When 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.
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A 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.
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Every day I wonder how I can contribute to what, as far as I am concerned, is the primary need of people today.
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Aren't the moments you remember the most those in which you were able to overcome a problem or resolve a difficult situation?
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Every 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.
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During 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.
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I was dismayed to see images of a teacher being bullied in the classroom by so-called activists for human rights known as pro-Pal.
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Those who call themselves pacifists are mostly hypocrites who sell their limitations as if they were a free choice.
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In 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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Being in balance is the result of a constant search. This search is not outlined by a recipe, but is the result of sensitivity, feeling, and self-observation.
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I've read an interesting article. It claimed that, just like poetry, philosophy cannot be taught. This made me question the role of the philosopher, if philosophy, as the article suggests, cannot be the subject of direct teaching.
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It is well known that wellness is nowadays a marketing product. Minds, with bodies devastated by sedentariness and an oppressive lifestyle, need crutches in the form of products (courses, counseling sessions, diets) to be purchased with the illusion that such products will solve a problem whose solution would actually be different.
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There is one path in the world that none can walk but you. Where does it lead? Don’t ask, walk!”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
I immerse myself in the cold tub, I observe my heart racing and my breath shortening.
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I have always been convinced that the quality and dignity of life are the only important variables. Attachment to quantity is the offspring of a society with no values left.
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I have been teaching philosophy for almost twenty years, I have written a few books, I strive to communicate certain values, yet I have come to the conclusion that understanding is useless.
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I happened to hear this sentence that honestly sent chills down my spine. An instructor/teacher teaches and supports students educationally through the acquisition of techniques.
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The only possible philosophy today is that of practice, or action.
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Idealism is a Zen paradox. Having an ideal is necessary because without it you have no direction and "no wind is favorable."
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Those who are not ready to die for something or someone lead a life of hardship and fear.
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