Dancing as a Way of Life – part 1
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 17, 2026
These days I am obsessed — as most of you, I believe — by the theme of resistance. How to resist individually and collectively to
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Awakening as Immersion and Changing of the Mind
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
March 25, 2026
Several months ago, in the wake of previous experiences, I put together a team of five people, including myself, and created a week-long retreat that
Leonard Cohen on Saintliness, continued
Matthew Fox
February 9, 2026
We are meditating on what Leonard Cohen says about saintliness, in his book Beautiful Losers.* Saturday’s DM ended with his observation that Love is at
Week of 1/11-17/2026: Finding Resilience & Joy even in Dark Times
Daily Meditations Team
January 18, 2026
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF), and some by Gianluigi Gugliermetto (GG). You
Deep Feeling, Not Sentimentalism
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 17, 2025
How can one differentiate between deep feeling and sentimentalism? I have run the risk of throwing out deep feeling together with sentimentalism, so I will
Living in Hell, Purgatory, or Heaven
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
November 21, 2025
Yesterday in my DM, I did not intend in the least to trivialize mental pain, or to suggest that it can simply be cured through
Culling Flowers on a Bright Pathway?
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
November 13, 2025
Dante’s scholars agree that the character of Matelda represents the “prelapsarian” human being, that is, the person not weighed down by original sin. In yesterday’s
Week of October 6-11, 2025: Elephants, Macy & Finding Balance
Daily Meditations Team
October 12, 2025
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF), and some by Gianluigi Gugliermetto (GG). You
Balancing as a Spiritual Act
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
October 11, 2025
Each human being must develop all four psychological functions, according to Jungian theory, to become whole, even though it is understood that there will always
Feeling(s) as Source of Values
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
October 10, 2025
One of the frames of reference for interpreting reality that I adopt is the Jungian theory of the four psychological functions (sensation, feeling, intuition, and
