All Topics  
Mario Rodríguez Cobos

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Mario Rodríguez Cobos
 
 
  Topics Mario Rodríguez Cobos Topic Home

Mario Luis Rodríguez Cobos (born January 6 1938 in Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes....
), pen-name Silo, is a writer and spiritual leader. Study groups in the late 1960s organized around his works and formed what became the Humanist Movement
Humanist Movement

The Humanist Movement is an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination. It is not an institution. It takes its inspiration from the current of thought referred to as New or Universal Humanism that has been developed since 1969 by its founder Mario Rodr?guez Cobos, pen name: Silo....
.

In 2001, in the Annual Ordinary Meeting of the Assembly of General Coordinators of the Humanist Movement
Humanist Movement

The Humanist Movement is an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination. It is not an institution. It takes its inspiration from the current of thought referred to as New or Universal Humanism that has been developed since 1969 by its founder Mario Rodr?guez Cobos, pen name: Silo....
, the highest level of interchange for those involved in the organisational structure, in Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Silo announced his retirement
Retirement

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire and keep some sort of retirement job, out of choice rather than necessity....
 from the affairs of the Humanist Movement, leaving all further development in the hands of this collegiate body that he himself had created.

Since that time, Silo has started a new project, known as .






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Mario Rodríguez Cobos'
Start a new discussion about 'Mario Rodríguez Cobos'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Mario Luis Rodríguez Cobos (born January 6 1938 in Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes....
), pen-name Silo, is a writer and spiritual leader. Study groups in the late 1960s organized around his works and formed what became the Humanist Movement
Humanist Movement

The Humanist Movement is an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination. It is not an institution. It takes its inspiration from the current of thought referred to as New or Universal Humanism that has been developed since 1969 by its founder Mario Rodr?guez Cobos, pen name: Silo....
.

In 2001, in the Annual Ordinary Meeting of the Assembly of General Coordinators of the Humanist Movement
Humanist Movement

The Humanist Movement is an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination. It is not an institution. It takes its inspiration from the current of thought referred to as New or Universal Humanism that has been developed since 1969 by its founder Mario Rodr?guez Cobos, pen name: Silo....
, the highest level of interchange for those involved in the organisational structure, in Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Silo announced his retirement
Retirement

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire and keep some sort of retirement job, out of choice rather than necessity....
 from the affairs of the Humanist Movement, leaving all further development in the hands of this collegiate body that he himself had created.

Since that time, Silo has started a new project, known as . This project is a spiritual development based on some of the earliest forms of meditation exercises developed by Silo in the 60s called the work with the force.

In September 2006, Silo launched a new campaign for global nuclear disarmament
Nuclear disarmament

Nuclear disarmament is the proposed dismantling of nuclear weapons.Proponents of nuclear disarmament say that it would lessen the probability of Nuclear warfare occurring, especially accidentally....
, citing it as the biggest threat to the world today. This TV campaign consists of a 30 second video clip.

Controversy

Critics of Silo allege that his movement is a cult.

Works

  • Guided Experiences (Experiencias Guiadas), 1980
  • Humanize the Earth (Humanizar la Tierra), 1989.
  • The Day of the Winged Lion (El día del León Alado), 1991
  • Letters to my Friends (Cartas a mis amigos), 1993
  • Complete Works Volume I (Obras Completas Volumen I), 1993
  • Silo Speaks (Habla Silo), 1996
  • Complete Works Volume II (Obras Completas Volumen II), 2002
  • Contributions to Thought (Contribuciones al pensamiento)
  • Universal Root Myths (Mitos raices universales)
  • Psychology Notes (), 2006


External links


Sites connected to Silo and "Siloism"

  • Index of Siloism, siloist organizations, humanist movement organizations and silo's message sites. More than 340 sites and counting.
  • . The Park of Silo's Message


Sites by those opposed to the Humanist Movement

  • - a secular humanist article critical of the Humanist Movement