Highways have always been special places for me. Most of the time, I wasn't under time pressure, and rarely did I have to get from point A to point B by a specific time. Rather, highways are travel routes. I find myself in transitional states there, a kind of no-man's-land with endless possibilities. That opens up spaces for thought. Often they are simply empty. The brain is busy with [...]
Life is so complex and there are so many different ways to live. There is no right or wrong way to live. Life is a gift. But what do you say about the negative energies, destruction and aggression, greed and envy? All of that is part of it. There is only acceptance. But acceptance means [...]
Our brain is not the seat of our mind, but the medium through which we can reach the spiritual. When I first heard this many years ago at a conference on media theory, I was astonished. Did they really mean it? Is that crazy or brilliant? There is this beautiful old-fashioned word, ‚the subtle.‘ [...]
I live in a hyper-complex society. I already notice this in political and social issues that no one can really grasp in their complexity anymore. We can cling to principles such as justice, equality, freedom, consideration, sustainability, etc.. But when it comes to the specifics, it becomes difficult. Should I stand up for myself in a conflict [...]?
During meditation, I often watch my thoughts, let them come and go and try to slow them down. Thoughts come and go, and often I don't understand where they come from and why they are replaced at some point by a completely different thought. What chain of associations is at work here? These chains of thought seem to [...]
I've always had stomachaches with an atomistic worldview. We learn in school that the smallest building blocks of the universe are atoms. Now physics has advanced, and we talk about protons, electrons, positrons, quarks, and strings, etc. … But the core idea remains the same: the world is composed of the smallest parts of matter. This is [...]
I am embarking on an experiment. A city is being built in Auroville. It is dedicated to humanity. It is about exploring consciousness, spirituality and unity. UNESCO is supporting the project, the state of India, many people around the world. There is a charter, a plan, many plans, many opinions, progress and difficulties. [...]