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\u201cThe world is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled. If you tamper with it, you\u2019ll ruin it\u2026<\/p>\n

Can you see things as they are, without trying to control them?<\/p>\n

Can you let them go their own way while remaining centered?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lao Tse, Dao De Jing #29
\n(Mitchell & MacDonald Combined)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Join us for a week of living in the moment, for the moment, surrounded by the peaceful hills of\u00a0the Tuscan landscape in Pari. With its beautiful palazzo, rustic bar, and numerous quiet places,\u00a0the medieval village of Pari serves as an alchemical vessel for growth and personal transformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of bringing people in. They could be business people, they could be\u00a0environmentalists, whatever, and bringing them in without any sort of fixed program, without\u00a0them giving talks and powerpoint presentations. Just to sit in the room and see what emerges,\u00a0because they are in a container, it\u2019s in an alchemical vessel which allows something transformative to take place. So that was the idea of Pari as a container.\u201d
\nDavid Peat w\/ Jena Axelrod in The Absurdity of Certainty<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Throughout the week you will have plenty of opportunities to cultivate connections with Nature,\u00a0others, and \u2014 perhaps most importantly \u2014 yourself. Explore the medieval village and its\u00a0surroundings, or take in the beauty of the landscape from Pari\u2019s expansive palazzo.\u00a0Dialogue with others in a supportive atmosphere and experience what it feels like to have others\u00a0truly listen to your unique perspectives and experiences from a place of genuine interest and\u00a0curiosity. Set aside thoughts of forcing or striving and experience how insights and\u00a0interconnections naturally bubble up during dialogue.<\/p>\n

Become more responsive and less reactive by learning to actively listen, not only to others but\u00a0also to yourself. As F. David Peat, one of the founders of the Pari Center states in his\u00a0autobiography, Pathways of Chance<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201cMuch depends upon how we react when the unexpected occurs and a new door temporarily\u00a0opens. Do we compensate as best we can and attempt to remain on our own predetermined\u00a0track, or do we ask \u2018What is life trying to tell me? In what direction could this new possibility take\u00a0me? Is it worth suspending what I am doing at the moment to explore something new?\u201d1<\/p>\n

Somewhat paradoxically, setting aside striving and engaging in gentle action often gives rise to\u00a0the types of benefits that many people often seek, but seldom find in a sustainable form. Along\u00a0with feelings of openness, trust, joy, and a childlike sense of wonder, gentle action often gives\u00a0rise to a deeper sense of engagement with yourself, others, and the Universe.<\/p>\n

1. Pathways of Chance<\/em>, pp. 1-2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Our Story (and an invitation)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several years ago, a small group of us were sitting outside the bar in Pari, Italy when the idea came up to bring a group of very open-minded people together for a gathering without any agenda, topic, intention, or specific purpose.<\/p>\n

After leaving Pari, we continued to meet monthly through an online Zoom dialogue, where our small group of three individuals gradually grew in a most organic manner. More than a year of online meetings led to our first \u201cGentle Action Gathering\u201d back at Pari in September of 2022.<\/p>\n

Our original group of Jena, Manfred, and Tom, who hail from New York, Germany, and Ireland were joined by several additional members of our online community. Stefan, Rose, and Todd, traveled from Sweden, Germany\/Canada, and Alaska to finally meet everyone in person. Two of our members, Lisa, from Italy, and Michael, from Connecticut, were unable to meet in person, but are quite active in our online meetings and the preparations for our gathering in June of 2023.<\/p>\n

Over the course of time, we have come to discover that we have much to share with one another due to, rather than despite, our differing backgrounds. And yet, we have also found that we also have much in common. Perhaps most importantly, we all share a genuine interest in one another\u2019s perspectives on the world, quite reminiscent of Rumi\u2019s quote:<\/p>\n

\u201cOut beyond ideas of right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there.\u201d<\/p>\n

This June we have chosen to meet once again in Pari, Italy.This medieval village, nestled in the the Tuscan landscape, provides the perfect backdrop for new insights and explorations. During our \u201cGentle Action Gatherings\u201d, participants are largely free to roam around as they please. Meet in the newly renovated Palazzo, take part in a yoga class, explore the area\u2019s hot springs, or just sit down to have an espresso at the charming and peaceful square. Set aside your daily routine and begin to reconnect with your own innermost nature by setting aside the expectations of the outer world.<\/p>\n

Communicating and interacting in the moment, for the moment has enabled each of us to interact with ourselves, each other, and the world at large in a much more playful manner. Over time, we have noticed that an almost childlike curiosity tends to emerge, unforced and unbidden \u201cbeyond the ideas of right and wrong\u201d allowing us to experience the innate beauty of the present moment and our interactions.<\/p>\n

More than anything, our gatherings have given us a deep sense of connection and friendships that endure beyond the limits of time and space. This June we get to come home again.<\/p>\n

It would be wonderful if you could join us,
\nJena, Lisa, Manfred, Michael, Rose, Stefan, Todd, & Tom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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