When I began reading the Upanishads, I realized that the inner path I had embarked upon was leading me into an extraordinarily beautiful inner landscape. Discovering that this inner landscape is connected to cosmic consciousness made me aware of the important work I must undertake-what people often call "inner work." As I committed myself to [...]
Connection
Vhe last two years I have immersed myself quite deeply in the Upanishads, practiced some yoga and studied the system of yoga a little. I have immersed myself in my own body, my own senses, my own consciousness. I have seen that there are a large number of levels and that there is no reason [...]
Abstract art and immanence - on Deleuze and Kandinsky
(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 [...]
In the beginning was the word
GYesterday I had a long conversation about the origin of thought. Which comes first, the words or the thoughts. There are of course very different forms of thinking. Visual, musical, analytical, synthetic, performative thinking etc... There is thinking on the level of intuition, there is thinking in memory, there is vision [...]
One year of Auroville
Ein year Auroville: A powerful account of transformation and the search for spirituality in India. Learn more about the adventure and the meaning of consciousness. #India #Spirituality
The West as a foreigner
Et is so wonderful and also so sad to live in a world that sees the West as foreign. I am adopting this perspective more and more and no longer understand many things. The obsession with career, comfort, security, prosperity, accuracy, correctness, know-it-all attitude and arrogance, ignorance and intolerance. All of this is becoming clearer, it is almost evident. [...]
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
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.