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<rss version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>il nuovissimo blog di gush: meglio evitarlo.</description><title>è solo un sogno</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @solounsogno)</generator><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>mah?</title><description>&lt;object width="400" height="336"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G873ZhNE4R8&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G873ZhNE4R8&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;mah?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/288887016</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/288887016</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:02:44 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>come un 10 di picche con maledizione</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.mycarsucks.com/photos/Very_Lucky_Dude.htm"&gt;come un 10 di picche con maledizione&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/284997330</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/284997330</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:54:39 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>un merito senza talento</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;articolo comparso su “Il Manifesto” di Marco Bascetta&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Un merito SENZA TALENTO&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt; L’epica meritocratica è una storia che si ripete con poche varianti: negli anni ‘60 il feticcio fu ripetutamente agitato come una clava contro lo sviluppo dell’università di massa. In tempo di crisi e di tagli all’università, è l’ideologia usata per legittimare la trasformazione degli atenei in docili fabbriche del sapere. Oggi mobilitazioni di ricercatori precari e studenti in vista dello sciopero dell’11 dicembre&lt;br/&gt; La meritocrazia di stato ha una sua data e un suo luogo di nascita precisi. Il luogo è la regione di Donbass (oggi Ucraina) e la data è il 31 agosto del 1935 quando Aleksej Gregor’evic Stachanov e la sua squadra di minatori estrassero 102 tonnellate di carbone in 5 ore e 45 minuti. Da allora è trascorso diverso tempo e gli sponsor di Stachanov hanno fatto una brutta fine, ma il «discorso del merito» non ha fatto grandi passi in avanti. I governi si autocelebrano sulla base del numero di pessimi decreti legge che impongono al paese, i comuni si autoincensano elencando la spropositata mole di ordinanze con cui molestano la vita dei cittadini, le università si giudicano sulla base di una serie di indicatori quantitativi spacciati per misura di qualità (esami superati, dispersione, sbocchi occupazionali, brevetti, docenze di ruolo nelle materie fondamentali, etc.) Si compilano elenchi di virtuosi e di reprobi, si sfornano criteri, test e graduatorie, si nominano commissioni e agenzie incaricate di valutare il merito. Formula magica evocata per metter riparo a decenni di stachanovismo riformatore e al suo disastroso naufragio, riconosciuto, infine, anche da quel Corriere della sera che ne è stato uno dei più sfrontati sostenitori. Di riforma fallita in riforma fallita si favoleggia ora di «finanziamento competitivo» delle università e di «fondi per il merito» a favore dei mille migliori studenti usciti dalle superiori. Finanziamenti e fondi la cui gestione «deve essere un esempio impeccabile di merito», scrive Roger Abravanel sempre sul Corriere. Chi e che cosa lo garantirà? Chi giudicherà i giudici e custodirà i custodi? Vecchia questione di regresso all’infinito che condanna all’inconsistenza il catechismo della meritocrazia.&lt;br/&gt;Ed è proprio in tempo di crisi e di tagli, nella più desolante assenza di idee e di progetto, che il feticcio della meritocrazia, uno dei più tenaci e abusati che vi siano, torna a dilagare per ogni dove. Incombe sulla pubblica amministrazione, sulla scuola e l’università, sulla sanità, sui servizi. Sembra essere esentata da questo metro di giudizio solo la politica che lo esalta, investita da quella «volontà del popolo» che non conosce meriti né demeriti, ignoranza né conoscenza. &lt;br/&gt;L’epica meritocratica è una storia che si ripete con ben poche varianti: già negli anni ‘60 il feticcio fu ripetutamente agitato come una clava contro lo sviluppo dell’università di massa, la liberalizzazione degli accessi, l’inclusione generalizzata nei processi formativi di classi e soggetti che fino allora ne erano rimasti esclusi. Forte della sua apparente ovvietà (chi potrebbe mai sostenere che il merito non debba essere riconosciuto?) l’ideologia meritocratica si rivelò subito la più adatta a convogliare la frustrazione e il risentimento dei molti che non si sentivano riconosciuti per il proprio presunto valore e a esprimere una diffusa richiesta di privilegi e discriminazioni sotto il segno di una riconosciuta «legittimità».