Mario Rodriguez Cobos was born on the 6th January 1938.
As a writer his pen name was Silo.
Cobos was Argentinian and founder of The Humanist Movement.
On 4 May 1969, Silo spoke to some two hundred people gathered in Punta de Vacas (Province of Mendoza), in the high Andes mountains near Mount Aconcagua, and gave his first public exposition of the ideas, that in time, would form the basis of the Humanist Movement (an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination). In this talk, known as «The Healing of Suffering», he explained themes such as the overcoming of pain and suffering, the meaning of life, violence, desire and pleasure.
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