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This document is a provisional draft written before the formal establishment of the first circle.
It defines the initial structure for collective refinement.
Upon founding, the circle will review, amend, and formally adopt or reject each section.

The Practice Circle Manifesto

Modern life excels at production but has forgotten meaning. We work faster, know more, and feel less. The Practice Circle rebuilds that lost balance — through practice, not belief — grounding awareness in the body and structuring collective growth around clarity, accountability, and freedom.


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Why We Exist

We live surrounded by data and constant communication, yet wisdom and orientation are missing. We know more than ever, but understand ourselves less.

Religions once offered a shared framework for reflection, community, and meaning. As that anchor disappeared, many lost their grounding, living in constant stress, trapped in a permanent fight-or-flight state, lonely and disconnected. We chase energy with coffee, push our bodies through extremes, and treat recovery as optional. Meanwhile, the endless stream of global catastrophes and attention-hijacking apps drives us toward burnout and emptiness.

But returning to religion does not solve today’s challenges. Its forms no longer fit how we live, think, or progress. What once nurtured reflection hardened into hierarchies of belief and power.

Modern culture discarded those frameworks but built nothing to replace them. In this emptiness, people search without orientation, drifting from trend to trend. Some retreat into religion and reject modern achievements; others surrender to charisma and easy answers in the form of politicians, gurus, or conspiracy theories, instead of embracing personal responsibility.

We exist to rebuild spirituality, stripped of its packaging.


How We Proceed — Our Commitments

The Practice Circle is a federation of small, self-organizing groups that meet to practice, document, and refine awareness together.

It stands on two principles:

  • Practice, Experience, not belief — grounding work in what can be observed, tested, and improved.
  • A shared framework — keeping the structure adaptive, transparent, and future-proof.

From these foundations arise our core commitments:


1. I Practice Every Day

Because It Unites Body and Mind, Cultivating Skillful Living

Practice means any disciplined method that cultivates embodied awareness and attentive presence.
All members begin with daily standing practice as a direct, physical entry point into awareness —
learning to root attention in stillness, balance, and breath.
If standing is not possible, use sitting; if sitting is not possible, use lying down.
What matters is the uprightness of attention, not the posture itself.

From this stable base, practice may expand into other forms that connect mind and body —
any method that trains presence and deepens clarity in relation to life and work.
Continuity, not variety, is the measure of progress.
Practice remains meaningful only when it can be observed, shared, and refined.

How we practiceHow to do standing


2. I Document My Practice

To Make It Visible and Enable Collective Improvement

I document what I do, what I notice, and what I learn — so that my process can be understood, questioned, and built upon.
This record allows both personal reflection and collective refinement — turning data into insight, and effort into shared learning.

How to document the practice


3. I Share Decisions, Responsibility, and Information

To Keep the Work Stable and Prevent Dependence on Strong Leaders

I take part in collective decision-making, follow agreed procedures, and keep my work visible to others.
Authority is procedural, not personal; clarity and documentation hold power, not individuals.
By sharing decisions, accountability, and information, we prevent hierarchy, preserve trust, and ensure that the circle continues even when members change.

How to reach decisions


4. I Commit to Conflict Resolution Through Dialogue

To Protect Trust and Prevent Corruption

When conflict arises, I address it directly and with honesty.
I seek understanding before judgment, clarity before reaction.
If resolution cannot be found within the circle, I support mediation by two peers from other circles.
Mediation seeks clarity, not victory.
Leaving is always an honorable option — freedom safeguards integrity.

How to resolve conflicts


5. I Support Evolution and Freedom

To Keep the Circle Alive and Honest

I recognize that everything we build must remain open to change.
The framework evolves through testing, reflection, and collective consent, not through authority.
I contribute to revisions transparently and accept that others may continue differently.
Leaving the circle is always an honorable option;
freedom protects integrity, and evolution protects life.

How we change


What This Creates — In the Body, Life, Community, and the World

Relaxed and Resilient Body

Practice begins in the body. Through standing meditation, breathing, and movement, tension releases and balance returns.
The nervous system settles; the body becomes a stable base for awareness, action, and further development.

Skillful and Deliberate Living

From this foundation, life becomes less reactive and more deliberate.
Awareness creates space between stimulus and response — decisions are made with proportion rather than impulse.
Calm attention carries into daily work, conflict, and rest.

Strong Community, Shared Integrity

In relating to others, communication grows transparent and grounded.
Power becomes procedural rather than personal; the circle learns, reflects, and corrects.
Integrity is shared — each voice heard, each accountable to the whole.

A Blueprint for a Different World

The circle becomes a living model of another way to organize human effort.
Authority rests on clarity, not charisma; structure replaces hierarchy.
When people change, the work continues — stable through transparency, adaptable through dialogue.
In a culture that demands leaders to follow, we demonstrate that cooperation, accountability, and freedom can sustain themselves.

A relaxed body supports a clear mind; clear minds form honest circles; honest circles model a freer world.
This is how practice becomes collective — and how freedom becomes sustainable.


Next Steps

Ready to explore further? Before exploring more theory or structure, take a few minutes to stand, breathe, and feel your weight on the ground. Feel the tensions in your body. Awareness begins with direct experience!