My Lord, help me to tell the truth in front of strong people and not to lie to obtain the applause of the weak ones. If you give me a fortune, do not take away my reasoning. If you give success, do not take away my humbleness. If you give me humbleness, do not take […]
Nipun Mehta | Hold space with life in front of you with attention, with care, with compassion
(Video in English, subtitles in Portuguese and Spanish) More videos in our YouTube Channel Even, you know, they used to say,even attention, even a simple thing like paying attentionis now a scarce commodity in our world.It used to be that goldfish had the shortest attention spanof all living things right.And now we have replaced them at […]
Two wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said: – “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is […]
The skeleton of the self
A complete meditation practice trains five elements: attention, intention, attitude, action, and impact. It helps to understand attention, intention, and attitude (the first three) as the upper triangle which easily represents the mind, the dedicated practice, or the being. On the other hand, attitude, action, and impact (the last three) conform the lower triangle and […]
Paul Ekman | You gotta practice it all the time
(Video in English, subtitles in Portuguese and Spanish) More videos in our YouTube Channel There are two things that people want to be able to do to improve their emotional life. You want to be able to choose what you become emotional about and when you become emotional. That’s number one. And the second is you […]
The black sandals, by Marisel Hilerio
Last time that I gave my mother shoes,they were black sandals.She debuted them the next day.When I saw her, I was surprised becauseI had bought them for “a special day”and I asked her why she had used them for the first timeso quickly and she said,“What if I die tomorrow? Will someone else debut them?They […]
Two Zen Monks
Two Zen monks, Tanzan and Ekido, were walking along a country road that had become extremely muddy after heavy rains. Near a village, they came upon a young and beautiful woman who was trying to cross the road, but the mud was so deep it would have ruined the silk kimono she was wearing. Tanzan […]
Kiss The Earth, by Thich Nhat Hanh
Walk and touch peace every moment.Walk and touch happiness every moment.Each step brings a fresh breeze.Each step makes a flower bloom.Kiss the Earth with your feet.Bring the Earth your love and happiness.The Earth will be safewhen we feel safe in ourselves. – Thích Nhất Hạnh […]
Amy Edmondson | It is always on the leader to go first and create psychological safety
(Video in English, subtitles in Portuguese and Spanish) More videos in our YouTube Channel When a leader takes responsibility, acknowledges “I can see that there were things that I did that made it difficult for you to come to me”. Rather, I think there is a spontaneous tendency to say: “Why didn’t you come to me?”, […]
How to experience the Christmas season more consciously
Traditionally, Christmas season is a festive period that is intended to be full of light, colour, joy, and family life. Regardless of one’s religious beliefs, everything around gets us into a festive mode. But Christmas comes also with the automatic pilot impulse to buy gifts and decoration, to organize celebrations and dinners. And this automatic […]











