In the era of specialization, people are led to believe from a young age that being educated is important. Education is the storage of information that today is increasingly far from having even a basic empirical foundation.
Read MoreThe Nothing advances, nourished by desperate solitude in which a good part of the planet now gropes. Instead of dedicating themselves to creating sacred space for genuine salvation, people prefer to blame their existential pain on anything “external”.
Read MoreFirst of all, I want to point out that form is substance; no one is truly beautiful inside without reflecting it outside, as the Beautiful, the True, and the Just coincide.
Read MoreThe Sankalpa is an intention to which one wants to give space. Through Sankalpa, one does not ask for an event outside of oneself.
Read MoreAs Christmas approaches, some people are rediscovering the value of prayer, even though their number seems to be decreasing.
Read MoreWords and terms are important. When we say 'I am at a loss for words' or 'I struggle to put it into words,' it means that we haven't fully understood it yet.
Read MoreOne begins to understand something only when one realizes they are part of something greater.
Read MoreThe story is well known; I already mentioned it in a post a few weeks ago, and now it has been all over the news for days.
Read MoreI have often heard people talk about freedom and discipline as if they are opposing concepts. I believe this unfortunate and still-popular misconception stems from the Sixties, where a kind of spineless, permissive laxity was mistaken for true freedom.
Read MoreTo realize the self, it is necessary to dive into the depths of one's own shadows.
Read MoreIt's rare to discover human beings, true rebels, who refuse to accept the decline of contemporary society and opt out of it. I'm talking about Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion, who live with their three children—six-year-old twins and an eight-year-old daughter—in the Abruzzo woods without electricity or running water.
Read MoreWhen you live real experiences, what remains is not only the memory of what was, but also a kaleidoscope of possibilities and a depth of feelings that you’ll genuinely explore in the years to come.
Read MoreA few days ago we were at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. As soon as we arrived, we chose a random trail which we soon abandoned due to the altitude-induced dizziness that both Emanuela and I suffer from.
Read MoreEvery day I wonder how I can contribute to what, as far as I am concerned, is the primary need of people today.
Read MoreAren't the moments you remember the most those in which you were able to overcome a problem or resolve a difficult situation?
Read MoreEvery time I have the great privilege of walking in a forest at the beginning of autumn, it reminds me how, in the end, every human aberration is the result of an attempt to deviate from nature.
Read MoreDuring the last edition of our Advanced Master Training, where I was trying to explain the attitudes and qualities to nurture in order to make one's life a "better place," a friend pointed out to me that all of this, even if it worked on an individual basis, would not solve the problems of the World.
Read MoreI was dismayed to see images of a teacher being bullied in the classroom by so-called activists for human rights known as pro-Pal.
Read MoreThose who call themselves pacifists are mostly hypocrites who sell their limitations as if they were a free choice.
Read MoreIn a world that unfortunately tends towards apathy, the only quality truly necessary for a teacher, regardless of what they teach, is enthusiasm.
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