if we will not interfere with our thought , but will act entirely, or see how the thing stands in God, we know the particular thing and everything and every man> for the maker of all things and all persons stands behind us and casts his omniscience through us over things.
Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.
The children’s stories form the perfect
middle ground between the children and me, for they enable us to speak to one
another in the same language.
34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
The child is endowed with an unknown power and
this unknown power guides us towards a more luminous
future. Education can no longer be the giving of know-
ledge only ; it must take a different path. The con-
sideration of personality, the development of human
potentialities must become the centre of education. When
to begin such education ?
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life which the Son of Man will give you.
We do more than tell our stories; we also act them out. The formal storytelling
and acting that often arise out of and run parallel to the children’s fantasy play
have become a central feature of our day.
I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
There are many things that are part of a child’s life
just as they are part of an adult’s life. The desire to
do something for someone, for instance. Every adult
has a need to feel that we are seen/observed by
others. (Observing others is also important.) This is
just as true for children as for adults. Therefore, it’s
possible to observe, to receive a lot of pleasure and
satisfaction from observing in many different ways.When the child is observed, the child is happy — it’s
almost an honor that he is observed by an adult. On
the other hand, a good teacher who knows how to
observe feels good about himself because that person
knows that he is able to take something from the
situation, transform it, and understand it in a new
way.-
Let the children come to me, don’t stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
I am constrained every moment to acknowledge a higher origin for events than the will I call mine.
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
We need to define the role of the adult, not as a transmitter but as a creator of relationships — relationships not only between people but also between things, between thoughts, with the environment.
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
Teaching is even more difficult than learning. We
know that; but we rarely think about it. And why is teaching
more difficult than learning? Not because the teacher
must have a larger store of information, and have it always
ready. Teaching is more difficult than learning because
what teaching calls for is this: to let learn. The real teacher,
in fact, lets nothing else be learned than-learning. His conduct,
therefore, often produces the impression that we
properly learn nothing from him, if by “learning” we now
suddenly understand merely the procurement of useful information.
The teacher is ahead of his apprentices in this
alone, that he has still far more to learn than they-he
has to learn to let them learn. The teacher must be capable
of being more teachable than the apprentices.
streams of living water will flow from within him
3 And Elohim said, Let there be light: and there was light
Each one of us needs to be able to play with the things that are coming out of the world of children. Each one of us needs to have curiosity, and we need to be able to try something new based on the ideas that we collect from the children as they go along. Life has to be somewhat agitated and upset, a bit restless, somewhat unknown. As life flows with the thoughts of the children, we need to be open, we need to change our ideas; we need to be comfortable with the restless nature of life.
With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
The environment you construct around you and the
children also reflects this image you have about the
child. There’s a difference between the environment
that you are able to build based on a preconceived
image of the child and the environment that you can
build that is based on the child you see in front of you
— the relationship you build with the child, the
games you play. An environment that grows out of
your relationship with the child is unique and fluid.
The quality and quantity of relationships among you
as adults and educators also reflects your image of
the child. Children are very sensitive and can see and
sense very quickly the spirit of what is going on
among the adults in their world.
11 In him we were also chosen,[e] having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
Supreme Mind finds itself related to all its works and will travel a royal road to particular knowledges and powers. In ascending to this primary and aboriginal sentiment we have come from our remote station on the circumference instantaneously to the center of the world, where, as in the closet of God, we see causes, and anticipate the universe, which is but a slow effect.
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
We must move beyond just looking at the child to become better observers, able to penetrate
into the child to understand each child’s resources and potential and present state of mind. We need to compare these with our own in order to work well together.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- (Yeshaʿyahu (“God Is Salvation”) Isaiah 55:12)
Overactivity on the part of the adult is a risk factor. The adult does too much because he cares about the child; but this creates a passive role for the child in her own learning.
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Malaguzzi said very clearly that nothing in the school should happen
without joy.
17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Though play can be fun, as one of
the three essential drives—love, play, work—it contributes to the best kind
of learning. Play operates as more than a creative urge; it also functions as a
fundamental mode of learning.
the helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything.
It is by studying the behaviour of these children
and their re-actions to each other in this atmosphere of
freedom that the real secret of society is revealed. They
are fine and delicate facts that have to be examined
with a spiritual microscope, but they are of the utmost
interest since they reveal facts inherent in the very
nature of man. These schools, therefore, are thought
of as laboratories for psychological research, although
it is not really research, but observation that is carried
out. It is this observation which is important.
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
In it’s essence, language is neither expression nor an activity of man. Language speaks. Accordingly, what we seek lies in the poetry of the spoken word.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
We may say that we become ourselves through others and that this rule applies not only to the personality as a whole, but also to the history of every individual function.
a river watering the garden flowed from Eden ; from there it was separated into four headwaters. The name of the first is Pison; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
‘This Eden, they say, is the brain. ‘ Three of the rivers of Paradise are sensory functions (Pison = sight, Gihon = hearing, Tigris = smell), but the fourth, the Euphrates, is the mouth, ‘ the seat of prayer and the entrance of food.’
