ELearn 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
What would the world look like without the focal point of a lens? Our eyes have a lens that concentrates the light and focuses it on a plane so that the retina can record this focused image - as an image in a plane. The light rays are captured by receptors and transmitted to the brain. This vibration of the nerve cells is converted into a [...]
Art in Pondycherry: A look at the artists, their practice and visual language
ELearn more about the artists and their inspiring practices in Pondycherry. Discover the visual language and spiritual depth of the art landscape around Auroville. Delve into the world of art beyond representational conception and discover the vibration of the senses. Experience how the thinking of Deleuze 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
Ihis text clears up the misunderstanding about art that it should be a representation. Art is not communication, but a unique experience.
Developing a new world view
Ihis text is about changing your world view and the process of letting go of old beliefs to make room for new ideas.
Memory
In India, the books of the Vedas have been kept in memory for 3000 years. 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 changed significantly and the pronunciation is characterized by exact phonetic [...]
Possible worlds
En this text you will discover the problems of logic and David Lewis' radical answer to these problems. Learn more about the meaning of sentences in different contexts and the indefinability of truth.
Image of thought
En the seminar, find out how a 'colorful dog' questions systematic science and finally takes refuge in aesthetic theory.
The order of things
An the back of a small van, I have spent the last few days driving around Auroville to collect various items for the Pottersmarket. These small vans are the big brothers of the tuk tuks. Sometimes you see six or seven dozen people standing on them when another big festival is coming up. It's a popular means of transportation [...]
The power of the Upanishads: Clarity and spirituality through meditation
Entdecke die spirituelle Kraft der Upanischaden und der Rigveda in Indien. Erfahre die Wesensschau und die reine Form der Sinne in der Meditation.
Is it time to bring down the Kalasam?
Entdecken Sie die faszinierenden Skulpturen von Saravana Deivasegamani im Zentrum für Kunst „The Divine Seed“. Seine Werke spiegeln Tradition, Weisheit und Spiritualität wider und laden zur Reflexion ein. Erfahren Sie mehr über seine einzigartige Technik.
New Year
Gesterday I ended the year with a joint meditation. It was wonderful, calm and focused. And right now I want to go to the sea for a swim, which seems like a good start. I let my mind's eye run through how I have lived over the last few years and decades. I have lived in different places [...]
Eastern and Western philosophy?
Neulich fragte mich eine Freundin nach dem Verhältnis von östlicher und westlicher Kultur. Das ist natürlich eine enorme Frage, die ich mir auch stelle und die natürlich niemand wirklich beantworten kann. Ich will aber ein paar Gedanken formulieren: Die Entfernung von einem imaginierten Zentrum Der ‚westlichen‘ Welt, basierend auf der klassischen Antike, dem Christentum, der […]
Art beyond darkness - Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022/23
Warum brauchen wir eine Biennale? Diese Frage habe ich mich oft gestellt. Vor COVID-19 habe ich viele Orte mit internationalen Kulturveranstaltungen besucht. In der Lockdownzeit habe ich ein Künstlerresidenzprogramm mitorganisiert, um über die Auswirkungen, Bedrohungen und Chancen von COVID-19 für Kulturschaffende nachzudenken. Alles lief anders als erwartet. Jetzt versucht jeder, zur Normalität zurückzukehren. Haben wir die Billionen von Euro und Dollar gedankenlos ausgegeben, um ein System aufrechtzuerhalten, das dringend eine Veränderung braucht?
How many senses do we have?
EDiscover the importance of the five senses and learn how proprioception as a possible sixth sense represents a revolution. Immerse yourself in the world of perception and consciousness. #Philosophy
Dancing with the wind - Gilles Grimaître plays Avant-garde at CRIPA in Auroville
Gilles Grimaître visits Auroville for a few days during his Pro Helvetia artist residency in Bengaluru, Chennai and Pondicherry to engage with Carnatic music. The program he chose for the evening from Dec. 17th, 2022, was a passionate, loving introduction to usually not so accessible Western avant-garde music. Grimaître started off with Johannes Brahms – […]
Shiva Tiruvannamalei Deepam
Gestern bin ich etwas in meinem Geiste gefolgt, das ich schwer beschreiben kann. Alltagssprachlich würde ich vielleicht sagen, ich bin meiner Intuition gefolgt. Es ist aber etwas komplexer. Ich bin wieder nach Tiruvannamalai gefahren. Es war der letzte Tage des Karthigai Deepam Brahmotsavam festivals. Am 6. Dezember 2022 also wurde ein Feuer auf diesem Berg […]
Intermiscence - Kena Upanishad
GI have just returned from a devotional meditation. It is the anniversary of Sri Aurobindo. He left his body 72 years ago, as they say here. I have been thinking and talking a lot about his commentaries on the Kena Upanishad for the last few days. I came across the word 'intermiscence'. It is almost only used by Aurobindo. [...]
Jumping fish
Als Teenager bzw. Schüler habe ich angefangen zu meditieren, ich erinnere mich noch vage an meine ersten Meditationen aus der Zeit. Kraft und Ruhe, Konzentration – meist nachts. Es waren ganz besondere Momente. Ich tat das nicht oft. Als Student habe ich weiter sehr unregelmäßig meditiert. An einige dieser vorwiegend 1–2-stündigen Meditationen erinnere ich mich, […]
Center D'art
Rezension Article: Conceptual art during the Covid lockdown by Artist Aabhas Mahindre