What can I do in the face of crises?
This is a frequently asked question. I feel that the most important thing is to reframe the question: “…how can I view crises in a different light?” By adopting a perspective that sees crises as a natural part of existence, we can shift the focus of our actions to the process itself, and cultivate detachment from the outcomes. Usually, the […]
Everything Changes
The change of seasons - spring in the southern hemisphere, autumn in the north - reminds us, by nature, that nothing remains the same. This realisation is not new: around 500 BC, in geographically distant places, two thinkers came to the same conclusion. Heraclitus, in Ephesus, stated that “nothing is permanent except change”. More than four [...]
Seasons
We're already in a new season. Depending on which hemisphere you're in, autumn or spring arrive with their own colours, temperatures and rhythms. I realise that the very word “season” reveals a human intention to compartmentalise what is, by nature, fluid. It's impossible to fix in absolute terms the [...]
Movement and Rhythms - The Body as a Universe of Practice Life is Movement
By definition and verifiable experience, life is movement. From the subatomic pulsation of matter to the rotation of galaxies, at every level the Universe moves, transforms and breathes. What is born grows. What grows, changes. What changes reveals itself. Everything that begins has an end. Cycles are permanent. E [...]
The power and challenge of form
Imagine that you can change some aspect of your existence from today onwards - so that you feel more freedom in your choices, calmer in the face of everyday challenges and a level of vitality compatible with your current reality. Like every human being, it's likely that your aspirations are at odds with what you [...]
New life, new year
(4min read) The usual expression is "new year, new life", and I know we're already halfway through January. This text is, in a way, a questioning of the beliefs and certainties I have harboured about time. Let's take a look at some historical facts (source: Wikipedia): "the conventional Gregorian calendar we currently use originated [...]
One more time
From 17 to 23 November 2024, I took part in the Zen Peacemakers' Retreat in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland. But why take part once again? My first participation in this Retreat took place in 2010 and since then I have expanded my effective engagement in the practices of socially engaged Buddhism, particularly as a member [...]
War or community, the decisive choice
Access to the recording of this Class, organised by Simple'School, in which we talked about "War or community, the decisive choice".
Buddhist practice in everyday life - Methodology and conceptual references
Access to the recording of this meeting, where we share how Buddhist practices and teachings can be integrated into our daily lives.
Zen Peacemakers Community, presentation, references and basic practices
Access to the recording of this special meeting on the Zen Peacemakers Community. During the event, Jorge Koho Mello shared the fundamentals of the main related themes and answered questions from the people who took part online...
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