https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/Recent content on Il SanghoneHugoen-USSat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/blog/why-zen/Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/blog/why-zen/Among the many contemplative paths, why begin with Zen? A reflection on the reasons for a choice — and on how an ancient tradition can become useful, today, to all.https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/about/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/about/<p>My name is <strong>Niccolò Barbetti</strong>. This site supports my <em>project work</em> for the master&rsquo;s in Contemplative Studies.</p> <h2 id="the-project">The project</h2> <p>We live in a society that rewards productivity, performance and consumption, and struggles to offer safe spaces where people can pause, listen to one another and cultivate awareness and shared responsibility. At the same time, interest in contemplative practices is growing — yet they often remain confined to specialist settings or detached from an ethical, communal vision.</p>https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/contact/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/contact/<p>For questions, collaboration proposals, or to contribute to the blog, write to me:</p> <p><strong><a href="mailto:niccolol.barbetti@gmail.com">niccolol.barbetti@gmail.com</a></strong></p> <p>You are welcome to propose an article or review, suggest an event, or simply get to know the project. I reply as soon as I can.</p>https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/legal/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/legal/<h2 id="site-owner">Site owner</h2> <p>Niccolò Barbetti — <a href="mailto:niccolol.barbetti@gmail.com">niccolol.barbetti@gmail.com</a>. A personal, non-commercial site in support of an academic <em>project work</em>.</p> <h2 id="content-licence">Content licence</h2> <p>Unless otherwise noted, original texts published on this site are released under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0</a> licence: you may share and adapt them, crediting the author and keeping the same licence. Hosted contributions remain the property of their respective authors.</p>https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/privacy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/privacy/<p><em>Last updated: June 2026</em></p> <h2 id="in-short">In short</h2> <p>This is a static site that <strong>collects no personal data</strong>. We use no analytics, cookies, tracking pixels or profiling of any kind. Typefaces are hosted directly on the site (they are not loaded from Google Fonts or other external services), so simply browsing does not send your data to third parties.</p>https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/sources/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/sources/<p>A growing collection of links and reading for anyone who wants to go deeper into contemplative practice and its theoretical frame.</p>https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/project/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ilsanghone.pages.dev/en/project/<p><strong>Il Sanghone</strong> is a project under construction: a light, decentralized — &ldquo;mycorrhizal&rdquo; — association supporting the birth of a contemplative practice community in the Milan area, and further on a dialogue with schools, cultural realities and research.</p>