&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Una fucina di clientelismo&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Il merito fu dunque messo in campo come il più democratico e «oggettivo» dei principi contrari alla spinta egualitaria di quegli anni, da una parte. E, dall’altra, come presunto antidoto a favoritismi di carattere familiare o politico. Nella realtà avrebbe invece funzionato in senso esattamente contrario, e cioè come fucina di fedeli esecutori, conformisti e opportunisti d’ogni genere. Un buon numero di rigogliose dinastie e clientele accademiche, politiche e amministrative, tutt’oggi solidissime, stanno a dimostrarlo. Ma se vogliamo esplorare le molte insidie che si celano dietro il feticcio della meritocrazia, converrà, come in molti altri casi, prender le mosse dalla sua etimologia. &lt;br/&gt;Il termine mette insieme «merito» e «potere», rivendica cioè al merito il diritto di esercitare un potere. E poiché ci troviamo nel campo della produzione e trasmissione del sapere, comporta il fatto che quest’ultimo venga considerato non come un processo collettivo, ma come un ordine gerarchico. Detto in altre parole, si intende che la conoscenza non si sviluppa a partire da una cooperazione che contiene diversi talenti, gradi di competenza e capacità inventive (spesso impreviste e imprevedibili), ma costituisca invece un dispositivo di comando, un processo guidato da coloro che qualcuno ha certificato come i «migliori». La forza collettiva della cooperazione sociale viene così trasformata in un arcipelago di proprietà individuali in competizione fra loro per disporsi lungo una scala gerarchica. Al «merito» non viene concessa la libertà di esprimersi, ma la prerogativa del comando nell’ambito di una organizzazione gerarchica dei rapporti. Circostanza che tenderà, come è ampiamente dimostrato, a trasformarlo rapidamente da capacità inventiva in rendita di posizione.&lt;br/&gt;Il legame tra potere e merito si rivela poi tanto più saldo e insidioso se prestiamo la dovuta attenzione alla differenza decisiva tra «talento» e «merito». Mentre il primo costituisce una qualità propria del soggetto, una sua ricchezza, una sua potenzialità, il secondo non è che un giudizio, una patente. In altre parole, è sempre qualcun altro (che dispone a sua volta di potere) a conferire e certificare il merito (e dunque un passaggio di potere). Non è un caso che non si sia mai sentito parlare di «talentocrazia». Il riconoscimento del «talento» è infatti un riconoscimento di tipo sociale, collettivo, gratuito, restio a qualsiasi investitura di carattere burocratico.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In nome dello status quo&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;La cosiddetta meritocrazia è, al contrario, un sistema di misura indeterminato (in questo assai simile ad altri termini vuoti e dunque manipolabili a piacimento del lessico politico contemporaneo come «governabilità» o «professionalità») alla totale mercé della gerarchia che lo governa. Questa gerarchia considera, oggi come ieri, la sua propria riproduzione come il più eccellente dei risultati e dunque «non meritevole», tutto ciò che da questo obiettivo tenda a discostarsi. Ciò significa che il merito è sostanzialmente un processo di adattamento, di adeguamento ai tempi, alle modalità, alle necessità, alle compatibilità economiche e comportamentali dell’ideologia della formazione e del mercato del lavoro, esentato, quest’ultimo, da ogni passaggio di valutazione e rischio di giudizio. È, insomma, un invito, che non si può declinare, alla riproduzione dell’esistente. Ogni principio critico ne resta inevitabilmente escluso e sanzionato poiché è nella natura di ogni esercizio della critica rimettere in questione le unità di misura e quindi anche la valutazione del merito. La capacità critica è appunto un talento e non un merito. Ciò spiega anche perché, dopo decenni di assillante retorica meritocratica, le gerarchie universitarie, politiche, industriali, hanno continuato a riprodursi proprio sulla base di quei rapporti di fedeltà e ossequio, politici o clanici, che la meritocrazia prometteva di sbaragliare. Il contenuto reale di questa tenace ideologia si rivela pienamente nei suoi effetti pratici. Se i movimenti studenteschi, a partire dal 1968 e fino a oggi, hanno avuto la meritocrazia tra i loro principali bersagli è perché vi hanno giustamente riconosciuto uno strumento di controllo e di conservazione, un sistema arbitrario di regole capace di reprimere ogni talento. Perché non hanno mai smesso di chiedersi: &lt;b&gt;merito per chi? Merito secondo chi? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/276122079</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/276122079</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>L’Italia /*non*/ è un paese razzista</title><description>&lt;object width="400" height="336"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oSmpFuA_vaA&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oSmpFuA_vaA&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;L’Italia /*non*/ è un paese razzista&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/262480141</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/262480141</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:03:27 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>a sangue freddo - ken saro wiwa</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Ken Saro Wiwa" href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa" target="_blank"&gt; Ken Saro Wiwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Non ti ricordi di Ken Saro Wiwa?&lt;br/&gt; il poeta nigeriano&lt;br/&gt; un eroe dei nostri tempi&lt;br/&gt; non ti ricordi di Ken Saro Wiwa?&lt;br/&gt; perché troppo ha amato&lt;br/&gt; l’hanno ammazzato davanti a tutti&lt;br/&gt; bugiardi dentro&lt;br/&gt; fuori assassini&lt;br/&gt; vigliacchi in divisa&lt;br/&gt; generazioni intere&lt;br/&gt; ingannate per sempre&lt;br/&gt; a sangue freddo&lt;br/&gt; ken saro wiwa è morto&lt;br/&gt; evviva ken saro wiwa&lt;br/&gt; non è il tetto che perde&lt;br/&gt; non sono le zanzare&lt;br/&gt; non è il cibo meschino&lt;br/&gt; non basterebbe a un cane&lt;br/&gt; non è il nulla del giorno&lt;br/&gt; che piano sprofonda&lt;br/&gt; nel vuoto della notte&lt;br/&gt; sono le menzogne&lt;br/&gt; che ti rodono l’anima&lt;br/&gt; in agguato, come sempre&lt;br/&gt; la paura&lt;br/&gt; la paura di morire&lt;br/&gt; non ti ricordi di ken saro wiwa?