New Spirits - Reading Deleuze in India
Consciousness only exists in connection with other consciousness
I'm thinking about Deleuze, the movement of becoming. To erase 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 participate in the silence and the chirping, the rustling of leaves. I become one with nature. That notion from Romanticism – oneness with nature, with a loved one, with the cosmos, with God – generates bliss, ecstasy, bliss, ananda.
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Form is emptiness. It has shape, but no substance; it is neither matter nor energy. Form is consciousness – to see something as something gives rise to form. Form is also functional: substance, matter, and energy interact according to laws. As part of consciousness, they interact in form. Form is emptiness. Form is consciousness. Consciousness interacts with consciousness. Matter arises from form – not the other way around. Matter does not give rise to form. The flow of energy and matter – from individual…
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The spider brings forth its own web. This image from the Upanishads invites deep meditation on how nature brings forth a thread that it weaves into a complex symmetry. Looking at the spider, the thread, and the web—its function and the source of the complex pattern—we have an image that invites deep speculation about mantra, tantra, and yantra, about art and knowledge, about creation and information. The 5th lecture explores art and scientific visualizations of sacred symmetry in a field…
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Auro Art World organized a series of 6 lectures at the Centre d’Art multimedia room in Auroville. These lectures, conducted by Dr. Christoph Kluetsch, explore connections between art, philosophy, and spirituality, bridging Eastern and Western traditions to illuminate the enduring questions of existence, consciousness, and creativity. The series is offered on the first Tuesday of every month. Fourth lecture – Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 5 PM. Who in our consciousness experiences sensations? How are sensations synthesized? How do matter, vibration, consciousness, and self connect? And how can we share sensations…
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When I read a book, watch a movie, get lost in a painting, or participate in a performance, what exactly is happening? It’s as if I’m experiencing something, and images, feelings, and experiences are being awakened within me. Imagine a movie, a book, a play, or a painting that deals with human relationships, action, history, or fairy tales. So you sit somewhere and look at something that tells a kind of story. Now, what is the difference between…
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(this is an old text of mine, found in the archives. It is strange to read it again, as it shows to me how desperately I tried to get out of the trap of representation and the urge to embrace a philosophy of immanence. I went through so many ideas, looked at so many artists – I never did anything with the text, as my self-critical voice didn’t consider it to be any good. I have to say I like...
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I am slowly delving a little deeper into superficiality. Concepts I have absorbed from various knowledge systems like the Vedas, Agamas, and Shastras are slowly connecting. I see broad root systems. For example, how the 5 elements (water, fire, earth, ether, and air) as a starting point in the teachings of the Vedas further develop in Vastu or Ayurveda, thus 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...
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A year in Auroville: a powerful account of transformation and the search for spirituality in India. Learn more about the adventure and the meaning of consciousness. #India #Spirituality
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