On Friday 3rd October 2025, in the Aula of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, starting at 16:00 CET, I'll deliver my inaugural lecture as professor by special appointment on the chair "The Actuality of Spinoza". It sounds very formal, and in fact it is, but I hope to handle it with some subtle humor. The event is public but it will also be accessible remotely and the same link used for the live stream can be used at any later time to listen to the recording. Here's the link:https://eur.cloud.pano| Dhammavicaya
I often hear Contact Improvisation teachers emphasizing the importance of ‘keeping one’s own solo dance’ (variously phrased). What they...| Dhammavicaya
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I spend quite some time without thinking much at anything. Often when I walk, or sit, or just attend to ordinary activities, I like being quiet and silent inside. But I like thinking, namely, I like trying to articulate and spelling out what often seems intuitively clear and interesting, but at first also a bit mysterious. The point is not to take the mystery away, but just to fully understand what the mystery is about. Over the past four months or so, I transitioned from a very still and re...| Dhammavicaya