&lt;br/&gt; il poeta nigeriano&lt;br/&gt; un eroe dei nostri tempi&lt;br/&gt; non ti ricordi di ken saro wiwa?&lt;br/&gt; perché troppo ha amato&lt;br/&gt; l’hanno ammazzato davanti a tutti&lt;br/&gt; io non mi arrendo&lt;br/&gt; mi avrete soltanto&lt;br/&gt; con un colpo alle spalle&lt;br/&gt; io non dimentico&lt;br/&gt; e non mi arrendo&lt;br/&gt; io non dimentico&lt;br/&gt; è nell’oblio che un uomo&lt;br/&gt; è nell’indifferenza che un uomo&lt;br/&gt; un uomo vero&lt;br/&gt; muore davvero&lt;br/&gt; quanto grande è il cuore&lt;br/&gt; di Ken Saro Wiwa&lt;br/&gt; forse l’Africa intera&lt;br/&gt; il nulla del giorno&lt;br/&gt; sprofonda piano&lt;br/&gt; nel vuoto della notte&lt;br/&gt; avete ucciso Wiwa&lt;br/&gt; ladri in limousine&lt;br/&gt; che dio vi maledica&lt;br/&gt; pagherete tutto&lt;br/&gt; pagherete caro&lt;br/&gt; non ti ricordi di ken saro wiwa?&lt;br/&gt; il poeta nigeriano&lt;br/&gt; un eroe dei nostri tempi&lt;br/&gt; non ti ricordi di ken saro wiwa?&lt;br/&gt; perché troppo ha amato&lt;br/&gt; l’hanno ammazzato davanti a tutti&lt;br/&gt; bugiardi dentro&lt;br/&gt; fuori assassini&lt;br/&gt; vigliacchi in divisa&lt;br/&gt; generazioni intere&lt;br/&gt; ingannate per sempre&lt;br/&gt; a sangue freddo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/256986564</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/256986564</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>muto wall painter</title><description>&lt;object width="400" height="336"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uuGaqLT-gO4&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uuGaqLT-gO4&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;muto wall painter&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/256937288</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/256937288</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:04:39 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswkzuV8za1qzfjyso1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/239281139</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/239281139</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:09:30 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>native american code of ethics</title><description>&lt;a href="http://silveropossum.homestead.com/Native/index4.html"&gt;native american code of ethics&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/232019160</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/232019160</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:30 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>metal gets a makeover</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Questo è un articolo della CNN sulla politica nel Metal. E’ un po’ grossolano e pecca di qualche pregiudizio di troppo, però è un buon spunto. In particolar modo non cita esplicitamente il Thrash Metal, il genere più impegnato politicamente ( è nato proprio con questo scopo ).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Per finire date poi un’occhiata &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a title="10 canzoni" href="http://www.metalmartyr.com/revolvers-10-greatest-political-metal-songs-of-all-time/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i&gt;qui&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;. Alla lista ci aggiungerei pure “Run To The Hills” degli Iron Maiden.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Metal gets a makeover &lt;br/&gt;Bands focus on politics instead of parties&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Monday, August 14, 2006; Posted: 1:21 p.m. EDT (17:21 GMT) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heavy metal singer Chris Barnes didn’t know what people would think of “Amerika the Brutal,” an anti-war song he wrote after his cousin deployed to Iraq in 2003. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He heard a number of complaints — but also received supportive e-mails from American troops in the war zone. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It kind of sent a shiver up my spine because those are the guys I didn’t want to offend by sounding anti-war,” said Barnes, vocalist for the death metal band Six Feet Under. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Other metal bands are finding similar inspiration. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Lamb of God’s albums criticize American foreign policy. Cattle Decapitation are ardent vegetarians who use explicit album covers and songs like “Veal and the Cult of Torture” to condemn the meat industry. Serj Tankian of System of a Down is co-founder of a nonprofit organization that works on social issues. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;More than three decades after Black Sabbath conjured images of the dark arts, heavy metal is growing up. The genre is increasingly incorporating social and political messages into its dense power chords. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Cattle Decapitation vocalist Travis Ryan said his San Diego band’s mix of charging guitars and an animal rights message is drawing a diverse crowd that includes activists as well as traditional metal fans. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“We’ve always had a lot of crazy crossover going on,” he said before a recent show. “It’s a pretty diverse crowd we have. I’ve never known what to make of it.” &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Twenty artists recently displayed art inspired by the band’s last album “Humanure,” in an online exhibit. Proceeds from sales of the art will be donated to animal rights causes. