A man went to a Buddhist monastery for a silent retreat. After he finished, he felt better, calmer, stronger, but something was missing. The teacher said he could talk to one of the monks before he left. The man thought for a while, then asked: “How do you find peace?” The monk said: “I say […]
Isabel Canha | If we want to remove prejudices, we must be aware of their existence
(Video in Portuguese, subtitles in English and Spanish) More videos in our YouTube Channel If we want to remove these prejudices, the first step is to be aware of their existence that we all have prejudices, more or less, but we all do. And this awareness allows us to be vigilant, to stop to think, to […]
How to help humans to cope with digital transformation
Much has been written about digital transformation and its 360º impact on business. After more than 25 years in the IT industry, I can simply reinforce what a deep impact it has and how important it is for any business (and any businessperson) willing to make a living (keep market presence and earnings) in the […]
You Reading This, Be Ready, by William Stafford
Starting here, what do you want to remember? How sunlight creeps along a shining floor? What scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills the air? Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now? Are you waiting for […]
Love and do what you wish!
Love and do what you wish! If you shut up, shut up for love; if you speak, speak out of love. If you correct, correct out of love; if you forgive, forgive for love… Put this root of love deep in your heart. From this root of love, only the good can be born. Within […]
Mindfulness and the power of breathing
Mindfulness fully rests on the power of breathing. However, breathing and its benefits rarely are in the spotlight. This article will add more focus and explanation around it. Let’s start by the most common position to practice mindfulness: seated in a chair. We usually are asked to find a way to sit where you can […]
A porcelain spoon
A high mountain casts its shadow over a small village all day. Children, due to lack of sun, grow stunted. One day, the inhabitants see how an old man walks away from the village carrying a porcelain spoon in his hand. – Where are you going?, they ask. – I am going to the mountain, […]
James Nestor | Slow down your breathing and you will calm your body down
(Video in English, subtitles in Portuguese and Spanish) More videos in our YouTube Channel So by breathing slowly, you can take over these systems. You can control your nervous systems in many ways to send your brain signals that you are relaxed and in a safe place. And when you do that, the rest of the […]
Frank Ostaseski | We focus more in the present and being fully engaged in our lives
(Video in English, subtitles in Portuguese and Spanish) More videos in our YouTube Channel Embracing the truth that things inevitably will end encourages us not to wait in order to begin living. And instead of pinning our hopes on some future outcome, we focus more in the present and being fully engaged in our lives, just […]
House in Order, by Sussumu Hirayama
Sit in silence is to put the house in order, not in the order someone said or what I want, in the order it is. Sit in silence is to pay attention to yourself, realize, understand yourself, not by the senses or intellect, for being whole. Sit in silence is to pay attention to life, […]











