Tag: Silence

The power of music: a meditation on consciousness and inner spaces

Art and Perception·ArtSufferingMusicSilenceUpanishadsPerceptionTo becomeMay 23, 20234 Min. Lesezeit

we experience the power of consciousness through the blending of different vibrations. This text explores the constitution of consciousness in a meditative state.

The secret of the Kolams: meditation, art and tradition in Tamil Nadu

Places and Travels·HinduismIndiaArtLanguageSilenceTamil NaduKnowledgeApril 22, 20235 Min. Lesezeit

Learn more about the secret of Kolams – a traditional art form in Tamil Nadu where women draw intricate patterns on the streets before sunrise. This practice combines dance, meditation, and contemplation, conveying symbolic messages across generations.

The power of the Upanishads: Clarity and spirituality through meditation

Culture and Society·IndiaBodyLightSilencePerceptionJanuary 16, 20235 Min. Lesezeit

Discover the spiritual power of the Upanishads and the Rigveda in India. Experience the essence and the pure form of the senses in meditation.

Jumping fish

Indian Philosophy and Practice·AurovilleHinduismLightMeditationSilenceDecember 4, 20223 Min. Lesezeit

As a teenager and student, I started meditating, and I still have vague memories of my first meditations from that time. Strength and calm, concentration – mostly at night. These were very special moments. I didn't do it often. As a student, I continued to meditate very irregularly. I remember some of these mostly 1-2 hour meditations as if they just happened. I always lacked the words (when I forced myself to name it, I reluctantly said transcendental), I…

Empty

Indian Philosophy and PracticeCulture and Society·MantrasMusicLanguageSilencePerceptionTo becomeNovember 4, 20225 Min. Lesezeit

For many years now, my mind has been filled with emptiness most of the time. My memory isn't good either, and I often repeat words or sentences in my mind without knowing why. Often, it's simply experiences in a word in an endless loop, so to speak, like a mantra. This worried me for a long time. I tried to find excuses and justifications for it. For example, that I've done a lot of mental work and my mind is simply exhausted, down to...

Sleep research

Indian Philosophy and Practice·MeditationOMSleep and DreamSilenceUpanishadsOctober 24, 20223 Min. Lesezeit

Recently, I listened to a podcast about dreams and was once again very surprised. The head of the sleep lab in Mannheim says that anyone can train themselves to remember dreams. I can do that, so that's true. But what really surprises me is the reduction of dreams to the subconscious. Dreams, he says, merely use stronger images to alert us to something we are neglecting in our waking consciousness. A shame and sad, and at the same time telling, how pathetic this...

Protected: Meditationsnotitzen – 10.10.22 Matrimandir

AurovilleIndian Philosophy and Practice·AurovilleHinduismSufferingSilenceUpanishadsPerceptionKnowledgeOctober 10, 20221 Min. Lesezeit

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Meditation notes - 6.10.22 Matrimandir

AurovilleIndian Philosophy and Practice·AurovilleExperienceMeditationSilencePerceptionOctober 6, 20222 Min. Lesezeit

Today, I finally went to the Matrimandir for the first time. Six years ago, I had a guided tour, which is a prerequisite for going alone later. It also makes sense to have a general idea of what kind of place it is, how to behave there, and what would disturb others. During my Monday meditations in Zen-Kreis Bremen, I was often drawn here. It was a place of peace and strength. Sometimes it seemed as if it wanted to tell me something. Well, it has...