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Metal bands are also branching out into literature and mythology. Mastodon, which is headlining a summer tour with metal stalwart Slayer, patterned the concept album “Leviathan” around the story of Moby Dick. Death metal band Nile bases its songs and image around Egyptian mythology and iconography. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Metal is expanding and evolving and becoming more diverse,” said Canadian anthropologist and filmmaker Sam Dunn, who directed “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey,” released on DVD this summer. “It’s at a much more vibrant state than it was even five or 10 years ago.” &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dunn is working on a sequel to the film with the working title “Global Metal” which will trace the popularity of metal overseas, especially in developing countries like Brazil, Columbia and Indonesia. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s becoming global and it’s becoming a tool for social and political commentary,” Dunn said. “It takes on a greater meaning in countries where people have had to struggle to survive. It takes on a much stronger political tone.” &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Metal artists “have responded to the culture and politics of the day,” said Donna Gaines, a sociologist and author of “Teenage Wasteland,” a study of working class New Jersey metalheads. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Metal music in the 1980s was often homophobic and “very white,” she said, but current bands tend to be socially conscious and suspicious of political power. There’s also more women in the audience — and fronting the bands. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“This is another generation rising,” Gaines said. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Heavy metal has always touched on social and political issues. Metal grandfathers Black Sabbath criticized the Vietnam War in songs like “War Pigs” and “Children of the Grave.” Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills” was an angry denunciation of the displacement of Native Americans. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But much of the criticism was blunted by dark imagery that panicked parents and led to the now ubiquitous “Parental Advisory” labels. Metal’s punk brethren were seen as having a more learned world view. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;That began to change when hardcore punk and metal fused in the late 1980s with bands like Dirty Rotten Imbeciles and Nuclear Assault. But metal was still primarily known for the excessive lifestyles and racy videos of glam bands. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The popular view of metalheads as mentally deficient goons was memorialized with the MTV cartoon “Beavis and Butthead,” about two teen metalheads who terrorize their pudgy neighbor Stewart, who wears a T-shirt of the glam rock band “Winger.” &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;More meaningful music was coming from the underground as popular culture embraced grunge and metal lost favor. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Napalm Death was a product of Britain’s “Crass” movement, which fused anarchism and punk in the late 1980s. Vocalist Mark “Barney” Greenway, a vegetarian and peace advocate, is often pulled aside by fans who want to know more about his progressive views. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;One recent song, “The Code is Red, Long Live the Code,” takes aim at the spate of terror alerts in America with lyrics like: “Switched on to subdue when the masses switch off.” &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s really, really difficult sometimes to break through the cloud of apathy, so it’s great when someone comes and asks why you are coming from your perspective,” Greenway said during a recent tour stop in California. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“When you come into a country like America, when you challenge thinking, it’s a great affront to some people,” he said. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lyrics on Lamb of God’s two most recent albums have been expressly political, and the politics lean heavily to the left. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Napalm Death’s Greenway is considering work as a political activist when his metal days are over, but he doesn’t think metal will ever completely stray from hedonistic and supernatural themes. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I appreciate that not everything has to be awareness raising or political,” he said. “Music is also a form of entertainment and it should remain that way. Variety is the spice of life. Escapism is a good thing if it doesn’t cloud your vision.”&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/228902760</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/228902760</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:59:05 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks9v2sQ53A1qzfjyso1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/226825028</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/226825028</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:42:28 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>"One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said,..."