What does it mean to understand another person? It's easy to understand someone when you agree with them, because then you're simply agreeing with yourself. You might even enjoy seeing your own thinking reflected in the other person, enriched by a slightly different perspective – more colorful, more vibrant, more energetic, because both of you are happy to have found someone on the same wavelength. This mirroring, the mirror neurons, gives us a feeling of appreciation, of being seen, a harmony, and a sense that…
Die traditionelle Musik Indiens, der Raga, ist melodisch in Bezug auf einen Grundton. Okzidentale Musik ist harmonisch, d. h. simultan und komplex. Im Abendland wird viel in Strukturen gedacht, eine Zeit lang wurde viel von strukturalistischem und poststrukturalistischem Denken gesprochen. Komplexe Systeme finden sich überall: in der Philosophie, in kanonischen Texten und Bildsystemen, in Technik und Welterklärungsmodellen. Ein wesentlicher Grundgedanke ist das atomistische Denken. Die Vorstellung ist, dass die Welt aus elementaren Teilen besteht und in diese zerlegt werden kann,…
Aufklärung – Erleuchtung: das Paradox des Enlightenment Mit dem Enlightenment ist das so eine Sache. Neulich fragte mich jemand, ob ich Enlightenment suche. Ich kam etwas ins Stutzen. Weil ich diesen Menschen aber ganz besonders schätzte, versuchte ich ehrlich zu sein – ja, nein, ähm, ich weiß nicht so genau, eigentlich schon, wenn ich ganz ehrlich bin… Wieso dieses Rumeiern? Wieso nicht einfach direkt sagen, ja, das tue ich, so wie sie, als sie antwortete, sie denke, die meisten suchen…
Ich habe meine Nachtmeditation etwas früher abgebrochen, um in die schreibende Meditation zu wechseln. Mir schien plötzlich einiges klar. Die Notwendigkeit, den eigenen Körper auszurichten in der Meditation, die richtige Position zu finden, was für mich heißt, den Bewegungen, den Ver- und Entspannungen der Muskulatur, des Skeletts, der Wirbelsäule zu folgen. Dann den Atem zu beobachten, Ein- und Ausatmen, der Wendepunkt des Atems, das Innehalten, um sich selbst zu beobachten, wie die Gedanken anfangen sich zu lockern, aufmerksam ihnen folgen,…
Fate, karma, causality, laws of nature, determinism – these are all different expressions of the idea that the universe follows a predictable logic. They imply that what has happened has logically arisen from what preceded it, and that the present is likewise determined by the past. We consider this logic to be reasonable and rational, logically sound. Yet, when we assume that the future is equally determined by the present and the past, we dismiss it as superstition, irrationality, or unscientific. We resist it…
When the rational mind roams through the worlds of knowledge, explores the library, or searches for the causal laws of the universe, it is meticulous work of building knowledge systems. These systems initially have little in common with the world of experience, or even the inner world. Only through contemplation does the mind pause and consider the systematized, abstract representation as an image of the world, as a worldview. It is intuition that anchors this image in a deeper reality. When can we say...
For several weeks, I've been living with a neurotic dog. She used to bark a lot as long as she perceived me as a stranger. She kept her distance, she was scared. After a few weeks, she accepted me, she approaches and wants to be petted. Now she lies in front of my door and keeps watch; she protects me. What happened? I haven't changed my attitude towards her. I have little connection to dogs and don't pay much attention to her. I'm relatively indifferent. With her...
I'm slowly delving a bit deeper into superficiality. Concepts I've absorbed from various knowledge systems like the Vedas, Agamas, and Shastras are slowly connecting. I'm seeing broad root systems. For example, how the 5 elements (water, fire, earth, ether, and air) as a starting point in Vedic teachings further develop into Vastu or Ayurveda, i.e., into space and the body. I see how various knowledge systems intertwine in the temple, and how this is still reflected in contemporary art practice today. And...
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