“Even to the sage who's doing Sahaja Samadhi, the great guru, I'd say: "Hey buddy, you know, I like the robes and everything, but remember, you're only touching infinity. And if you claim to be doing more, I think you're pretty much in the senses and the body and the mind because infinity is endless."” IfsThinkingKnowsMindBodyRememberTeacherClaimsSensesEndlessHeyEnlightenedTouchingInfinitySageGuruBuddyRemember YouRemembers YouRobesSamadhiYou Re Pretty Author:Frederick Lenz
“Many people claim to be liberated...it's an endless list! According to "moi", as Ms. Piggy would say, there are currently, on this earth, 12 beings who are self-realized. Eleven are men, one is a woman. Most of them are in the Far East, most of them you've never heard of and probably never will.” PeopleMenSelfEarthTeacherHeardClaimsEastListsEndlessEnlightenedElevenLiberatedPiggy Author:Frederick Lenz
“You must discriminate between those who claim to help you and only want to manipulate you and those who are free, who never manipulate.” WantHelpingTeacherClaimsEnlightenedManipulate Author:Frederick Lenz
“People go to mediums and they get in touch with spirits outside of the body. Most of these spirits are pretty malevolent and unenlightened, although they often claim to be enlightened teachers who are disincarnate. These low-vibe beings seek life-force.” PeopleBodySpiritForceTeacherBuddhismLowsClaimsMediumsEnlightened Author:Frederick Lenz
“Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims that never get tested, while their students derange themselves with weird ideas, empty rituals, and other affectations.” ArtIdeasSpiritualTeacherStudentsEmptyClaimsPatternsFakeMartial ArtsRitualSpiritual LifeTested Author:Sam Harris
“We disagree with the assertion that great teachers can be replaced by online alternatives. The futuristic claim that technology will triumph over teachers ignores all the social and relational dimensions of teaching and learning.” SocialTechnologyTeacherTeachingClaimsAlternativesTriumphDimensionsOnlineDisagreeReplacedAssertionGreat TeacherTeaching And LearningFuturistic Author:Andy Hargreaves
“As places of learning, schools have a responsibility to also educate on nutrition, which we all can agree is far more important than algebra, no matter what your third-period teacher claims.” ImportantMatterSchoolResponsibilityTeacherPeriodsThirdsClaimsNo Matter WhatAgreeEducateNutritionAlgebra Author:Lynda Resnick
“I do think there is an enhanced awareness of insecurity and vulnerability that induces anxiety that creates pressure on teachers and administrators to offer simplistic explanations and to be resistant to expressions of attitudes that can be viewed as unpatriotic, which is further interpreted as applicable to any tendency to challenge the government when it claims to be acting overseas to avoid repetitions of 9/11 or to encroach on domestic freedom to identify suspicious persons and behaviors.” ThinkingPersonsGovernmentChallengesActingAttitudeTeacherAwarenessExpressionOffersBehaviorAnxietyClaimsPressureTendenciesExplanationVulnerabilityInsecurityRepetitionSuspiciousAdministratorsUnpatriotic Author:Richard A. Falk