New Spirits - Reading Deleuze in India
Consciousness only exists in connection with other consciousness
Erfahren Sie mehr über das Geheimnis der Kolams – eine traditionelle Kunstform in Tamil Nadu, bei der Frauen vor Sonnenaufgang komplexe Muster auf die Straßen zeichnen. Diese Praxis vereint Tanz, Meditation und Kontemplation und übermittelt symbolische Botschaften über Generationen hinweg.
"Simplicity is complexity resolved"
It was a magical four days. The Auroville Film Institute organized a residency with Ustad Bahauddin Dagar from 7 to 10 November 2022. It took place at Bhumika Hall, Bharat Niva's Auroville. Dhrupad - the movie (1983) Ustad Bahauddin Dagar is a Rudraveena player. His family has been playing the instrument for 20 generations! His father and [...]
Schopenhauer, who was a great admirer of the Upanishads, wrote a small book „Ueber die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde“ (1847). He identifies 4 forms of causality, e.g. small cause - large effect, or large cause - small effect etc... I was fascinated by this because it offers a broader understanding than the purely [...]
What should I take with me to India? I want to live a different life, in a different society, with different ideas and goals. It's warm there, life will be simple. Apart from the basics like a few items of clothing, I'll need my technical devices such as my laptop, cell phone and camera. And what else? A good flashlight, because the field paths there [...]
Es gab eine Zeit in Europa, in der man davon sprach, dass es Universalgelehrte gab. In Deutschland wäre das Alexander von Humboldt, oder Goethe, in Frankreich ein Aufklärer, in Italien der Renaissance-Mann Leonardo da Vinci. In der Antike Aristoteles, sicherlich gibt es in vielen Kulturen und Epochen weise Menschen, von denen die Geschichte erzählt, sie […]
I live in a hyper-complex society. I already notice this in political and social issues that no one can really grasp in their complexity anymore. We can cling to principles such as justice, equality, freedom, consideration, sustainability, etc.. But when it comes to the specifics, it becomes difficult. Should I stand up for myself in a conflict [...]?
The forest is a wonderful habitat. I recently heard a little story about a man who whistled a tune whenever he entered the forest. The animals recognized him after a while and accepted his presence. They no longer ran away and sometimes even greeted him. We usually don't see the forest as it is, [...]
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