I'm teaching English composition and Ethics at NCCU. For both courses, I've set the syllabus in the form of a pilgrimage.
The pilgrimage continues in all aspects of life.
Pace!
B
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Then there's this clip too
I used to teach this kind of pathway to education at Duke Divinity School. REAL education involves moving people in a certain context, in a certain way, directed by the goal of what we are educating a person toward.
I'm so Aristotelian/Dewey.
Anyway: Pilgrimage is a way of teaching people the practice of being Christian/Muslim/Jew/Hindu/ Buddhist on the road of life.
Pace!
B
I'm so Aristotelian/Dewey.
Anyway: Pilgrimage is a way of teaching people the practice of being Christian/Muslim/Jew/Hindu/ Buddhist on the road of life.
LEARN from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.
Pace!
B
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Last night there was an interview with Mark Adams over his book "Turn Right at Machu Picchu," which is a story of the discovery of Machu Picchu. This ancient Incan capital of the nation of Cusco has gone through an amazing history in and of itself, and is today a favorite among pilgrims.
This from the historybookclub.com:
On July 24, 1911, the young Yale professor Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and encountered an ancient city in the clouds: the now famous citadel of Machu Picchu. Nearly a century later, news reports have recast the explorer as a villain who smuggled out priceless artifacts and stole credit for finding one of the world’s greatest archaeological sites.
In Turn Right at Machu Picchu, adventure and travel magazine editor Mark Adams recounts his attempts to investigate the allegations against Bingham by retracing the explorer’s perilous path to Machu Picchu. Given Adams’ career, it isn’t an entirely far-fetched notion, even if it does require him to sleep in a tent for the first time. With a crusty Australian survivalist and Quechua-speaking, coca-chewing mule tenders as his guides, Adams takes us through some of the most gorgeous and historic landscapes in Peru, from the ancient Inca capital of Cusco to the enigmatic ruins of Vitcos and Vilcabamba.
Along the way, he finds a still-undiscovered country populated with brilliant and eccentric characters, as well as an answer to the question that has nagged scientists since Hiram Bingham’s time: Just what was Machu Picchu?
Think I'm going to read it...you?
Buen Camino!
B
This from the historybookclub.com:
On July 24, 1911, the young Yale professor Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and encountered an ancient city in the clouds: the now famous citadel of Machu Picchu. Nearly a century later, news reports have recast the explorer as a villain who smuggled out priceless artifacts and stole credit for finding one of the world’s greatest archaeological sites.
In Turn Right at Machu Picchu, adventure and travel magazine editor Mark Adams recounts his attempts to investigate the allegations against Bingham by retracing the explorer’s perilous path to Machu Picchu. Given Adams’ career, it isn’t an entirely far-fetched notion, even if it does require him to sleep in a tent for the first time. With a crusty Australian survivalist and Quechua-speaking, coca-chewing mule tenders as his guides, Adams takes us through some of the most gorgeous and historic landscapes in Peru, from the ancient Inca capital of Cusco to the enigmatic ruins of Vitcos and Vilcabamba.
Along the way, he finds a still-undiscovered country populated with brilliant and eccentric characters, as well as an answer to the question that has nagged scientists since Hiram Bingham’s time: Just what was Machu Picchu?
Think I'm going to read it...you?
Buen Camino!
B
Monday, August 8, 2011
Small world of pilgrimage
My friend, Lisa, has a son who is visiting New Zealand. Over Facebook she put out a blurb asking if anyone has a friend in Wellington, NZ.
I do!
I wrote to Jaqui, my friend in Wellington, and so they are trying to hook Lisa's son with Jaqui.
The beauty? Jaqui is my pilgrim compadre. She gets pilgrimage.
This is beautiful.
Love it!
Buen camino!
B
I do!
I wrote to Jaqui, my friend in Wellington, and so they are trying to hook Lisa's son with Jaqui.
The beauty? Jaqui is my pilgrim compadre. She gets pilgrimage.
This is beautiful.
Love it!
Buen camino!
B
Ramadan has begun...and where was I?
I'm aware that I failed to designate the beginning of Ramadan! It is an incredible holy time for my friends who are Muslim.
It is involves a rhythm of praying, fasting, and feasting that is incredible.
For me, having been in Jerusalem at the end of Ramadan with the beginning of Rosh Hashana I remember to crossing over the 2 world religions that vie for attention in the Old City.
To my Muslim friends, blessings in this season of Ramadan.
Buen Camino!
B
It is involves a rhythm of praying, fasting, and feasting that is incredible.
For me, having been in Jerusalem at the end of Ramadan with the beginning of Rosh Hashana I remember to crossing over the 2 world religions that vie for attention in the Old City.
To my Muslim friends, blessings in this season of Ramadan.
Buen Camino!
B
Sunday, August 7, 2011
The Gospel: It's all about walking
The Gospel is all about walking.
Today's passage from Matthew 14:22-33 is all about walking. First, you have Jesus walking on the water, and the disciples thinking it was a ghost. "It is I; don't be scared" was his response.
Peter then says "Lord, if it is you (as if), command me to come to you on the water."
Jesus: "Come."
Peter started walking on the water...and then he sank.
Jesus says to us all: Walk! Follow me.
Jesus doesn't say how far, where, or when we can stop, or if we ever really stop.
Just said "Come" and "Follow me."
The rest is history...or story.
Buen Camino!
B
Today's passage from Matthew 14:22-33 is all about walking. First, you have Jesus walking on the water, and the disciples thinking it was a ghost. "It is I; don't be scared" was his response.
Peter then says "Lord, if it is you (as if), command me to come to you on the water."
Jesus: "Come."
Peter started walking on the water...and then he sank.
Jesus says to us all: Walk! Follow me.
Jesus doesn't say how far, where, or when we can stop, or if we ever really stop.
Just said "Come" and "Follow me."
The rest is history...or story.
Buen Camino!
B
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