About us
Our vision
Our mission
We believe it is possible to create a healthier, more peaceful and more sustainable world by practicing wise generosity at the systemic level.
We advocate a different approach to life, new to contemporary society but actually rooted in our human experience, an approach that is based on the understanding that all phenomena are fundamentally interconnected.
Inspired by the principles and values of the Buddhist tradition, we create ecosystems of actors, resources, synergies and strategies that work together to alleviate world suffering.
To truly make a positive impact for the benefit of the whole world, it is crucial that our efforts remain dedicated, collaborative, long-term-oriented, and true to our values.
Our vision
We believe it is possible to create a healthier, more peaceful and more sustainable world by practicing wise generosity at the systemic level.
We advocate a different approach to life, new to contemporary society but actually rooted in our human experience, an approach that is based on the understanding that all phenomena are fundamentally interconnected.
Our mission
Inspired by the principles and values of the Buddhist tradition, we create ecosystems of actors, resources, synergies and strategies that work together to alleviate world suffering.
To truly make a positive impact for the benefit of the whole world, it is crucial that our efforts remain dedicated, collaborative, long-term-oriented, and true to our values.
Pillars
Our strategy is built upon 5 essential elements of the Buddhist tradition.
Each one of them concretely directs our philanthropic action in the world.
INTERCONNECTION
All living creatures and their ecosystems are naturally linked to each other in a relation of continuous reciprocity. What affects one affects all.
WISDOM
Wisdom is key in dealing with ignorance, which is at the base of suffering. To be wise is to understand the complexity of reality, in order to approach it with composite and appropriate solutions.
EQUANIMITY
The caring attitude that extends itself to all circumstances and all beings, without divisions or prejudice. This quality is essential to find balance and clarity of thought.
COMPASSION
It is the ability to feel sympathy for another’s misfortune and to wish for another’s good. This value, a core element in Buddhism, is at the very heart of our philanthropic action.
IMPERMANENCE
Everything keeps changing from one state to another – everything passes. Knowing this, we can see that holding on to things will make them infertile for as long as they are retained, whereas every piece of resources that is altruistically shared becomes the immediate origin of new value.
Who we are
Why we are
Deeply rooted, looking forward
Addressing complexity with complexity
Inspired by the Buddhist thought, we have identified the above-mentioned 5 pillars to constitute a solid foundation for our philanthropic action. Indeed, while remaining nonreligious and open to all spiritual beliefs, we explicitly operate within the philosophical framework of Buddhism.
Reality is complex. It is articulated, ever-changing, counterintuitive at times. It is made of elements that are all connected to each other by causal relationships, as even modern Science recognizes when it states that “nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed”. Any action taken to have an impact on reality should therefore take this into account.
Siddharta Gautama, better known as “the Buddha” (the Awakened One), was a philosopher and a spiritual teacher who lived around 2,500 years ago in the region corresponding to today’s northern India. During his life he came into contact with extreme comfort and wealth as well as with extreme pain and poverty. His years-long inner journey culminated in his Enlightenment – he came to understand that life entails suffering and that suffering can be prevented by eradicating its root causes, namely ignorance, hatred and greed.
By acknowledging the transitory and interconnected nature of all earthly beings and phenomena, the Buddha came to see the true complexity of reality. He thus recommended cultivating certain inner virtues to alleviate one’s own and others’ suffering, particularly wisdom and generosity.
Buddhist philosophy is aware of such complexity, as it recognizes that all beings and phenomena are both transitory and interconnected. We thus find it to be the perfect conceptual framework for implementing systemic change, which is the approach we want to keep on things.
What identifies a “systemic” change? It is the type of change that takes into account all of the factors relevant to the feasibility and sustainability of a proposed solution. In practical terms, if the standard approach addresses a problem with a specific solution, the systemic approach addresses the same problem with an articulated strategy aimed at producing a synergy of solutions that sustainably reinforce one another.
We strongly believe in the power of systemic change, in its ability to produce meaningful, long-lasting and impactful responses to the complex and troubling issues of modern society.
Who we are
Deeply rooted, looking forward
Inspired by the Buddhist thought, we have identified the above-mentioned 5 pillars to constitute a solid foundation for our philanthropic action. Indeed, while remaining nonreligious and open to all spiritual beliefs, we explicitly operate within the philosophical framework of Buddhism.
Siddharta Gautama, better known as “the Buddha” (the Awakened One), was a philosopher and a spiritual teacher who lived around 2,500 years ago in the region corresponding to today’s northern India. During his life he came into contact with extreme comfort and wealth as well as with extreme pain and poverty. His years-long inner journey culminated in his Enlightenment – he came to understand that life entails suffering and that suffering can be prevented by eradicating its root causes, namely ignorance, hatred and greed
By acknowledging the transitory and interconnected nature of all earthly beings and phenomena, the Buddha came to see the true complexity of reality. He thus recommended cultivating certain inner virtues to alleviate one’s own and others’ suffering, particularly wisdom and generosity.
Why we are
Addressing complexity with complexity
Reality is complex. It is articulated, ever-changing, counterintuitive at times. It is made of elements that are all connected to each other by causal relationships, as even modern Science recognizes when it states that “nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed”. Any action taken with the intention of having an impact on reality should therefore take into account this complexity.
Buddhist philosophy is aware of such complexity, as it recognizes that all beings and phenomena are both transitory and interconnected. We thus find it to be the perfect conceptual framework for implementing systemic change, which is the approach we want to keep on things.
What identifies a “systemic” change? It is the type of change that takes into account all of the factors relevant to the feasibility and sustainability of a proposed solution. In practical terms, if the standard approach addresses a problem with a specific solution, the systemic approach addresses the same problem with an articulated strategy aimed at producing a synergy of solutions that sustainably reinforce one another.
We strongly believe in the power of systemic change, in its ability to produce meaningful, long-lasting and impactful responses to the complex and troubling issues of modern society.
