End out how a 3-day intensive workshop at Sunlit Path with Niloy led to an immersion into the world of Dhrupad. Discover the complexity of Dhrupad and Nada Yoga - the exploration of sound and vibration. Sharpen your senses and immerse yourself in the art of sound.
Maya and the question of reality
In my youth I lost myself in skepticism and purely empirical science. But now Aurobindo's text opens up new perspectives on perception and illusion in philosophy. Learn more about this twist. #Philosophy #Perception
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Sacred spaces: churches and temples - a journey through spiritual places
Hritual spaces such as Catholic churches offer contemplation and silence. Temples in Italy, France, Greece and Egypt are impressive ruins that provide a connection to nature and history. The spirit of polytheism characterizes these places. OM expresses this.
Poetry and the impossibility of talking about highways
Aber Hitler built the autobahn! I've been hearing that more and more often lately. It's difficult to continue here because a certain argument, which I find very important, is quite complex and is rejected by people who want to relativize fascism and the Holocaust. The argument, which was suggested by Adorno, is: After Ausschwitzt can [...]
National souls
In Auroville there is the international zone, which aims to give different cultures and nations a place to express themselves and interact. Learn more about the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and his anchoring of consciousness in a global spirituality.
A world of will?
Vany of my friends have a strong will, they are creative, they design, make, act, do... They confront the world with their own will and add themselves to it or refuse to accept it as it is. This generates creativity, change. It is the power of Shakti, the creative energy of the universe. I am different, I observe, [...]
Culture shock and the abodes of the gods: my experiences in India
En this article, you can find out more about culture shock and the connection between consciousness and the body in India. The Vedas play an important role in this.
Why are we here - the importance of meaning and community in the city
Ihis text deals with the question of the meaning of life and how a city should be organized to meet the needs of its inhabitants.
The power of music: a meditation on consciousness and inner spaces
we experience the power of consciousness through the blending of different vibrations. This text explores the constitution of consciousness in a meditative state.
Karl Marx, Charles Darwin and the Indian Renaissance: Influence on the world view of the 20th century
Karl Marx and Charles Darwin shaped the world view of the 20th century. But in India, a movement emerged that freed itself from colonial shackles and revived the wisdom of Indian philosophy.
Nāṭyaśāstra - the 5th Veda or about the truth in art
Ihis text deals with the theory of art in classical antiquity, in particular the concepts of mimesis and aisthesis and their significance for the representation of works of art. The relationships between subject, object and language are also discussed.
Kolli Hills
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Temples in Tamil Nadu: A connection to thousands of years of knowledge and science
Dhe Archaeology Department of Tamil Nadu has officially counted thousands of temples. Learn more about the significance of these temples and their millennia-old knowledge. #Archaeology #temples #TamilNadu
The central questions of philosophy: the nature of the world, the image and consciousness
Dhe fundamental problem of philosophy lies in the perception of the world and the questions that arise from this. The sciences and religions offer different approaches. OM
What is art allowed to do?
Hhere in Auroville, a play was recently taken off the program by the hosts of the Bharat Nivas. The reason given was that some in the community had taken offense even before it was performed. This raises questions. What is art allowed to do, when is a ban justified? Linked to this, of course, is the question of what is the task [...]
House
Art begins not with flesh but with the house. (Deleuze) I now practise meditation. It took me a long time to admit that to myself. I've somehow always done it, I just didn't know it. Like most people, I have phases in which I look inside myself or concentrate on something contemplatively, phases in which [...]
Manifestation of latent images
Exhibition "Roots From the Sky" by Cedric Bregnard at Centre d'Art, Auroville March 2023 Cedric Bregnard is Artist in Residence at the Centre d'Art in Auroville. He will take a photo of the Banyan tree in the Matrimandir garden in the next 2 months. This photo will then be scaled to the size of a wall (approx. 3x7m) in the gallery. [...]
University
Nhe other day, a friend told me how she had grown up in the Ashram School. Mirra Alfassa founded this school with a radical pedagogy. Children were free to choose what they wanted to learn and when. Very radical: although there was a timetable for languages, history, mathematics, philosophy, gossip, sport, etc., the kids could go wherever they [...]
Free will
In Western analytical-modern theories of consciousness, i.e. those that see themselves as empirical-scientific, a correlation between matter and consciousness is always assumed. This in itself is relatively uncontroversial, as the vast majority of theories are based on this assumption. Birth and death mark the cornerstones of this correlation. Now the question arises: What does this correlation look like? [...]