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Jeremy

Every journey a pilgrimage ... Every dwelling a monastary ...

About Me

My Life's Purpose:
To help people find connectedness with themselves, others, and the universe, through my presence, my creativity (of all kinds) and contributing strategically to organizations who are working towards the above in a way that is congruent with how the world should be.
Previous headlines:
"Violence is for fools and emergencies - the less of a fool you are, the fewer emergencies you will have."
"It's not about belief - it's about the level of reality you're able to percieve."
"More information does not make us smarter... We need smarter information."
"There's no such thing as bad weather... only bad gear."
"Ohanami o shimashou!"
Presently working on:
- A feature-length film drama to raise awareness of child trafficking.
Splash page: www.safehousefilms.com
- A website and databases to support sustainable cultivation in Belize and Guatemala:
www.mayaforestgardeners.org
- ... The umbrella that all my other projects come underneath: www.ideasgrove.com
(note: needs some updating; i've been busy)
- Oh! ... and my day job, as a Faculty Liaison for the Center for Language Study ,
at Yale University. I'm privileged to work there with
such a great team.
New Item: Ted Talks! click here for 20 minute talks from the best minds the world has to offer - check out Majora Carter - working for sustainable justice in the South Bronx! - Amazing!
This is one of the gravest issues of our time:
Feel this reality in your gut; then go and make a difference.
An Inconvenient Truth:
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My Interests

Languages: Speak: Spanish, Some Japanese

Music: Play: bass, guitar, shakuhachi

Health/Physical: Tai Chi, Aikido, Qigong, bouldering

Natural healing, energy work, massage

Drinking: Currently enjoying Shou Mei (a white tea) and "Winter White" (a white tea w/bergamot), mate , terere

Spiritual Influences: Contemplative Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism

Issues: Environmental sustainability, organic food! electronic privacy, protecting our rights and priviledges as American citizens

I also do development work in Latin America using business and technology, and facilitate sharing the best practices of environmental sustainability, business, and non-profit worlds.

I'd like to meet:

People who see the world as it should be, and want to help create the space for it to happen, from both a spiritual, and practical on-the-ground standpoint.

Music:

Music: Lately: Athlete, Lisa Loeb. All Time: Mercir, U2, Sting, Bebel Gilberto, World music with a beat, Bjork, Jazz, [insert everything else, including country, here]

Movies:

Crash, The Good Thief, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Letters from Frankie

Television:

Currently? I've been enjoying Rob Schnider, on Smallville, on Netflix.

Books:

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig
Getting Things Done! By David Allen
New Seeds of Contemplation, by Thomas Merton
The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle

Heroes:

Thomas Merton, William Wilberforce, Jesus (the actual guy, with nothing added) my cousin Paul, who is representin' in Dijbouti. (say "Jeh Booti", w/emph. on 2nd syllable)

My Blog

Capacity Building, and Spring Poetry!

Happy Spring everyone!You may have noticed i've not been around much on myspace - I've moved from a period of contemplation and internal focus, to that of intense action! (in an easy and relaxed way,...
Posted by Jeremy on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:27:00 PST

Ready-made Biblical Exegesis... and Signs of Spring

I went to a church service this past Sunday, and I did feel God was there and present, but (not necessarily) in the depth and applicability of the sermon:Ready-made Biblical ExegesisReady-made Biblica...
Posted by Jeremy on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:51:00 PST

Vying Worldviews, and Bullshit Meters

"It is the mark of an educated man to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~AristotleHow is your bullshit meter? How is your truth meter? Your bullshit meter tends to give fairly stra...
Posted by Jeremy on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:39:00 PST

Back from MySpace Hiatus!

Greetings All, This is the start of a number of posts that will be forth coming - I have been on a MySpace hiatus for quite sometime now, since sometime in the fall!I've been in a period of inward-foc...
Posted by Jeremy on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:31:00 PST

Jinashi - form follows function . . .

The Jiari maker says:"I just want consistency"Jinashikun - like and old jute cord - familiar, starting to unravel...But what utility!Oh, what utility!... For my non-shak friends, Jiari describes a sh...
Posted by Jeremy on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:34:00 PST

From silence, springs poetry... and shakuhachi!

A week ago I went on my first silent retreat. It was just one day, and I was ready for it.I spent most of my time on the beach, gazing over the ocean, andfeeling the truth of my senses. I read the fol...
Posted by Jeremy on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 09:47:00 PST

Wustof Energy Meditation: A Point of Awareness

  ...There are many ways that energy can enter and leave the body. Some are more pleasant than others.  Last Monday night I had the opportunity to start what I call the Wusthof Ene...
Posted by Jeremy on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:55:00 PST

This past weekend... tonight

Standing naked, dripping wetrain outside, falling though mecalming, connecting, - A quiet night in Brooklyn--Tonight - eyes full of maya, head filled with others' words. ... but to summon my productiv...
Posted by Jeremy on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:37:00 PST

Learning the Language of Peace

I love languages.I love learning them, I love seeing the light shine in someone's eyes when they learn something new. I love to think strategically about how to teach language, using the latest tools ...
Posted by Jeremy on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 03:11:00 PST

Prologue to Resonance

At my core I am a seeker - of truth - where it may be found,and a knower of truth - where it may be felt. I have a penchant for thinkingdeeply, then trying to express it in a way that is either 1) un...
Posted by Jeremy on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:57:00 PST