Andrea Sangiacomo4 days ago7 minRedeeming DesireSpinoza famously stated that ‘desire is man’s very essence’ (Ethica, III, def. of affects, 1). Ordinarily, desire manifests in two...
Andrea SangiacomoMar 410 minThe calls of BlissPerhaps you glimpsed at that in a piece of art. Art takes the materiality of sensory experience, it refines, reshuffles, restructures,...
Andrea SangiacomoFeb 32 minThe SacrificeThe first time I was born out of fear and ignorance. Seeing this folly, following the path of the Silent Sage, I turned around, seeking...
Andrea SangiacomoJan 82 minScaffoldsForce develops against resistance. Growth demands constraints. When constraints work systematically and methodically, they create a...
Andrea SangiacomoNov 6, 202214 minThe art of playful actionIn the beginning of the Bhagavad Gītā (2.50) we encounter the following short definition: yogaḥ karmasu kuśalam, which might be...