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 [...]
Free will
In Western analytical-modern theories of consciousness, i.e. those that see themselves as empirical-scientific, a correlation between matter and consciousness is always assumed. This in itself is relatively uncontroversial, as the vast majority of theories are based on this assumption. Birth and death mark the cornerstones of this correlation. Now the question arises: What does this correlation look like? [...]
The order of things
An the back of a small van, I have spent the last few days driving around Auroville to collect various items for the Pottersmarket. These small vans are the big brothers of the tuk tuks. Sometimes you see six or seven dozen people standing on them when another big festival is coming up. It's a popular means of transportation [...]
The power of the Upanishads: Clarity and spirituality through meditation
EDiscover the spiritual power of the Upanishads and the Rigveda in India. Experience the essence and the pure form of the senses in meditation.