Today you get to read a poem carrying the meaning of kama muta – feeling oneness. It is in the very language the expression kama muta (“moved by love”) is in, Sanskrit: When he comes back to my arms I’ll make him feel what nobody ever felt everywhere me vanishing …
For today’s most moving moment we have something different. We have a joint cluster of moving moments, so to speak. We borrow from Alan Fiske’s narrative [1] for it: “China Central television, also state-owned, is the largest broadcaster in China. Since 2002, with the sponsorship of the Industrial and Commercial Bank …
We think this quote can stand for itself! “The other day, like dolphins came and swum right up right up to the surf board and we were like super close to them and you could see them just playing and having a fun time and they were just like jumping and some …
In Homer’s Odyssey there is a scene where the author tries to capture what “father and son” kama muta could look like: In this scene Odysseus’s son Telemachos has long been away searching for Odysseus: “[…] his beloved son stood in the forecourt. Amazed the swineherd started up, and the vessels, where …
Today we will show you the juxtaposition of two concepts. They are not only somewhat distinct, but completely different. However, there is a link between them. A stopwatch: “Every year, at Christmas, my mother and I bring out my great uncle’s stopwatch tot time the baking go cookies. The digital …
In one of the central writings of Hinduism, the Bhagavad Gītā, we also have a core precedent for Hindu kama muta when Krishna says: “Those who worship me with devotion [= bhakti],They are in me, and I in them.” [1] _____________________________________ Jessica Frazier[2] writes that bhakti literally means “a sharing, a division, or …
This is a personal moving moment about Easter. I remember going to church on Good Friday. In my protestant church the ceremony starts st 5 a.m., so when you go there it is still dark outside and my village is very quiet and empty. Therefore, you are already in a …
„[…] To me, telling my story gave me an incredible feeling of being accepted by a group. All these awful things I had inside didn’t have to be secrets anymore. When the group accepted my story, all the shame I had melted away.“ — A. A.-participant (Alcoholics Anonymous) [1] Being accepted …
This week’s most moving moment is a personal experience from our author Kimberly. Due to the current Corona crisis she can’t travel back to her hometown Hamburg in Germany. Last Sunday the main church of Hamburg, the “Michel”, streamed the Sunday service live on Facebook. They also showed the skyline …
„There is no paucity of religious metaphor invoked to offer commentary on the social context and psychological impact of football. It is also well accepted that football can stimulate a range of emotional reactions from goose bumps to tears or rapture.“ — Aaron Smith [1] Indeed there are many reports of …