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- (Isaiah 41:10, Yeshaʿyahu (“God Is Salvation”)
29 Yeshua answered, “The most important is,
‘Sh’ma Yisra’el, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, O Isra’el, the Lord our God, the Lord is one], 30 and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your understanding and with all your strength.’[d]
Let God work in you, give the work to God, and have peace. Don’t worry if He works through your nature or above your nature, because both are His, nature and grace.
7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.
When waves realize that the sea is the common support, all fight ceases.–When water is realized, wave and sea vanish. What appeared as two is thus realized as one.–
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
Language is the house of Being, in its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home.
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it’s going. That’s how it is with everyone who has been born from the Spirit.
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.
2 “Thus says Adonai the maker,
Adonai who formed [the universe]
so as to keep directing it —
Adonai is his name:
3 ‘Call out to me,
and I will answer you —
I will tell you great things,
hidden things of which you are unaware.
- (Jeremiah/Yirmeyah 33:2-3)
Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”
Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.”
Myths and fairy stories both answer the eternal questions: What is the world
really like? How am I to live my life in it? How can I truly be myself? The answers
given by myths are definite, while the fairy tale is suggestive; its messages may imply
solutions, but it never spells them out. Fairy tales leave to the child’s fantasizing whether
and how to apply to himself what the story reveals about life and human nature.
Wisdom has built her house;
she has set up[a] its seven pillars.
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.
WORSHIP, make sacrifice; recommend or introduce yourself. The ideogram: leading animals to green pastures.
19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
The ability to enjoy relationships and work together
is very important. Children need to enjoy being in
school, they need to love their school and the interactions that take place there. Their expectations of
these interactions is critical.
It is also important for the teachers to enjoy being
with the other teachers, to enjoy seeing the children
stretch their capacities and use their intelligences, to
enjoy interactions with the children. Both parts are
essential.
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
Don’t
you begin to see in this behaviour that animals sacrifice
themselves for the welfare of other types of life, instead
of trying to eat as much as possible merely for their own
existence or upkeep ? The more one studies the behaviour
of animals and of plants, the more clearly one sees that
they have a task to perform for the welfare of the whole.
3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
Act in accordance with the situation and keep still
Contemplating the image,
The superior person comprehends
The alternatiion of increase and decrease,
Also the alternation of fullness and emptiness.
It is the Tao of Heaven.
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)
But this so-called relative level is not really relative; it
is the borderland between the conscious level and the uncon-
scious. Once this level is touched, one’s ordinary consciousness
becomes infused with the tidings of the unconscious. This is
the moment when the finite mind realizes that it is rooted in
the infinite. In terms of Christianity, this is the time when the
soul hears directly or inwardly the voice of the living God.
The Jewish people may say that Moses was in this state of mind
at Mount Sinai when he heard God announcing his name as
“I am that I am.”
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
by the grace of God finds the joy of God
1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
they do not ask the question; they stage it or overflow this stage in the direction of that element of the scene which exceeds representation.-
14 This is why it is said:
“Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
The bliss is in the awareness of God, in not shrinking, or in any way turning away from God. All happiness comes from awareness of God. The more we are conscious of God, the deeper the joy. Acceptance of pain, non-resistance, courage and endurance — these open deep and perennial sources of real happiness, true bliss of God.
- (Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj)
19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
A writing that refers back only to itself carries us
at the same time, indefinitely and systematically, to some other writing. At
the same time: this is what we must account for. A writing that refers only
to itself and a writing that refers indefinitely to some other writing might
appear noncontradictory: the reflecting screen never captures anything but
writing, indefinitely, stopping nowhere, and each reference still confines us
within the element of reflection. Of course. But the difficulty arises in the
relation between the medium of writing and the determination of each
textual unit. It is necessary that while referring each time to another text, to
another determinate system, each organism only refer to itself as a determinate
structure; a structure that is open and closed at the same time.
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven–things into which angels long to look.
One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among men, and he is in the transcendental position, although engaged in all sorts of activities.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Then you will understand righteousness, justice,
fairness and every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
The archivist produces more archive, and that is why the archive is never closed. It opens out of the future.How can we think about this fatal repetition, about repetition in general in its relationship to memory and the archive? It is easy to perceive, if not to interpret, the necessity of such a relationship, at least if one associates the archive, as naturally one is always tempted to do, with repetition, and repetition with the past. But it is the future which is at issue here, and the archive as an irreducible experience of the future.
23 Peace to the brothers and sisters,[c] and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.[d]
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
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