</title><description>“&lt;p&gt;One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”&lt;/p&gt;”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Motivational Story with Wisdom - &lt;br/&gt;Two Wolves&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;Cherokee Wisdom&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/225995617</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/225995617</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:49:30 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>jesu - wash it all away</title><description>&lt;embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/225994840/tumblr_ks8ekldc0h1qzfjys&amp;color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;jesu - wash it all away&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/225994840</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/225994840</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:48:20 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>la prova della brocca</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Questa è una storia zen tratta dal libro “Il dito e la luna” di Alejandro Jodorowsky.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Un maestro di spada presentò i suoi tre figli a un famoso mastro d’armi, allo scopo di mostrargli il livello da loro raggiunto in questa arte.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mise una brocca d’argilla in equilibrio su una porta socchiusa e subito chiamò il più giovane dei suoi figli. Questi, aprendo la porta, fece oscillare la brocca, che finì per cadere. Ma prima che si rompesse a terra, il ragazzo aveva preso la sua spada e decapitato l’oggetto. Il padre, rivolgendosi all’altro maestro, gli confessò che questo figlio non aveva ancora raggiunto la perfezione.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mise allora un’altra brocca sulla porta socchiusa e chiamò il suo secondo figlio. Questi sguainò la spada in un batter d’occhio e tagliò in due la brocca molto prima che toccasse terra. “Il mio secondo figlio ha raggiunto un livello superiore.” concluse il padre.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ripetè quindi l’operazione con il figlio maggiore. Anzichè sguainare la spada, il maggiore prese la brocca al volo e la mise delicatamente a terra. Il padre disse: “Questo ha raggiunto il livello più alto.”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Il maestro d’armi, testimone delle prodezze dei tre figli, collocò la brocca intatta sulla porta e chiamò il suo alunno più bravo. Questi, affacciandosi appena col capo, sorrise divertito e, mostrando di aver intuito l’intenzione del suo maestro, non aprì la porta.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/223753487</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/223753487</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:59:22 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>discorsi notturni, parte 1</title><description>pertu: ma chi è che legge Coelho?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
io: Giuli.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
pertu: anche Robi lo legge sempre...&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
io: sinceramente non l'avrei mai detto.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
pertu: figurati, a me ha fatto leggere pure Twilight, che è stato praticamente il primo libro che ho letto.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
io: beh, diciamo che come primo approccio alla lettura è abbastanza una merda. di peggio penso ci siano solo i libri di Bruno Vespa.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
pertu: ah, ma uno parla di vampiri e l'altro è Bruno Vespa!&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
io: cazzo centra, Bruno Vespa è un vampiro.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
pertu: cosa stai dicendo?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
io: ma sì che è un vampiro. I suoi libri parlano di vampiri, morte e cazzate.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
clod: e c'era bruno vespa sulla copertina?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
io: sì, è un uomo bruttissimo.</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/220999778</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/220999778</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:39:15 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>tra un po' è helloween e questa sembra una buona idea.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I grew up in a college town, and one Halloween our doorbell rang and we opened the door expecting to see trickortreater—but what was in front of our open door—was another door! Like, a full-on wooden door, that had a sign that said “Please knock.” So we did, and the door swung open to reveal a bunch of college dudes dressed as really old grandmothers, curlers in their hair, etc, who proceeded to coo over our “costumes” and tell us we were “such cute trick or treaters!” One even pinched my cheek. Then THEY gave US candy, closed their door, picked it up and walked to the next house. MLIA &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/220992070</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/220992070</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:28:24 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>insolita saggezza</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.graziearcazzo.com/"&gt;insolita saggezza&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/214050809</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/214050809</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:13:19 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krgr4bE4ss1qzfjyso1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/212104803</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/212104803</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:26:35 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>"Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits. The rebels.
