New Spirits - Reading Deleuze in India
Consciousness only exists in connection with other consciousness
Sometimes I react strangely. Someone does something unexpected, and an insecurity within me is awakened. How do I process that and how do I react to it, and what does "react" even mean here? So it's about expectation, a way of being in the world that anticipates. The future is considered predictable and is seen as such. When I [...]
First encounters with ragas As a teenager, I listened to ragas for hours. I didn't know anything about them. I looked them up a little: Microtonality, meditation, tone sequence. That was all I understood. But it was the most profound musical experience - a meditation on music. To this day, ragas lead me into my inner self or into deep states of insight, which are not rational [...]
I think about Deleuze, the movement of becoming. To extinguish the sound of the stream, I must become the sound; to enter the stream, I become part of it. When I linger in the forest, I take part in the silence and the chirping, the rustling of the leaves. I become one with nature. [...]
Slowly and at long intervals, I read Sri Aurobindo again and again. Why not absorb everything much and quickly and finally bring order to my world of thoughts, which wants to break free from the consequences of rational monotheism? Why don't I give my intellect the freedom, concentration, calm and strength to embark on one of life's greatest adventures? [...]
we experience the power of consciousness through the blending of different vibrations. This text explores the constitution of consciousness in a meditative state.
This text is about changing your world view and the process of letting go of old beliefs to make room for new ideas.
I started meditating as a teenager or student, I still vaguely remember my first meditations from that time. Strength and calm, concentration - mostly at night. They were very special moments. I didn't do it often. As a student, I continued to meditate very irregularly. I remember some of these predominantly 1-2 hour meditations, [...]
Yesterday I went to sleep expecting to get up early and meditate. I set the alarm for 6 o'clock. In the evening, a French yoga teacher and mountain guide told me about the early morning hours in India, that they are the best for meditation - I already knew that they are good for ryas. She told me [...]
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