Recording
About the meeting
In this Donation Class organised by Simple'School, we're going to talk about the topic "War or community, the decisive choice". We are facing undeniable signs of our incompetence as a society. In many ways, all over the planet, we are experiencing wars. From the environmental crisis reaching catastrophic levels to explicit conflicts of armed violence that traumatise entire cultures for generations, our collective suffering is undeniable.
How can we remain calm in the face of this systemic crisis? What is the relationship between structural violence and the loss of a broad sense of community? Is there an effective and viable methodology that can be applied on an individual and collective level?
This donation class is an invitation to position ourselves as agents of transformation in a reality that challenges our limits of understanding and peaceful action.
The donation class was facilitated by Jorge Koho Mello and it happened via Zoom on the day 25/02, Sunday, at 3pm in Brazil.
Facilitator
Jorge Koho Mello
Practitioner of Soto Zen Buddhism. Jukai by Daigyo Moriyama Roshi, Monastic Ordination by Shingetsu Coen Roshi, Dharma Transmission by Barbara Salaam Wegmüller Roshi, Shusso Hossenshiki by Kuroda Roshi.
Coordinator of the Zürich Zen Centre (traditional Japanese Soto Zen, accredited at White Plum Asanga and affiliated to Zen Peacemakers, with socially engaged Buddhist practices).
Member of the Board of Directors and co-spiritual director of the Zen Peacemaker Order. Officiant and Spirit Holder at the Zen Peacemaker Retreat in Auschwitz-Birkenau, authorised leader of Street Retreats.
Professional information: qualifications as a Body and Relationship Therapist with a Systemic Approach, Aikido and Yoga Instructor. Educator and environmental activist in sustainability and regenerative culture (Gaia Education Programme), training in permacultural design and community living experiences at Findhorn (Scotland), Schumacher College (England) and Krogerup Hojskole (Denmark). Experience as a consultant in Ashoka.org's Spiritual Changemakers Initiative Programme.
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