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A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space.  He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.  This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.  Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.  Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.

Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)  Mathematical Circles

Love alone can unite living beings so as to complete and fulfill them... for it alone joins them by what is deepest in themselves. All we need is to imagine our ability to love developing until it embraces the totality of men and the earth." 
~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Dass Guided Imagery

"LOVE AND DO WHAT YOU WILL"  St. Augustine

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8-25, Introduction


Quizzes on Course Description  U. T. Motto ("Ye shall know....." see the Tower) and David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech

 

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TODAY'S GOALS:

honi soit motto[1A] to understand the goals, requirements, assignments, and policies of the course, including meditation, emotional intelligence and emotional literacy, and experiential learning.

TODAY'S TOPICS: DFW speech topic: How would DFW interpet the tower motto: “you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.� What truth? What freedom?

1. Motto on Tower: DFW:  What truth? What freedom? What slavery?How does this apply to you?

2. For example, what does DFW mean by "the capital-T truth?" How does this apply to you?

3. Why does he believe that college-educated people and intellectuals are the most totally lost, the most hopeless, the most "dead" inside?  How does this apply to you?

4. Are we born with this "death in life"? If not, where do our default settings come from? Why is it so difficult to get free of them? How does this apply to you?

5. What aspect of our character makes it almost impossible to get free of this "death in life"? How does this apply to you?

6. What can you do? Name three or more changes or activities.   

  • 7. What does all this have to do with college education? 

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    TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: QUIZ ON Course Description Discussion of DFW speech  and blogs + Learning a little more about each other; blogs; the purpose of meditation; guided imagery; emotional literacy; experiential learning; + discussing other aspects of the course and answering questions about it and the topics listed above.

    Wallace commencement speech and video. Blogs explained. Quizzes on course description. Discussion of blogs, motto, and DFW speech. Here is a useful interpretation: https://youtu.be/pfw2Qf1VfJo

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      the ETHICS FLAG

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    8-28 OPTIONAL BLOGS FOR 8-30 AND/OR 9-1 DUE  BY MIDNIGHT

    8-30 Why the Ethics/Leadership Requirement? Quiz in class;  ASSIGNMENTS PP. 163-269; bring questions about 17-127; BRING ALL THREE VOLUMES OF COURSE ANTHOLOGY.

    == FUNDAMENTALS OF EMOTIVE ETHICS ==

    9-1 BASIC EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Quiz in class. 

    9-1  5 PM CONVOCATION [REQUIRED] SAC. get food from Zen, Taco Cabana or Chick-fil-A downstairs (or from Jester/San Jac dorms even if they want) and bring it to CLA 2.606? by 5 PM for Convocation meeting with mentors, alumni, photos of whole class, etc. Then to WEL 2.224.

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      9-4  Sunday: blogs for 9-6 and 9-8 assignments due by 11:59 PM Sunday.

    DUE BY MIDNIGHT 9-5:QUESTIONNAIRES: -5 PER CLASS DAY UNTIL RETURNED BY EMAIL; + INTRODUCTION BLOG 15 PTS. AT STAKE

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    “Stress Recess” Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called “Stress Recess” at http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!

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