My spiritual journey

I've read somewhere on the internet that when one feels deepest sorrow and suffering, then only he/she will gain the thirst to end this cycle of pain and suffering.. I believe that it is true! Now that I've gained the thirst to be awaken, I have started the journey to end the beginning of pain and suffering.

My spirituality was re-awakened by my dearest friend Suni Kasthuriarachchi, who is a great master in spiritual enlightenment. I would like to share here, the discussions I had and will have with him so during our life time, we might help someone who is in need for this spiritual wisdom.

Watsala

Join Team Heller on Kiva to make microloans to the entrepreneurs of your choice.

Hello!

As an ongoing project to further engage the Heller community disbursed throughout the world. I want to recruit you to the "Heller" lending team, on Kiva, a non-profit website that allows you to lend as little as $25 to a specific low-income entrepreneur in the developing world. You choose who to lend to - whether a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, a restaurateur in Cambodia, or a tailor in Iraq - and as they repay the loan, you get your money back.

If you join team Heller, we can work together to alleviate poverty. Once you're a part of the team, you can choose to have a future loan on Kiva "count" towards our team's impact. The loan is still yours, and repayments still come to you - but you can also choose to have the loan show up in our team's collective portfolio, so our team's overall impact will grow!

Check out the Heller lending team, and learn more about lending teams on Kiva in general, by clicking here: http://www.kiva.org/community/viewTeam?team_id=2995&_isc=04a820c8-108d-102c-995e-e2890788975c .

Thanks,
Chen-Lun "Jason" Chang

U.S. News and World Report - Best Graduate Schools in Social Policy - 2007

U.S. News and World Report has published the 2007 edition of its bi-annual ranking of the best graduate schools in social policy. Once again at number three is the Heller School, a graduate school dedicated to the use of knowledge to advance social justice. p>

However, when compared to its counterparts, the Heller School is unique in its approach to the field of social policy. The school meshes interdisciplinary policy studies with practical skills. By joining these two critical elements, Heller graduates are better prepared for a fulfilling career in finding solutions to society's most pressing social problems.p>

Heller has remained a leader in the field of social policy since its founding in 1959, when it was the first school of its kind to bridge the gap between social welfare and policy. The strength of Heller research and educational programs cemented its positioning among the top institutions in the field. The Heller School continues to be at the forefront of social policy, conducting research and educating students to respond to the changes and challenges of our health and social service delivery systems.

Taken From:
http://heller.brandeis.edu/news/index.html

World Bank Chooses Brandeis as One of Eight Training Institutions in the US

Taken From: (Heller School, 2007)
http://heller.brandeis.edu/news/index.html


World Bank Chooses Brandeis as One of Eight Training Institutions in the US

The World Bank has selected Brandeis, specifically the Heller School, as one of eight universities in the United States, and one of only fifty-four in the world, approved as host institutions for World Bank Scholars pursuing graduate degrees. This distinction is for all Heller degree programs.

The bank has changed its policy from placing World Bank Scholars in any university throughout the world to restricting placement to a select few. In the United States, Brandeis is in the company of Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins Universities, the University of Chicago, and Williams College. The list of those overseas is likewise prestigious and can be seen at Heller’s Admissions Office.

In 1987, the World Bank, with funding from the Government of Japan, established the World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (WBGSP) for graduate studies in subjects related to economic development. Each year, the program awards scholarships to individuals from World Bank member countries to undertake graduate studies at universities throughout member countries of the bank.

According to Laurence Simon, Associate Dean for Academic Planning at the Heller School and Director of Heller’s Sustainable International Development (SID) program, “We have had a productive relationship with the Bank dating from the time of SID’s founding. Since then we have received numerous World Bank Scholars thanks to the generosity of the Japanese government and the reputations of Heller and Brandeis.

“I am grateful to the faculty and staff for making the Heller School so special in the eyes of the World Bank and for creating such a warm and supportive environment for those who come such long distances in miles and courage to study here,” Simon added.

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