CÀNTIR was created with the aim of bringing Buddhism closer to our way of life. It is a bridge between the Dharma (the Buddha's teaching) and our culture. We take as a symbol an instrument used in the Mediterranean, both to contain and to transport. Thus, CÀNTIR wants to be a new container for an ancient content that is always in movement.
In addition, the càntir - a type of Mediterranean pitcher - is a rich Buddhist symbol. The water in that pitcher cleanses us internally so that we become a fertile ground where kindness, strength and lucidity grow. In the same way, at CÀNTIR we want to prepare the space, the forms and the objects to welcome the practice of the Dharma in a different context from the one in which it appeared: our own.
Because yes, the sacred can dwell in the everyday.
We do this through objects that are significant for Buddhist practice, but which aesthetically resonate with our culture and our sensibility. Because we do not want spirituality to be far away from us, but something living, up-to-date and close to us that accompanies us in every moment.
Yes, spirituality can also have a local and authentic character.
We want Buddhist objects not to be distant relics, but everyday reminders of our daily practice. And we want to participate in creating new ways of living Buddhism.
Because yes, Buddhism can also be Mediterranean.
CÀNTIR was born within Casa Virupaa centre for meditation, study and retreats where a community of young Buddhist practitioners lives. Since its emergence in 2015, our daily work has consisted of answering this question: how to practice the Dharma from our time and from this corner of the planet?
We have not reached any definitive conclusions, and we hope to stay that way. But along the way, we have created several projects that connect the Dharma to our culture: from an artistic residency laboratory to a vegan restaurant, an organic horticulture project and a study centre.
CÀNTIR happily joins this list of projects that combine our life and the practice of Buddhism, this time in the form of a shop and a space for the creation of new dharmic and Buddhist practice objects that are at the same time Mediterranean.
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