Humanism and Spirituality

By Sonja Ryst When Pía Figueroa Edwards was fifteen years old, she began to study the work of the Argentine writer Mario Rodríguez Cobos, also known as “Silo.” His philosophy, which explores how to end human suffering and attain self-transformation,…

We spoke with Nicole Myers, New Yorker, Silo messenger and co-promoter of the Hudson Valley Park of Study and Reflection, near New York City. The conversation was part of the commemoration of the “Mission of the 80s”, a series of…

On the 5th, 6th and 7th of November, the Open World Meeting of New Humanism will be held virtually, with the slogan “The Human Being as a Central Value”. Its objective is to be an intermediate milestone for a larger…

INDIGENOUS CULTURE   by Genevieve Balance-Kupang  On Spirituality (Season of Creation, and Indigenous Peoples Month)   “Kullipan” is an Indigenous Tinggian chant that appropriates the sound of an eagle (Kuling) in flight, the “master of the skies.” What, with the…

PERSONAL NARRATIVE      Over thirty years ago, I was blessed enough To come in contact with a current of thought, A way of thinking, feeling and acting in the world That has, since then, served as direction and foundation…

Bengali culture/commentary     By Pathik Hasan “Bangladesh finalizes agreement to build Buddhist monastery in Lumbini, Nepal”  This was the headline of Hong Kong-based Global Buddhist Door’s news headline last October 11, 2021. Can anyone imagine that a Muslim country is…

Yesterday 18 different books with the thoughts of Silo and various contemporary humanist authors were donated to the library of nonviolence of the Chilean Constitutional Convention, so that their ideas can be consulted and inspire the drafting of the texts…

Silo’s audiobook The Inner Look has recently been recorded. The first edition of this work was published in 1972 and appeared for the first time with an anonymous author. Since then, a multitude of editions have been published and it…

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Public Act in Mumbai, held by The Community of Human Development   (Personal Narrative) On Oct 31, the 40th anniversary of a public act will be held, revisiting what was said…

As every year, several communities of Silo’s Message in Barcelona, we agreed to organise the meeting on October 2nd, International Day of Nonviolence. This time we wanted to give it a “reunion” flavour, since last year it was not possible…