This is the first of a series of articles by Mariana Vergara about her project 'Mindfulness into Action', which brings students from New York to the Amazon rainforest at Ruku Kausay, to give them the opportunity to learn from indigenous teachers about their mindful and sustainable culture.
Abstract of the paper:
This first workshop of the World Dignity University initiative was organized by the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network, in the context of its 38th Annual Conference. The Workshop proceedings are published on the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies website.
What literature needs most to tell and investigate today are humanity's basic fears: the fear of being left outside, and the fear of counting for nothing, and the feelings of worthlessness that come with such fears; the collective humiliations, vulnerabilities, slights, grievances, sensitivities,...