The troublemakers. The round
pegs in the..."</title><description>“Here’s to the crazy ones.&lt;br/&gt;
The misfits. The rebels.&lt;br/&gt;
The troublemakers. The round&lt;br/&gt;
pegs in the square holes - the&lt;br/&gt;
ones who see things differently.&lt;br/&gt;
They’re not fond of rules and&lt;br/&gt;
they have no respect for&lt;br/&gt;
the status quo. You can praise&lt;br/&gt;
them, disagree with them,&lt;br/&gt;
quote them, disbelieve them,&lt;br/&gt;
glorify or vilify them.&lt;br/&gt;
About the only thing that you&lt;br/&gt;
can’t do is ignore them.&lt;br/&gt;
Because they change things.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jack Kerouac&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;quoted in an Apple Computer Ad, 1997&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/208402960</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/208402960</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:24:15 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>ma perchè la gallina ha attraversato la strada?</title><description>&lt;a href="http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/handouts/chicken.html"&gt;ma perchè la gallina ha attraversato la strada?&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/208400019</link><guid>http://solounsogno.tumblr.com/post/208400019</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:18:53 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>12 essential rules to live more like a zen monk</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="giardino zen" src="http://lapoesiaelospirito.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/giardino-zen-milano1.jpg" align="middle" height="326" width="435"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.” &lt;b&gt;- Thich Nhat Hanh&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m not a Zen monk, nor will I ever become one. However, I find great inspiration in the way they try to live their lives: the simplicity of their lives, the concentration and mindfulness of every activity, the calm and peace they find in their days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You probably don’t want to become a Zen monk either, but you can live your life in a more Zen-like manner by following a few simple rules.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why live more like a Zen monk? Because who among us can’t use a little more concentration, tranquility, and mindfulness in our lives? Because Zen monks for hundreds of years have devoted their lives to being present in everything they do, to being dedicated and to serving others. Because it serves as an example for our lives, and whether we ever really reach that ideal is not the point.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of my favorite Zen monks, &lt;a&gt;Thich Nhat Hanh&lt;/a&gt;, simplified the rules in just a few words: “Smile, breathe and go slowly.” It doesn’t get any better than that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, for those who would like a little more detail, I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve discovered to work very well in my experiments with Zen-like living. I am no Zen master … I am not even a Zen Buddhist. However, I’ve found that there are certain principles that can be applied to any life, no matter what your religious beliefs or what your standard of living.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;“Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.” &lt;b&gt;- Shunryu Suzuki&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Do one thing at a time&lt;/b&gt;. This rule (and some of the others that follow) will be familiar to long-time Zen Habits readers. It’s part of my philosophy, and it’s also a part of the life of a Zen monk: single-task, don’t multi-task. When you’re pouring water, just pour water. When you’re eating, just eat. When you’re bathing, just bathe. Don’t try to knock off a few tasks while eating or bathing. Zen proverb: “When walking, walk. When eating, eat.”&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Do it slowly and deliberately&lt;/b&gt;. You can do one task at a time, but also rush that task. Instead, take your time, and move slowly. Make your actions deliberate, not rushed and random. It takes practice, but it helps you focus on the task.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Do it completely. &lt;/b&gt;Put your mind completely on the task. Don’t move on to the next task until you’re finished. If, for some reason, you have no choice but to move on to something else, try to at least put away the unfinished task and clean up after yourself. If you prepare a sandwich, don’t start eating it until you’ve put away the stuff you used to prepare it, wiped down the counter, and washed the dishes used for preparation. Then you’re done with that task, and can focus more completely on the next task.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Do less&lt;/b&gt;. A Zen monk doesn’t lead a lazy life: he wakes early and has a day filled with work. However, he doesn’t have an unending task list either — there are certain things he’s going to do today, an no more. If you do less, you can do those things more slowly, more completely and with more concentration. If you fill your day with tasks, you will be rushing from one thing to the next without stopping to think about what you do.