Movement Instead of Rootedness I recently asked myself if I truly want to be grounded. Am I a tree, striking
The self
Ramana, one of India's great enlightened beings, lived in Tiruvannamalai. At the core of his teachings is the concept of the Self: its emptiness and at the same time immeasurable vastness. His teachings are simple; he does not follow a long tradition of interpretations. He was a simple man who meditated on the mountain and held satsangs. As a contemporary of Aurobindo, people [...]
Understand
What does it mean to understand another person? It's easy to understand someone when you agree with them, because then you're just agreeing with yourself. You might even enjoy seeing your own thinking reflected in the other person, enriched by a slightly different perspective, more colorful, livelier, more energetic, because both of you are happy to have found someone [who understands you].
Psychic Being
I cut my night meditation a little short to switch to writing meditation. Suddenly, some things became clear to me. The necessity of aligning one's own body in meditation, finding the right position, which for me means following the movements, the tensing and relaxing of muscles, bones, and the spine. Then the breath to [...]
Memory
I have been living with a neurotic dog for a few weeks now. She barked a lot while she still perceived me as a stranger. She kept her distance and was frightened. After a few weeks, she accepted me, approached me and wanted to be stroked. Now she lies at my door and keeps watch; she protects me. What happened? I [...]
In the beginning was the word
Yesterday 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 [...]
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.
The power of the Upanishads: Clarity and spirituality through meditation
Discover the spiritual power of the Upanishads and the Rigveda in India. Experience the essence and the pure form of the senses in meditation.