New Spirits - Reading Deleuze in India
Consciousness only exists in connection with other consciousness
The central concept of our existence - not understood until now.
There is a strange place within me, where the word "self" seeks to reveal something. A place of silence and peace, where I am with myself and look for the self. A place deep in the heart, free from ties to the outside world, a place where being alone feels right, no [...]
We only live in the moment. This often sounds like an accusation. "You shouldn't just live in the moment, think about the future, be aware of your responsibilities." Living in the moment is often seen in many modern societies as daydreaming, as unproductive and escapist. For those who have the time to think beyond mere survival in a [...]
The contrast couldn't be stronger: Auroville is flat, hot on the coast, it aspires to be a city, based on the teachings of Mirra Alfassa and Sri Aurobindo. Their visions have at their core the idea of bringing divine consciousness to Earth, a „download“ of the Supramental. Some seem to claim access to this [...]
I walk the streets of Western thought. They have been well-fortified since Roman times, connecting centers of power and establishing a unique logic of knowledge exchange. They connect points, their nodes are central, the path itself is burdensome, arduous. A culture of monuments developed on these streets, leading to accumulations of knowledge [...]
I'm back in Europe for a short time, and I see a busyness, an energy of constant doing. Working, discussing, tidying up, running errands, fulfilling obligations, organizing, optimizing, presenting, questioning, exchanging. Something is constantly being done. Doing something seems important, not doing anything seems unproductive and requires justification. Not being productive [...]
Movement Instead of Rootedness I recently asked myself if I truly want to be grounded. Am I a tree, striking
Ramana, one of India's great enlightened beings, lived in Tiruvannamalai. At the core of his teachings is the concept of the Self: its emptiness and at the same time immeasurable vastness. His teachings are simple; he does not follow a long tradition of interpretations. He was a simple man who meditated on the mountain and held satsangs. As a contemporary of Aurobindo, people [...]
First encounters with ragas As a teenager, I listened to ragas for hours. I didn't know anything about them. I looked them up a little: Microtonality, meditation, tone sequence. That was all I understood. But it was the most profound musical experience - a meditation on music. To this day, ragas lead me into my inner self or into deep states of insight, which are not rational [...]
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