Fiscalía del Estado de Jalisco.
Redacción.- Ismael “N” permanecerá en prisión preventiva oficiosa por el tiempo que dure su proceso, por su probable participación en el robo a una casa habitación ubicada en San Juan Cosalá, municipio de Jocotepec.De las investigaciones efectuadas por parte de la Fiscalía Regional de Chapala se pudo saber que el robo sucedió el pasado 4 de diciembre, cuando Ismael “N” fue sorprendido por la víctima en el momento en que presuntamente intentaba apoderarse de herramientas manuales, por lo que solicitó la presencia de policías municipales, quienes lograron su detención.
Tras su puesta a disposición, el agente del Ministerio Público integró una carpeta de investigación en la que acreditó la probable comisión del delito de robo calificado y el caso fue judicializado.
Por Leticia Trejo
¿Estar en forma es algo que se ve? Por supuesto que la misma palabra “forma” responde la pregunta, vemos formas con el sentido de la vista por lo tanto vamos a asociar este concepto con la forma del cuerpo, si somos delgados y con músculos notorios y bajo porcentaje de grasa corporal seguramente nos dirán que estamos en forma, pero en los conceptos abstractos las formas también son intangibles, pero no por ello inexistentes. A lo que voy es a que también podemos aplicar este concepto a la mente, es intangible, pero existe, y existen sus problemas, sus crisis, sus potenciales y sus capacidades.
Dentro de la Filosofía del sabio Patanjali (Gonarda, Cachemira India año 256 A.C.) en los Yoga Sutras se describen las actividades (vrittis) de la mente (instrumento interno) también descritos en otras filosofías orientales, ya que según estos pensamientos o corrientes es ahí en donde se desarrollan las aflicciones que oscurecen la serenidad, la coherencia y claridad de la percepción. En el libro “La enfermedad como camino”, los autores Torwald Dethlefsen y Rudiger Dahlke sostienen que es la falta de armonía en nuestra mente lo que nos hace perder la salud y estar enfermos constantemente, pensamiento sostenido cada vez con más frecuencia por destacados científicos como el Dr. Bruce Lipton (La biología de la creencia) precursor del estudio de la epigenética que afirma que nuestra mente tiene el poder de materializar y conseguir cambiar la información de nuestras células a voluntad. Dicen incluso, algunos sabios, que tenemos la capacidad, una vez en perfecto gobierno de nuestra mente, de ver más allá de ella que es en donde existe realmente la certeza.
“La creencia es mental, la confianza es un sentido de certeza, la convicción es la certeza experimentada”, Sri Aurobindo.
Esta profunda frase de Sri Aurobindo nos deja ver que la duda es mental, la dualidad nos encasilla, nos vuelve rígidos y juiciosos: o es bueno o es malo, o es bonito o es feo, o es inteligente o es tonto, una vez que nos dejamos llevar siempre por este juego de la mente estamos destinados a rechazar y sentir aversión por el otro lado de lo que hemos decidido como cierto. Lo anterior no es ni bueno ni malo, es simplemente una de las actividades de la mente para “ayudarnos” a tomar decisiones, pero esta dualidad puede desatar intensos conflictos si llegamos a equivocarnos de lado.
Al igual que mejorar nuestra condición física, mejorar nuestras actividades mentales, en orden de tener una eficiente gestión emocional y de discernimiento requiere de atención y entrenamiento adecuado y constante y también de mucha honestidad, si somos capaces de practicar la auto-observación, dejar de lado la crítica, la comparación, la calificación y el juicio podríamos darnos cuenta si, como dicen los Budistas, nuestros pensamientos son productivos o son improductivos. Pero la mente es como un tren bala, su actividad es intensa, ágil, inquieta y rápida ya que su tarea es resolver nuestro día a día, lo cotidiano y lo extraordinario, las emergencias y los conflictos.
Así que las sugerencias que puedo compartirte son las siguientes: aprende herramientas que te ayuden a disminuir la velocidad de la mente, realiza inhalaciones y exhalaciones largas y lentas, medita, realiza actividad física suave, come saludablemente, busca dormir con serenidad y visita a un psicólogo o terapeuta con el que te sientas cómodo y puedas expresarte con sinceridad.
Abre tu corazón como antídoto para la perturbación mental con la práctica de: la verdad, la compasión, la tranquilidad y la no violencia.
