Religion and Self Discovery

March 24, 2009

Prompt 15

last time
You created a list of questions to get to Cathy Holtmann for her visit to our class on Thursday.  I have given her those and she is looking forward to it. 

I gave you Chapter 2 from A New Earth.  That chapter is made up of twelve sections.  I asked  you to read six and respond to three, being clear about which three they are.  I asked you to post this to the main forum for today and to come to class with a hard copy.

today in class
Aside from the reading, I want to direct us to these three video clips. 
http://www.oprah.com/media/20080601_tows_200804243037001MCCARTHYCARREYOCOM_O_VIDEO_1
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Eckhart%20Tolle%20Interview&rlz=1I7GGLD_en&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#q=Eckhart+Tolle+Interview&rlz=1I7GGLD_en&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv&start=0
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Eckhart%20Tolle%20Interview&rlz=1I7GGLD_en&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#q=Eckhart+Tolle+and+cross+talk&hl=en&emb=0

We will watch these in class together, and then I'll ask you to get together in your groups just to check in and read each other's responses.  I do not want you to write a group report today, but I do want you to read each other's work.  It might also be a good opportunity to read the article I've attached to the prompt from Douglas Todd, spirituality and ethics columnist from the Vancouver Sun. 

for next time

Cathy Holtmann will be with us.