Study Group - Instructions to the cook

Access to the recording of the Study Group meetings on the book "Instructions to the Cook - Teachings from a Zen master on living a meaningful life" by Bernie Glassman and Rick Fields. Facilitated by Jorge Koho Mello, translator of the book into Portuguese.

The importance of space

Beginnings and endings

In our existence, every process has its beginning and end point. In our human limitation of partially understanding reality as it is, we are often reluctant to accept the moment of serenely welcoming the fact that something has come to an end. Dealing with the conclusion of processes, whether in the personal or professional sphere, [...]

Access - Cook's instructions

Cook's Instructions Study Group Thursdays at 6pmFacilitated by Jorge Koho Mello, translator of the book About the Book "Cook's Instructions" is more than a book; it's a guide to personal and business transformation. Bernie Glassman, through the Greyston Foundation, demonstrates how Zen principles can be applied to create social impact [...]

A wounded body

The Earth's single body is wounded. The human species has seriously damaged the Systems of Life. We need to change our way of life immediately, because the consequences of our ignorance of the limits we must respect when dealing with planetary resources are evident all over the planet. Natural tragedies multiply and follow [...]

Listen, learn, pronounce

When I'm in Brazil, I try to immerse myself in the intensity of the country where I was born. And it's always very intense. This time, my greatest motivations had to do with the retreat we organised in Bahia from 1 to 5 May 2024 - "Slavery and freedom in Brazil" - which served to officially launch the [...]

Society

Society - feminine noun: a group of beings who live together in a gregarious state and in mutual collaboration. Concept: a society is a broad structure in which individuals establish relationships, almost always impersonal, but which have a collective aspect. Every day, I can access news from all over the world. Even though the views are usually biased, [...]

How to cultivate a good heart?

I enjoy observing the meanings of words. Usually, when I look more carefully, some meanings become apparent that I don't realise at first. In the case of this question, the first thing that occurs to me is that there are many possible definitions of a "good heart". Firstly, there's the common sense of being a good person, doing good things for [...]

Step By Step

Usually, when we refer to adopting a beneficial practice to calm our mental activity and harmonise our emotions, there is an attempt to place this proposal in a model that works against the process. To put it simply, I believe that meditation practices are based on a principle of non-doing. I dare say that only through moderation [...]

Simple. How simple?

Photo Jorge Koho Mello - Seagull over the Limmat River, Zürich Better to start at the beginning. Simplicity is often considered the opposite of complexity. In my opinion, this is a misconception. What is simple is the opposite of what is complicated, but very close to what is complex. Simplicity is close to complexity [...]