggars gathering outside of the monastery entrance. It occurred to me at this point that I had […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 7 September 22 (Monday) On this, the first day of our course, only a few of us were needed for setup and lecture. The program offered all others the opportunity to visit long-term meditators who were living the life of hermits in the nearby mountains for periods of three up […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD I s it not remarkable that the entire field of education regards the challenges faced in education entirely without reference to the brain? This holds true from Arne Duncan at the Department of Education down to the local school board and even to the teacher in the classroom. It is almost […]