🌿When was the last time you paused — not to escape the world, but to stand in it more fully?🌿

Join us for our final contemplative session with Ven Losang Gendun this season on Tues 24 June, 6-7pm CEST. Free and open to all!

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I'm curious — what implications do you think this has for how science approaches life and consciousness?

Thank you — this is a beautiful expansion of autopoiesis beyond the organism! 🌍 The idea of nested, interlinked systems — from the cell to Gaia to something galactic — really resonates with the relational view Varela proposed.

Today is publication day! A new edition of Francisco J. Varela's (long hard-to-obtain) 1979 classic Principles of Biological Autonomy in a new annotated edition by Ezequiel Di Paolo and Evan Thompson, with a Foreword by Amy Cohen Varela. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255140...

🧘‍♂️🐼 Oh dear Panda, no need to be shy! The path to wisdom definitely includes a little mischief now and then. Whether you're meditating or tumbling, we're here for the whole journey.

May your bamboo be fresh and your practice deep. 🌱🧠💫

🌱 What is biological autonomy — and why does it matter?

Starting our new series with insights from recent events, we explore biological autonomy and autopoiesis, challenging traditional views on control and reductionism.

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