Prajñāpāramitā is often translated as “perfection of wisdom” or “perfected wisdom.” But it does not behave like perfection. It breaks language. It dissolves the knower. It laughs at certainty. This is not the wisdom of mastery, but of surrender. What is the highest form of supreme wisdom? 

The questions she would like us to contemplate are:
1. What kinds of unseen assumptions, emotional currents, inherited urgencies, institutional culture etc. shape how you move, act, or try to help? 

2. Have you ever experienced a moment when slowing down—pausing, not knowing, letting go—opened up a deeper kind of clarity or care? 

What Kind of Wisdom Refuses to be Held?

Reading is a foundational, yet complex cognitive skill upon which other skills are built. Research on the teaching of reading in the early years of school has consistently identified five key components of effective reading programs: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. This paper summarises the research regarding why these five elements are important, as well as how they should be taught in the classroom. 
Read by Sally Kohlmayer, CESE.
http://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/  /  Read full report: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/literature-review-effective-reading-instruction-in-the-early-years-of-school

Effective reading instruction in the early years of school - audio paper

The 21st Century is said to be the century of environmental protection. It is easy to see why.

Host: Venerable Dr. Juewei

Topical Recordings Episode 1 - On Earth Day

John Hatton and Stephen Hill on ABC Illawarra radio with Nick Reingberger on 17 April 2019.

John Hatton and Stephen Hill on ABC Illawarra radio with Nick Reingberger

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What Kind of Wisdom Refuses to be Held?

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