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
Poetry and the impossibility of talking about highways
Aber Hitler built the autobahn! I've been hearing that more and more often lately. It's difficult to continue here because a certain argument, which I find very important, is quite complex and is rejected by people who want to relativize fascism and the Holocaust. The argument, which was suggested by Adorno, is: After Ausschwitzt can [...]
National souls
In Auroville there is the international zone, which aims to give different cultures and nations a place to express themselves and interact. Learn more about the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and his anchoring of consciousness in a global spirituality.
Culture shock and the abodes of the gods: my experiences in India
En this article, you can find out more about culture shock and the connection between consciousness and the body in India. The Vedas play an important role in this.
The power of music: a meditation on consciousness and inner spaces
we experience the power of consciousness through the blending of different vibrations. This text explores the constitution of consciousness in a meditative state.
What is art allowed to do?
Hhere in Auroville, a play was recently taken off the program by the hosts of the Bharat Nivas. The reason given was that some in the community had taken offense even before it was performed. This raises questions. What is art allowed to do, when is a ban justified? Linked to this, of course, is the question of what is the task [...]
House
Art begins not with flesh but with the house. (Deleuze) I now practise meditation. It took me a long time to admit that to myself. I've somehow always done it, I just didn't know it. Like most people, I have phases in which I look inside myself or concentrate on something contemplatively, phases in which [...]