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Put space between things&lt;/b&gt;. Related to the “Do less” rule, but it’s a way of managing your schedule so that you always have time to complete each task. Don’t schedule things close together — instead, leave room between things on your schedule. That gives you a more relaxed schedule, and leaves space in case one task takes longer than you planned.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Develop rituals&lt;/b&gt;. Zen monks have rituals for many things they do, from eating to cleaning to meditation. Ritual gives something a sense of importance — if it’s important enough to have a ritual, it’s important enough to be given your entire attention, and to be done slowly and correctly. You don’t have to learn the Zen monk rituals — you can create your own, for the preparation of food, for eating, for cleaning, for what you do before you start your work, for what you do when you wake up and before you go to bed, for what you do just before exercise. Anything you want, really.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Designate time for certain things&lt;/b&gt;. There are certain times in the day of a Zen monk designated for certain activities. A time for for bathing, a time for work, a time for cleaning, a time for eating. This ensures that those things get done regularly. You can designate time for your own activities, whether that be work or cleaning or exercise or quiet contemplation. If it’s important enough to do regularly, consider designating a time for it.&lt;/li&gt;

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&lt;b&gt;Devote time to sitting&lt;/b&gt;. In the life of a Zen monk, sitting meditation (zazen) is one of the most important parts of his day. Each day, there is time designated just for sitting. This meditation is really practice for learning to be present. You can devote time for sitting meditation, or do what I do: I use running as a way to practice being in the moment. You could use any activity in the same way, as long as you do it regularly and practice being present.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Smile and serve others&lt;/b&gt;. Zen monks spend part of their day in service to others, whether that be other monks in the monastery or people on the outside world. It teaches them humility, and ensures that their lives are not just selfish, but devoted to others. If you’re a parent, it’s likely you already spend at least some time in service to others in your household, and non-parents may already do this too. Similarly, smiling and being kind to others can be a great way to improve the lives of those around you. Also consider volunteering for charity work.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Make cleaning and cooking become meditation&lt;/b&gt;. Aside from the zazen mentioned above, cooking and cleaning are to of the most exalted parts of a Zen monk’s day. They are both great ways to practice mindfulness, and can be great rituals performed each day. If cooking and cleaning seem like boring chores to you, try doing them as a form of meditation. Put your entire mind into those tasks, concentrate, and do them slowly and completely. It could change your entire day (as well as leave you with a cleaner house).&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Think about what is necessary&lt;/b&gt;. There is little in a Zen monk’s life that isn’t necessary. He doesn’t have a closet full of shoes, or the latest in trendy clothes. He doesn’t have a refrigerator and cabinets full of junk food. He doesn’t have the latest gadgets, cars, televisions, or iPod. He has basic clothing, basic shelter, basic utensils, basic tools, and the most basic food (they eat simple, vegetarian meals consisting usually of rice, miso soup, vegetables, and pickled vegetables). Now, I’m not saying you should live exactly like a Zen monk — I certainly don’t. But it does serve as a reminder that there is much in our lives that aren’t necessary, and it can be useful to give some thought about what we really need, and whether it is important to have all the stuff we have that’s not necessary.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Live simply&lt;/b&gt;. The corollary of Rule 11 is that if something isn’t necessary, you can probably live without it. And so to live simply is to rid your life of as many of the unnecessary and unessential things as you can, to make room for the essential. Now, what is essential will be different to each person. For me, my family, my writing, my running and my reading are essential. To others, yoga and spending time with close friends might be essential. For others it will be nursing and volunteering and going to church and collecting comic books. There is no law saying what should be essential for you — but you should consider what is most important to your life, and make room for that by eliminating the other less essential things in your life.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Before enlightenment chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” &lt;b&gt;- Wu Li&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source: &lt;a title="zenhabits" href="http://zenhabits.net" target="_blank"&gt;zenhabits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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