Closing cycles
Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust. Stop being who you were, and change into who…
साधन | Sādhanā
It’s a practice which expresses "a means of accomplishing something", undertaken in the process of goal reaching. Thus, a sādhaka, or practitioner, is someone who cleverly applies mind and intelligence aiming at a specific spiritual goal. This process brings to…
金継ぎ | Gold scars | kintsugi
金継ぎ (kintsugi) also known as 金繕い (kintsukuroi), recalls the japanese tradition and art of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer. It expresses a deep philosophy concerning embracing damage, seeing the breakage and the repair as steps of an object’s life…
Zigoneshi
In Kogi language, which is a Chibchan language of Colombia, the word Zigoneshi has multiple meanings: « I help you and you help me, I give you and you give me » (yo te ayudo, tu me ayudas). This indigenous word stays for exchange, mutual…
إنسان | Human | Insān
It is interesting to note that the Arabic word for human being is 'insan' which is derived from the word 'nasiya' which means 'to forget.' This indicates that it is in human nature to forget and make mistakes and so…
Ubuntu
From the full of symbols bantu culture stands out the term Ubuntu, meaning in wider way “humanity”. It is often also translated as "humanity towards others", but is used, in most of the cases, in a more philosophical sense to…
Nyēin chān yēi
Nyēin chān yēi recalls a image of a “peaceful, calm and untroubled” situation which was first used in the golden settings of Myanmar. It’s composed by the word nyēin, meaning ‘to die out or be extinguished (as of fire)’, or…
From Humanitarian to Humanist
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” ~ J. Campbell He grew up in a family dedicated to humanitarian aid, spending most of his life in war-torn countries and he dedicated his early…
Forelsket
The Norwegian and Danish tradition has an untranslatable word for the indescribable and strong euphoria that you feel when you start to fall in love: Forelsket.
侘寂 | Wabi-sabi
Since the 15th century, this concept has been inspiring people finding beauty in imperfections, as a wider acceptance of the cycle of life and death. Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a way of living based on the acceptance of transience and imperfection,…
