The nun and the teacher

An inspiring dialogue between two renowned Brazilian thinkers with very different origins and approaches: Monja Coen and Clóvis de Barros Filho.

Monja Coen, founder of the Zen Buddhist Community of Brazil, and Clóvis de Barros Filho, lawyer, journalist and professor, are two renowned Brazilian thinkers, each in their own field.

What can we expect, therefore, from a dialogue between these two names, with such diverse origins and approaches?

In The Nun and the Professor , a book resulting from a recorded dialogue between the two authors, the reader will have access to an inspiring conversation, based on ethics and happiness, the importance of being happy in the present and also the need for a purpose to improve oneself and the world in which we live.

Two individuals who teach by profession, one as a nun, the other as a teacher. In the very special and positive sense of the word, they are preachers. Monja Coen and Clóvis de Barros Filho met, discussed the connections between ethics and happiness, and transformed this discussion into the book you hold in your hands.

The result is quite impressive. The differences in background, the idiosyncrasies, the polar models revolving around the same idea with distinct arguments constitute a feast for the brain. It's the classic difference that stimulates us, the readers.

This is a unique opportunity to glimpse the moon and sun in the firmament, both essential to the universe in which we live; to come closer to the alchemy produced by these two beings, nun and teacher, who will draw you into the depth and dynamism of their worldviews, in which ethics and happiness merge in a dialogue worthy of being read and absorbed.

The nun and the teacher will bring you the inspiration you need to bring about true transformations in your life.