Author: Christopher

The Complexity of the Universe, the Role of Consciousness and the Isha Upanishad: A Reflection on Existence and Our Place in the Universe

Indian Philosophy and Practice·BrahmanLoveUpanishadsKnowledgeMarch 21, 20233 Min. Lesezeit

The Isha Upanishad poses the question of the complexity of the universe and reminds us of the origin of knowledge. Find out more here.

Beauty and delight

Critique and Farewell·KantArtPerceptionMarch 19, 20235 Min. Lesezeit

Find out more about the challenges faced by young people in the divided Germany of the 1980s and the philosophical debates that revolved around German guilt.

Focus point

Art and Perception·MovieArtRepresentationPerceptionTo becomeMarch 18, 20233 Min. Lesezeit

What would a world be like without the focal point of a lens? Our eyes have a lens that bundles light, focusing it onto a plane so that the retina can capture this focused image – as an image on a single plane. The light rays are captured by receptors and relayed to the brain. This vibration of nerve cells is transcribed into another vibration, that of consciousness. This principle was copied in the camera obscura and the cinematographer, and forms the basis of classical photography and film...

Art in Pondycherry: A look at the artists, their practice and visual language

Art and Perception·DeleuzeExperienceImmanenceRepresentationLanguagePerceptionTo becomeMarch 4, 20237 Min. Lesezeit

Learn more about the artists and their inspiring practices in Pondycherry. Discover the visual language and spiritual depth of the art landscape around Auroville. Immerse yourself in the world of art beyond representational conception and discover the vibration of the senses. Experience how Deleuze's thinking and the Kena Upanishads are interwoven. Be inspired by the question of the body without organs and discover the limits of the physical body.

The misunderstanding of art: a new perspective without representation

Art and Perception·EncounterDeleuzeArtMediaNatureRepresentationFebruary 28, 20235 Min. Lesezeit

This text clears up the misunderstanding about art that it is supposed to be a representation. Art is not communication, but a unique experience.

Developing a new world view

Critique and Farewell·LanguageTransformationUpanishadsPerceptionTo becomeKnowledgeFebruary 25, 20236 Min. Lesezeit

This text is about changing your world view and the process of letting go of old beliefs to make room for new ideas.

Memory

Indian Philosophy and Practice·HinduismIndiaLifeMusicLanguageKnowledgeFebruary 19, 20234 Min. Lesezeit

For 3,000 years, the books of the Vedas have been preserved in memory in India. The Rigveda (10,552 verses), Samaveda (1549 verses), Yajurveda (4001 verses), and Atharvaveda (5977 verses), as well as the Upanishads (approx. 1800 verses), have been passed down from generation to generation. The grammar of Sanskrit has not fundamentally changed, and the pronunciation has been meticulously conveyed through precise phonetic descriptions. Thus, these texts sound the same today as they did 3,000 years ago. They are written in the form of mantras, that is, in verse form and...

Possible worlds

Philosophy and Consciousness·ImmanenceLifeUpanishadsKnowledgeFebruary 11, 20234 Min. Lesezeit

Discover the problems of logic and David Lewis' radical answer to these problems in this text. Learn more about the meaning of sentences in different contexts and the indefinability of truth.