MA morning meditation becomes a bit of a routine, although you can hardly say that after just a handful. It is more of a route, a path or an exploration. Like hiking in the mountains: the summit in view is hiking through the trails, on the ridge, through the valleys and rivers, past the rock faces, [...]
Connection
Vhe last two years I have immersed myself quite deeply in the Upanishads, practiced some yoga and studied the system of yoga a little. I have immersed myself in my own body, my own senses, my own consciousness. I have seen that there are a large number of levels and that there is no reason [...]
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The book of life
Sdestiny, karma, causality, laws of nature, determinism - these are all different expressions of the idea that the universe follows a predictable logic. They imply that what has happened has arisen logically from what has gone before and that the present is also determined by what has gone before. We consider this logic to be reasonable and rational, logically correct. However, if we assume [...]
The real
Goday, during a panel discussion at the India Art Fair, I heard someone quoting Plato. She said that Plato said that art is the reflection of the reflection of the real. Whether this is true in this abbreviated form remains to be seen. It is an interesting thought. What is the real, what is a reflection, what is art? For Plato there is [...]
Shavasana
II am fascinated by the synchronicities here in Auroville. The mental, spiritual, physical and emotional spaces that intertwine here often do so over several days, seemingly effortlessly, intuitively, easily. I was exhausted. A friend had left his body, as they say here. The community had provided support for over a month, many had grown together. [...]
Conversation with AI: David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Abhinavagupta, Bharata Muni, Zeami Motokiyo, Gilles Deleuze and a Brahman priest about art art art
Dhe series of conversations with the AI is unedited, it is the machine (ChatGPT4.0) that speaks... Translation by DDeepL Prompt: Please write a conversation between David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Abhinavagupta, Bharata Muni, Zeami Motokiyo, Gilles Deleuze and a Brahmin priest. Start with the question: What is taste? ChatGPT Setting: A serene garden with a [...]
Maya and the question of reality
In my youth I lost myself in skepticism and purely empirical science. But now Aurobindo's text opens up new perspectives on perception and illusion in philosophy. Learn more about this twist. #Philosophy #Perception