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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Crisis
As you read this text, no matter when it is, there will be a considerable series of crises in progress. It is part of human history to live with crises. The very nature of our existence is characterised by crises that we can call vital.
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