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 [...]
Beauty and delight
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.
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.
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
EDiscover the spiritual power of the Upanishads and the Rigveda in India. Experience the essence and the pure form of the senses in meditation.
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?
NA friend recently asked me about the relationship between Eastern and Western culture. This is of course a huge question, which I also ask myself and which of course nobody can really answer. But I would like to formulate a few thoughts: The distance from an imagined center of The 'Western' world, based on classical antiquity, Christianity, the [...]