New Spirits - Reading Deleuze in India
Consciousness only exists in connection with other consciousness
The snake in paradise seduced Eve to eat a fruit from the forbidden tree of knowledge that holds the distinction between good and evil. Why was the tree of knowledge a forbidden tree? Why did the snake seduce Eve? What did the fruit taste like? When I asked myself why I want to talk about […]
Connection For the last two years, I've been quite deeply immersed in the Upanishads, practiced some yoga, and delved a little into the system of yoga. I've dived into my own body, my own senses, my own consciousness. I've seen that there are a large number of levels and that there is no reason whatsoever that [...]
During the Chola empire, the layout of Shiva temples became highly formalized. Based on the Agamas and Shastras, the temple was fully developed into a place in space, time, and consciousness where the microcosm and macrocosm mirror each other. The study of the Irumbai temple as a smaller temple that follows the strict rules of temple construction, and as [...]
When I read a book, watch a movie, immerse myself in a painting or take part in a performance, what exactly is happening? I am experiencing something, images, feelings and experiences are awakened in me. Imagine a movie, a book, a play or a painting that is about human [...]
(this is an old text of mine, found in the archives. It is strange to read it again, as it shows to me how desperately I tried to get out of the trap of representation and the urge to embrace a philosophy of immanence. I went through so many ideas, looked at so many artists [...]
Yesterday, during a panel discussion at the India Art Fair, I heard someone quoting Plato. She said that Plato said that art is the reflection of the reflection of the real. Whether this is true in this abbreviated form remains to be seen. It is an interesting thought. What is the real, what is a reflection, what is art? For Plato there is [...]
The German word „werden“ has a causal meaning, while „becoming“ in English represents the development of a process. Recognizing differences is important, especially in postmodern thought. Gilles Deleuze describes how sensations are united in a reflection, similar to a distant light. The world of „werdens“ is about consciousness, sensory impressions, and change.
The series of conversations with the AI is unedited, it's the machine (ChatGPT4.0) talking... Translation by DDeepL Prompt: Please write a conversation between David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Abhinavagupta, Bharata Muni, Zeami Motokiyo, Gilles Deleuze and a Brahmin priest. Start with the question: What is taste? ChatGPT Setting: A serene garden with a [...]
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