Mauro Bergonzi

: “Since the universe includes us, when we observe the universe, actually it is the universe that is observing itself through us.”

Current Position: Professor at Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”

Bio: Mauro Bergonzi has taught Religions and Philosophies of India at the Università of Napoli for about thirty years. He is also a member of I.A.A.P. (International Association for Analytical Psychology) and of C.I.P.A. (Italian Centre of Analytic Psychology). Since 1970, he has practiced meditation – mainly within the Buddhist, Taoist and Vedanta traditions –, always preserving a non-confessional and non-dogmatic approach, until he finally embraced the philosophical perspective of non-duality. In the last fifteen years, he has led many spiritual groups in Italy.

Reference: Mandala buddhista e vista simbolica, Conoscenza religiosa n.1-2 (1979), pp. 174-193.
La consapevolezza fra psicologia del profondo e meditazione orientale, In/Formazione. Psicologia, psicoterapia, psichiatria, n. 34-35 (maggio 1998 – marzo 1999), pp. 6-27; Comparatismi e dialogo interculturale fra filosofia occidentale e pensiero indiano, in Maria Donzelli (a cura di), Comparatismi e filosofia, Liguori Editore, Napoli (2006).
Riflessioni sulla psicologia del misticismo, in R. Conforti e G. Scalera McClintock (a cura di); La mente e l’estasi, Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli (2010)
Il sorriso segreto dell’essere, Mondadori, Milano (2011).