There are three ways of approaching the nature of a number: mathematically, a number reveals something of itself when we...
One of the most effective techniques in mindfulness and trauma therapy—suitable for restlessness, repetitive thoughts, or anxiety—is the 5-4-3-2-1 exercise....
Peace is when I can let go of this: the craving for ego, the longing for the mother’s breast. Peace begins when weapons fall silent. For this, will is required.Peace needs contentment, sufficiency but not bloatedness.Peace needs the will to show consideration for the needs of others.Peace needs to overcome...
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) is one of the most beloved artists in the world today. Her 2018 exhibit at New...
«What’s new?» Frederick the Great asked his court astronomer, who, according to tradition, replied: «Do you already know the old,...
According to Herbert Salzmann, the oldest form of cooperation brings the pyramid into view: someone says where to go. The clown Nögge caricatured this authoritarian principle of leadership with a choleric expression: «I’ll tell you what to do – and if you won’t, I’ll tell you what you’ll do instead»...
It is said that we are all equal before God. Standing naked in the temple, we become aware of the...
Fragile and needy, a child comes into the world—a world in which we are fond of displaying strength, intelligence, and...
“Sahara” is the main theme of this year’s Culturescapes festival in Basel. A series of films by Tunisian filmmaker Nacer Khemir was offered at the local cinema, Stadtkino. I saw Bab’Aziz (2005) as a poem as much as a film. Gentle, unprovocative, deeply sensorial, it’s the story of the present-day...
I tap, tap, tap an egg with the tip of a pin, slowly, breaking through the hardened shell, creating a...
A church is a place of energy. The greatest power in the building is found where nothing is built, in...
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