The Phoenix and the Catatumbo Lightning

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Once upon a time, a female chachatatutua, the smallest and ugliest of all birds, laid three eggs in her nest in the grass. However, every day, while she was away, a magpie would come out of a nearby hole and eat one egg. Two were already gone. Disturbed, Chachatatutu flew to the phoenix to complain … Read more

Longing for change

In today’s world, many long for change. People want to see changes, they want a world that will know how to deal with burning issues, not only recognize them but also offer valid solutions and finally – solve them. We can quickly list the main questions that the world as a whole is facing today, … Read more

Socrates’ Friendship

Many people have remained recorded in history because of great deeds that made them famous. Some became famous for their heroism, others for their artistic abilities, third for their new inventions, fourth for social and political reforms, fifth for their religiosity, but few have enriched the world with “ordinariness” and simplicity. One of them, and … Read more

Oral Comeback

According to ancient Chinese teachings attributed to the Yellow Emperor (Huang Ti) and reintroduced by Lao Tzu, the power of the Way (Tao) is in everything. Man’s task is to return to Tao through the practice of the virtue of the Way (te) that encompasses everything. To achieve this, one must master two ways of … Read more

Plato’s Cave Metaphor

Among the most precious messages left to us by ancient Greece are certainly the works of Plato. This great philosopher, the subject of eternal debate among different schools of thought, remains relevant in every era because he speaks about what transcends the limitations of specific historical moments: the content of human life, what happens to … Read more

Ecology and Buddhism

“We need to develop a sense of general responsibility towards the various problems our planet is facing. Responsibility does not lie solely with the leaders of our countries or those appointed or elected to do a specific job. It lies with each and every one of us individually. Peace, for example, begins within each of … Read more

A Sound Mind in a Sound Body

When today someone says, “A sound mind in a sound body” (Mens sana in corpore sano), it does not primarily refer to mental health, but only to what promotes the vitality of the body, such as sports, recreation, exercise… It refers to taking care of the body, and mental health is just a physical state, … Read more

Renaissance

The Renaissance is not an isolated occurrence in the general history of the world. From ancient China to the civilizations of South and Central America, we encounter instances of the revival of extinct cultural values. These periods of rebirth indicate to us the periodicity of significant historical events and the fact that everything created is … Read more

Critiques and good examples

Although constructive and destructive criticisms are often mentioned, we disagree with this division because everyday experience shows that criticisms are always destructive. The problem is not in the criticism itself as a rational process, but in the person who acts guided by their emotional and subjective impulses instead of sound reason. We live in a … Read more

Philosophy – the great teacher

They say that philosophy is impractical and serves no purpose. However, we will respond to that: big questions, big uncertainties… where can we find answers to them? What do we do with what suddenly overwhelms us when we find ourselves alone with ourselves: why life, why death, why pain, why do we age, why do … Read more