By Leticia Trejo
Is being in shape something you can see?
Of course, the very word «shape» answers the question, we see shapes with the sense of sight therefore we will associate this concept with the shape of the body. If we are slim and with noticeable muscles and a low percentage of body fat surely they will tell us that we are in shape, but in abstract concepts shapes are also intangible, but not for that reason non-existent. What I mean is that we can also apply this concept to the mind, it is intangible, but it exists, and there are its problems, its crises, its potentials, and its capabilities.
Within the philosophy of the sage Patanjali (Gonarda, Kashmir India year 256 B.C.) in the Yoga Sutras are described the activities (vrittis) of the mind (internal instrument) also described in other Eastern philosophies, since according to these thoughts or currents is there where the afflictions that obscure the serenity, coherence, and clarity of perception are developed. In the book «The disease as a path», the authors Torwald Dethlefsen and Rudiger Dahlke argue that it is the lack of harmony in our mind that makes us lose our health and be sick constantly, a thought supported more and more frequently by prominent scientists such as Dr. Bruce Lipton, The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles, precursor of the study of epigenetics which states that our mind has the power to materialize and change the information of our cells at will. Some sages even say that we have the ability, once in perfect control of our mind, to see beyond it, which is where certainty really exists.
«Belief is mental, confidence is a sense of certainty, conviction is experienced certainty», said Sri Aurobindo.
This profound phrase of Sri Aurobindo lets us see that doubt is mental, duality pigeonholes us, makes us rigid and judgmental: either it is good or it is bad, either it is beautiful or it is ugly, either it is smart or it is dumb, once we are always carried away by this mind game we are destined to reject and feel aversion for the other side of what we have decided as true. This is neither good nor bad, it is simply one of the mind’s activities to «help» us make decisions, but this duality can unleash intense conflicts if we get the wrong side.
Just like improving our physical condition, improving our mental activities, in order to have an efficient emotional management and discernment requires attention and adequate and constant training and also a lot of honesty. If we are able to practice self-observation, leaving aside criticism, comparison, qualification and judgment we could realize if, as the Buddhists say, our thoughts are productive or unproductive. But the mind is like a bullet train, its activity is intense, agile, restless, and fast as its task is to solve our day-to-day, the everyday, and the extraordinary, emergencies and conflicts.
So the suggestions I can share with you are the following: learn tools that help you to slow down your mind, take long and slow inhalations and exhalations, meditate, do gentle physical activity, eat healthily, try to sleep with serenity, and visit a psychologist or therapist with whom you feel comfortable and can express yourself with sincerity.
Open your heart as an antidote to mental disturbance by practicing truth, compassion, tranquility, and non-violence.
Translated by Kerry Watson
Arturo Ortega (Chapala, Jal). – With the mission of giving a toy to the neediest children in Chapala and also to support the poor children of the mountains of Durango, the 2021 edition of the annual toy collection will be held on December 17, 18, and 19, in the town plaza of the municipal capital.
The goal set for this year’s collection is to collect 1,501 non-warlike toys for the children of the neediest homes in Chapala. 500 of the toys will be given to the children of the Sierra de Durango, through the Tobatam Franciscan Mission, as announced by the organizers on their official Facebook account.
The President of Chapala, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, extended an invitation to residents to participate and support this noble tradition that has been taking place for 12 years in the municipal capital.
«I want to tell you that this Christmas season we are going to increase what is already a tradition in our municipality, there is a group of young people who have organized the toy drive and I want to invite everyone to participate. Let’s support with what we can in this collection of toys and gifts,» shared the mayor through a video posted on the Facebook page of the City Council.
The toys collected will be distributed in Chapala neighborhoods a few days before December 25, the date on which Christmas is celebrated.
Translated by Kerry Watson
The mayor of Chapala, Alejandro Aguirre, during the delivery of support to families affected by the landslides of October 5, in the neighborhood of La Canacinta, Ajijic.
Editor. – With the idea of getting closer to citizens and solving their problems regarding public services, the mayor of Chapala, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, announced on his Facebook page: Acción por Chapala, that he will carry out the «Miércoles Contigo» program in the neighborhoods and towns of the municipality.
Aguirre Curiel reported that he will visit the neighborhoods of the municipality to learn first-hand the suggestions and complaints of the citizens regarding public services.
