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Adishakti Auroville

CADALFEST at Adishakti

Places and Travels·MovieIndiaTamil NaduTempleUpanishadsDecember 20, 20223 Min. Lesezeit

The CADALfest took place from December 16th to 20th, 2022, in Adishakti. I hadn't planned on going, but I was thoroughly surprised by the four days of round-table discussions, poetry and film screenings, concerts, and theatrical performances by a fascinating group of artists, activists, and academics. I picked out a little something and on Saturday, attended the „Adivasi Round Table discussion with Vandna Tete, Ganga Sahay Meena, Seral Murmu & Ashwini Kumar Pankaj, moderated by Gopika Jadeja“ followed by the…

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Tiruvannamalai

Shiva Tiruvannamalei Deepam

Places and Travels·ExperienceFireHinduismIndiaTempleUpanishadsDecember 7, 20223 Min. Lesezeit

Yesterday, I followed something in my mind that is difficult to describe. In everyday language, I might say I followed my intuition. But it's a bit more complex. I went back to Tiruvannamalai. It was the last day of the Karthigai Deepam Brahmotsavam Festival. So, on December 6, 2022, a fire was created on that mountain, as has been done for 2500 years. There is, of course, an ancient story about this. Brahman, the universal Self, manifested itself as Brahma (the creator), Vishnu...

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Tomorrow

Sleeping

Indian Philosophy and PracticePlaces and Travels·AurovilleOMSleep and DreamTempleUpanishadsNovember 20, 20223 Min. Lesezeit

Yesterday I fell asleep with the expectation of waking up early to meditate. I set my alarm for 6 AM. In the evening, a French yoga instructor and mountain guide told me that the early morning hours in India are the best for meditation – I already knew they were good for *ryas*. She also spoke of the morning chants in the cities; I remembered the mantra chants in the temples. I woke up at 5:30 AM. Temple chants were...

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Mantras

Indian Philosophy and PracticePlaces and Travels·MantrasLanguageTempleYogaNovember 1, 20222 Min. Lesezeit

I'm still at a loss for words. The past few days have been marked by thoughts of the Vedic scriptures. A companion from another life took me to Nishtha Muller, an Aurovilian who has dedicated his life to the Vedic scriptures. For almost 2 hours, in his very humble dwelling in the forest, which he planted himself, he told us about Sanskrit, its roots, grammar, pronunciation, the deep spiritual power of mantras, cultural history, and historical dimensions. His explanations are what most profoundly affected me...

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Temple Cows

Temple building

Indian Philosophy and PracticePlaces and Travels·AurovilleHinduismIndiaTempleOctober 12, 20222 Min. Lesezeit

I recently met a young Indian man here. He's from Delhi, and for him, South India is also a foreign world, though not as foreign as it is to me. He doesn't speak Tamil, and he's also a bit more detached or enlightened in his spirituality, as one might say. I ran into him again on the street, and we went to the Thamarai afternoon school on the outskirts of Auroville, which offers an afternoon program in a village that holds many social tensions within it...

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