TIES Library

"I think, then, that there is the possibility of the transformation of consciousness, both individually and collectively. It’s important that it happened together – it’s got to be both." – Bohm explores conversation as a living process that reveals hidden assumptions and restores shared meaning. His approach informs the TIES culture of slow, thoughtful dialogue where insight grows through listening rather than debate.

"The systems view of life is an ecological view that is grounded, ultimately, and spiritual awareness." – Capra and Luisi present a unified understanding of biological, cognitive, and social systems as interdependent networks. Their work informs the program’s foundation in systems thinking and ecological literacy.

"Intelligence is the capacity to perceive the what is; and to awaken this capacity in oneself and others, is education." – Krishnamurti redefines education as the awakening of intelligence through self‑understanding, not conformity. His philosophy underpins the program’s call for awareness, authenticity, and freedom in both teaching and learning.

"Truth is something lived in the moment and expressive of an individual’s connection to the whole." – This book translates chaos theory into everyday wisdom about creativity, uncertainty, and connection. Its perspective reflects the program’s systems view of classrooms and communities as dynamic, interdependent ecosystems.

"Through the development of its body and behavior, each human infant roughly reenacts the multimillion-year journey of our ancestors from gesture of the hands to gesture of the time."

"Not in the service of any political or social creed should the teacher work, but in the service of the complete human being, able to exercise in freedom a self-disciplined will and judgment, unperverted by prejudice and undistorted by fear." – Shows children’s natural drive to grow and learn; education should nurture independence and purpose. Guides educators in supporting whole-child development.

"An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in which they live."

"Only when space and time are reconciled into a single, unified field of phenomena does the encompassing Earth become evident, once again, in all its power and its depth, as the very ground and horizon of all our knowing."

"Knowledge is not just something to be stored and talked about; it’s something to be lived."

"A universal revolution is what we need. This revolution requires only that [humanity] should raise its values and become the master, instead of the victim, of the environment [we ourselves have] created."

"The fact that individuals share so few common associations for a given word, image or ideas means that we are all magically and eerily different from each other."

"The openness and creativity that influence a system’s evolution will also affect the evolution of the environment."

"It is my belief that what we should cultivate in our teachers is more the spirit then the mechanical skill of the scientists; that is, the direction of the preparation should be towards the spirit rather than toward the mechanism."

"The more sensitive and knowing we become, the richer and larger becomes our reality."

"Love is conceded to humans as a gift that is directed for a certain purpose and a special reason and, in that, it resembles everything lent to human beings by the cosmic consciousness."

"When we do not trouble ourselves about whether or not something is a work of art, if we just act in each moment with composure and mindfulness, each minute of our life is a work of art."

In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and help perspective shapes what we see.