Nico's stories

Who Is Sitting on the Throne?

Sometimes I think I know it all.

May 16 • 

Nicolò Mantini

5

What is Truth?

An Inquiry

May 15 • 

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2

April 2025

Prologo (Shamàn, la Leggenda del Guacamayo)

In un villaggio remoto, nel cuore della foresta Amazzonica, dove gli alberi sussurrano parole e il tempo quasi non esiste, incontrai un essere…

Apr 15 • 

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March 2025

Living in Uncertainty

Praise of Uncertainty, Part 3

Mar 24 • 

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Converting a Van in 4 Weeks (with a Vipassana Retreat in the Middle)

A step-by-step story of building my van from scratch with basic tools, a tight deadline, and a silent mind

Mar 20 • 

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Ting Tong & Vera Vera: The Great Dance

When the masks come off, will you hide or will you dance?

Mar 7 • 

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Ting Tong & Zeta Beta: On Authenticity in the AI Era

AI Can Fake Everything — But It Can’t Fake Radical Honesty

Mar 6 • 

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The Seal Who Believed She Was a Dugong

From Shamàn, the legend of the Guacamayo

Mar 5 • 

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The Chicken and the Warrior: A Meditation

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in… and exhale slowly. Now, I ask you: Do you want to be a chicken or a warrior? You say, A warrior, of course! Who…

Mar 1 • 

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Chatting with my shadow Self

In the vast stillness beyond time and space, where the soul lingers in quiet contemplation, an eternal Self, whole and unbroken, is continuously knowing…

Mar 1 • 

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February 2025

The Wanderer of Souls

Ron had spent years traveling, searching for something he couldn’t name. He had wandered through deserts, climbed sacred mountains, and sat in silent…

Feb 26 • 

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June 2024

Ting Tong & Sour Pig: On humans and pigs

About humans, or pigs. Ting Tong and Sour Pig are catching up with each other. Ting Tong Hello, Sour Pig! Sour Pig Hey there, Ting Tong! What’s up…

Jun 22, 2024 • 

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