This 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
Discover the problems of logic and David Lewis' radical answer to these problems in this text. Learn more about the meaning of sentences in different contexts and the indefinability of truth.
The order of things
Standing on the loading platform of a small van, I've been driving around Auroville for the past few days collecting various items for the Potters Market. These small vans are the big brothers of tuk-tuks. Sometimes you'll see six or seven dozen people standing on them when a big festival is coming up. It's a popular mode of transportation […]
New Year
Yesterday I ended the year with a joint meditation. It was wonderful, calm and focused. And right now I want to go to the sea for a swim, which seems like a good start. I let my mind's eye run through how I have lived over the last few years and decades. I have lived in different places [...]
Eastern and Western philosophy?
A friend recently asked me about the relationship between Eastern and Western culture. This is of course a huge question, which I also ask myself and which of course nobody can really answer. But I would like to formulate a few thoughts: The distance from an imagined center of The 'Western' world, based on classical antiquity, Christianity, the [...]
How many senses do we have?
Discover 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
CADALFEST at Adishakti
CADALfest took place in Adishakti from December 16-20, 2022. I hadn't planned to go, but I was very surprised by the four days of round-table discussions, poetry and film screenings, concerts and theater performances by a fascinating group of artists, activists and academics. I cherry-picked a little bit and ended up [...]
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