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.
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
In diesem Text geht es um die Frage nach dem Sinn des Lebens und wie eine Stadt organisiert sein sollte, um den Bedürfnissen ihrer Bewohner gerecht zu werden.
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.
The central questions of philosophy: the nature of the world, the image and consciousness
Das Grundproblem der Philosophie liegt in der Wahrnehmung der Welt und den Fragen, die sich daraus ergeben. Die Wissenschaften und Religionen bieten unterschiedliche Ansätze. OM
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 [...]
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? [...]
The Complexity of the Universe, the Role of Consciousness and the Isha Upanishad: A Reflection on Existence and Our Place in the Universe
Dhe Isha Upanishad poses the question of the complexity of the universe and reminds us of the origin of knowledge. Find out more here.
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.
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 [...]
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 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.
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 […]
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
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. [...]