The visits will be made on a traveling basis in the neighborhoods and towns of the municipality. The visits will be accompanied by municipal public servants, as was the case during the delivery of backpacks, school supplies, shoes and uniforms at the Ignacio L. Vallarta High School in the community of Atotonilquillo. The support corresponds to the second stage of the program «Recrea Educando para Vida» (Recreate Educating for Life).
Translated by Sydney Metrick
Secured house where the search for evidence leading to the whereabouts of persons reported as “missing” is being carried out.
The search for skeletal remains in a house in Chapala continues. The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office said some bone fragments and several synthetic drug wrappers have been found on the property that was seized October 1.
Since the beginning of the month, personnel from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences and the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office have been working on the property. So far, only a couple of human bones and some clothes have been found.
The house is on Navarro Street, at the intersection with Juarez, near Madero Avenue, the main avenue of Chapala. It is close to a department store and the truck station. The walls have scratches and drawings alluding to the so-called “holy death.”
Street vendors on Morelos street
Héctor Ruiz Mejía – As of January 1, the municipal president of Jocotepec, José Miguel Gómez López, intends that all public spaces in the municipal capital will be free of street vendors. In particular, Morelos and Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez streets in the downtown area.
Gómez López wants the merchants to occupy the spaces of the municipal market of Jocotepec, which was remodeled in recent years, and to which he intends to give life. He says many customers do not go into the market because much of the trade has been stationed for years along Morelos and Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez streets, surrounding the market.
«No one will invade the streets,» said the mayor, who during his two administrations, has been unyielding in his decision to «free» the streets and curbs from the irregular commerce along those streets.
However, according to the interviewee, there will not be room in the market for all the street vendors, because he says that only those who have been working for five years or more will be taken into account.
«Not all of them will enter the market. The long-term vendors will enter, those who have been working for five years. Those who set up only two, three years ago will be relocated» said the mayor.
Regarding the merchants who will not have space in the market, the other areas to be set up by City Hall they will be relocated have not yet been specified. Thus, with uncertainty regarding their sales, some of the vendors have resigned themselves to occupy what will be their new place, who are grateful, at least to be able to continue with their sales during the Christmas season.
«At least in December, which is a good date, we will be able to continue here, to see if sales will pick up, as they have been really worrying,» said one of the vendors who has dedicated his whole life to the sale of fruit and currently nopales (cactus).
Thus, after two previous warnings, the dispute between the mayor and the street vendors for public space will culminate in the project that «will give life» to the controversial Morelos Market, which the mayor of Jocotepec views as a good thing and assures that the sales of the merchants will not be affected.
«I’m not going to take food out of anyone’s mouth,» said José Miguel, who added that at the beginning there will be a drop in sales, but once people see that everyone is inside, consumers will have no choice but to enter the market to buy.
Thus, he declared that he will bring order to chaos, free the streets «appropriated» by street vendors and revive the remodeled market, which is dead inside. “The established, formal market will prevail, otherwise it will become a no man’s land», he explained.
Translated by Kerry Watson
The director of the Civil Protection and Firefighters Unit (UPCB) of Jocotepec, Sergio Herrera, informed that despite the lack of an operation, the agency will carry out prevention operations
Héctor Ruiz Mejía – Three days before the beginning of the Christmas tourist season, which runs from December 12 to January 6, the Jocotepec City Hall has still not announced strategies for the safety of tourists and locals during these Christmas holidays.
Despite the increase in road accidents as a result of recklessness due to the consumption of alcoholic beverages and drugs during the holidays and posadas, so far there will be no sobriety checkpoints to prevent or punish such actions, confirmed Jocotepec President Hugo García Vargas. The Social Communication Department did not provide any additional information on the subject.
The president also expressed his concern regarding the shortage of police personnel in the municipality, despite the fact that José Miguel Gómez López himself, municipal president of Jocotepec, reported on social networks about an increase in robberies and extortion at this time of the year.
For this reason, the president urged the community to «be very alert, very vigilant when they see suspicious people», for which he provided the report number, which is 387-763-0006; «we need you to help us do your part,» he said.
The medical authorities of the municipal clinic, said that their only operation will be to monitor that there are the correct Covid-19 sanitary filters stationed at the entrances of events such as the Tianguis Navideño or Christmas Market.
The medical authorities remind the community to be aware of the use of masks, because «if they only pass through the filter and take off the mask once inside, unfortunately, we can’t do anything about it,» said the doctor.
