by Lena Marinova | Jan 22, 2023 | Lena Marinova, Posts English
What does a Deep Philosophy retreat do to you? This was my own question when I went to such a retreat near the town of Orte in Italy. Imagine – you are in a room together with fifteen others sitting or standing in a circle, waiting for the philosophical session to...
by Jairo Sandoval | Aug 5, 2022 | Jairo Sandoval, Posts English
In the old bookcase of that ancient cabin in the mountains, Thomas’ eyes stopped before an old and dusty leather-covered volume, whose title had been erased by time. Inside it he found several pages folded, covered with handwriting. Thomas read: ...
by Ran Lahav | Feb 15, 2022 | Posts Spanish
Nos sentamos en círculo y contemplamos en acompañamiento mutuo, una página de Platón en nuestras manos. Leemos cada párrafo lenta y atentamente, varias ocasiones una y otra vez, y a través de nuestros ejercicios especiales de contemplación saboreamos delicadamente las...
by Ran Lahav | Feb 15, 2022 | Posts Spanish
Si tuviera que definir la Filosofía Profunda en una sola frase, diría: en Filosofía Profunda reflexionamos sobre asuntos fundamentales de la vida desde nuestra profundidad interior, en conjunto con nuestros compañeros y con textos filosóficos de la historia. Hay que...
by Ran Lahav | Feb 15, 2022 | Posts Spanish
Muchos pensadores históricos se dieron cuenta de que usualmente vivimos en la superficie de la vida. Esos pensadores, a quienes llamamos “filósofos transformativos”, observaron que nuestra existencia cotidiana está aprisionada en patrones superficiales de pensamiento...
by Jairo Sandoval | Jul 9, 2021 | Jairo Sandoval, Posts English
From Ernesto’s diary… January 29th I haven’t written anything in my diary for more than a week, but from what I’m about to tell, I think my absence will be justified. Until now, the only thing that had kept me more or less afloat in the midst of my...
by Alma | Apr 20, 2021 | Alma stories, Posts Italian
(Tradotto dall’inglese da Linda La Penna) Sapevo che tuo marito, fumatore senza speranza per tutta la vita e con un infarto alle spalle, oltre ad altri problemi di salute, era destinato a morire presto. Lo sapevate entrambi anche se lui sembrava più preoccupato...
by Linda La Penna | Mar 27, 2021 | Linda La Penna, Posts Italian
E’ il giorno del mio turno come volontario al reparto di oncologia dell’ospedale di Perugia. Entrare in quel luogo di dolore, disperazione e speranza è sempre una scommessa. Il mio compito è quello di parlare con i pazienti-con quelli che lo desiderano- essergli in...
by Alma | Mar 21, 2021 | Alma stories, Posts Russian
Я знала, что твой муж, будучи всю свою жизнь безнадёжным курильщиком, рано или поздно уйдет из этого мира. В дополнение к другим проблемам со здоровьем он уже перенес сердечный приступ. Ты это прекрасно осознавала, как и он сам. Казалось, его больше беспокоила не...
by Linda La Penna | Mar 21, 2021 | Posts English
It is the day of my shift as a volunteer in the oncology department of the Perugia hospital. Entering that place of pain, despair and hope is always a gamble. My job is to talk to patients – with those who wish to talk – to help them, if I can, with a smile, with a...