Total Recall (2012)

Matthias: Mr. Hauser, What is it you want?
Doug Quaid: I want to help you.
Matthias: That is not the only reason you are here.
Doug Quaid: I want to remember.
Matthias: Why?
Doug Quaid: So I can be myself, be who I was.
Matthias: It is each man's quest to find out who he truly is, but the answer to that lies in the present, not in the past. As it is for all of us.
Doug Quaid: But the past tells us who we've become.
Matthias: The past is a construct of the mind. It blinds us. It fools us into believing it. But the heart wants to live in the present. Look there. You'll find your answer.

[source: http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0321309/quotes]

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Education and Contemplation video (thank you, Dennis!)

One of my dearest friends, Dennis, shared this video on education and mindfulness/contemplation, entitled "Educating the Heart and Mind Creativity" and featuring the Dalai Lama among others.

The video could be an excellent resource for faculty at Kirkwood upon my return.  Clips could be featured in presentations and the entirety could be shown/discussed among a KCELT group.

I think portions of the video might also be of interest to students to 'soften the blow' of a different form of education (i.e., less linear, hierarchical).  Panelists explain the importance of creativity, compassion, and reflection in (early childhood) education.  [I will share this video link with Melanie N. in case it is of interest!] Without too much complexity, they also begin to explain the trouble with identifying strongly with the "I" or solid thoughts, though this is a difficult thing to explain (rather than experience).

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