He pointed out that the pandemic is not over yet and emphasized that protecting oneself from the virus is a personal decision.
The Jocotepec Fire Department will have prevention plans and tours in support of processions such as the one on December 12 in commemoration of the Virgin of Guadalupe, as well as inviting participants to follow sanitary disinfection measures within these events.
The fire department’s safety measures include nightly patrols, rocket regulation operations and bonfire prevention talks. Bonfires on the streets are common in Jocotepec.
Report suspicious activities in Jocotepec to 387-763-0006.
Translated by Kerry Watson
At the construction site they found four piles of stacked branches, belonging to about 15 trees, mostly Palo Dulce, as well as Ocote or Montezuma Pine (trees native to Mexico) uprooted by a bulldozer
Héctor Ruiz Mejía: The feeling of at least 60 native trees in the place known as «El Limón» hill, located in San Juan Cosalá, unleashed strong protest from the residents so that after an inspection by the City Council, the company will be fined.
However, the municipal authorities are waiting for the representatives of the construction site to show up to resolve the controversy. According to one of the inspectors of the Department of Ecology, after going to the site following a citizen report, they found four piles of branches piled up at the construction site, belonging to about 15 trees, mostly Palo Dulce, as well as Montezuma Pine (trees native to Mexico), which were uprooted by a bulldozer that ran over them.
«When I arrived, the machine was stopped, apparently a screw came loose from the bulldozer, otherwise we would have caught them in the act of logging,» commented the inspector.
The controversial work that aroused the alarm of the residents of San Juan Cosalá, so far has not been confirmed if it has the corresponding permits. According to Daniel Garavito, director of Ecology, the work has not been approved by the agency.
«I don’t know if the Urban Development has all the documentation in order, however, the architect in charge of the work was summoned here in Ecology to clarify what happened, but he did not show up», said the interviewee.
So far, according to the director, the builders are not allowed to continue with their activities until they are regularized, however, he assured that inspectors from San Juan Cosalá will go to the site to confirm that they have effectively stopped any operation.
The official said that there is no authorization from Ecology and Protection for the company Constructora TAC to carry out any construction in the area, so they are still waiting for them to present themselves at City Hall to verify the alleged permits.
According to the Revenue Law of the municipality of Jocotepec, Jalisco for the fiscal year 2021, the fine for felling, pruning, cutting, destroying, or mistreating any kind of tree, without observing the provisions of the Public Service Regulations of Parks and Gardens of the Municipality of Jocotepec, Jalisco, ranges from 2,090 pesos to 10,887.52 pesos.
Furthermore, the situation is aggravated because according to information from the National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO), the Palo Dulce grows in arid zones, and its territory is limited to central Mexico, making it a rare species.
Daniel Garavito himself urged the community to report any logging activity and to raise awareness because «logging is something that affects us all equally.”
Translated by Kerry Watson
Ajijic Sports Unit, located in La Floresta, Camino Real street, next to the DIF.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)– Work will restart at the Ajijic sports facilities , and cleaning is underway, said Maximiliano «Max» Macías, who added that the government will try to rehabilitate more sports spaces in Ajijic.
Work on the sports complex began in September 2016, with an initial investment of four million pesos, and was intended to be completed in November of that same year. The project design featured two 7-a-side soccer fields, multipurpose court, gymnasium and children’s games.T he first stage was inaugurated in 2017, and after that date, no further work was done, except for cleaning.
For Macías Arceo, it did not make sense to open the complex to the public (during the past administration) because the sports space located to the east of Ajijic «lacked many things».
«I don’t know why at the time it was opened; it is not one hundred percent finished, it lacks many things», added Max.
Macías Arceo said that both he and the person in charge of the Municipal Sports Council (COMUDE) of Ajijic, Alejandro González, are sticking to the original project; however, he clarified that it is urgent to place an entrance door.
«The first cleaning was to make it easier to find where each thing goes, such as, for example, the bathrooms. At the beginning we did not find the track, due to the weeds that grew up while it was abandoned for a long time,» clarified Max.
Finally, he announced that they will not only focus on the Ajijic sports facilities but also on other sites where there are courts, for example, the Bajío or La Zapotera courts, where there is a willingness on the part of the residents to support.
«One of the campaign promises was to promote sports. On the other hand, as for the sports complex, we want to deliver at least 90 percent of it,» he concluded.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
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