New Spirits – Reading Deleuze in India
Consciousness exists only in connection with other consciousness
I am thinking about Deleuze, about the movement of becoming. In order to extinguish the sound of the stream, I must become the sound; in order to enter the stream, I become part of it. When I dwell in the forest, I participate in the stillness and the chirping, the rustling of the leaves. I become one with nature. That Romantic idea — becoming one with nature, with a beloved person, with the cosmos, with God — produces blessedness, rapture,…
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Form is empty. It has a shape, but no substance; it is neither matter nor energy. Form is consciousness — to see something as something brings form forth. Yet 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. From form arises matter — not the other way around. Matter does not bring form forth. The flow of energy and…
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When I read a book, watch a film, immerse myself in a painting, or take part in a performance, what exactly is happening? It is, after all, the case that I experience something; images, feelings, and experiences are awakened within me. Imagine a film, a book, a play, or a painting about human relationships, action, history, or fairy tales. So you are sitting somewhere and looking at something that tells a kind of story. Now, what is the difference between…
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I am slowly penetrating a little deeper into superficiality. Concepts I have taken in from various systems of knowledge, such as the Vedas, Agamas, Shastras, are slowly connecting. I see rough root systems. For example, how the 5 elements (water, fire, earth, ether and air), as a starting point in the teachings of the Vedas, develop further in Vastu or Ayurveda, that is, into space and the body. I see how various systems of knowledge intertwine in the temple and…
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One Year in Auroville: An evocative account of transformation and the search for spirituality in India. Learn more about the adventure and the significance of consciousness. #India #Spirituality
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Recently I stumbled upon David Hume again. I remember how intensive the study of his writings in Heidelberg was. We went very deeply into the text, very meticulously and systematically. It was the opposite of those Anglo-American lectures on the history of ideas. So I stumbled upon the concept of taste in Hume, as the core of his “aesthetic” theory. I thought of rasa and began a conversation with AI. Larger connections became clear to me, lines I had never…
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This text is about art theory in classical antiquity, particularly the concepts of Mimesis and Aisthesis and their significance for the representation of works of art. The relationships between subject, object, and language are also discussed.
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Learn more about the artists and their inspiring practices in Pondycherry. Discover the visual language and spiritual depth of the art landscape around Auroville. Immerse yourself in the world of art beyond the conception of representation and discover the vibration of the senses. Learn how Deleuze’s thinking and the Kena Upanishads are interwoven. Let the question of the body without organs inspire you and discover the boundaries of the physical body.
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