Dostoevsky is so very inherently theological, I wonder how anyone can enjoy him without any familiarity with Christian thought. So much would fly over your head
Meditation is the opposite of sleep, right? At the same time, meditation and sleep are the only states without intention we can experience while we live. Thus we can say that the deepest wakefulness shares a unique quality with the deepest sleep.
absolutely obsessed with soapkills (الصابون يقتل), a lebanese indie band that emerged in postwar beirut. they combined western trip-hop and melancholic electronica with classical arab folk melodies, gaining a cult following in lebanon’s underground music scene.
This is from Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac. When it was released I invited my catholic high school friends for a movie night and made them watch it. The men were traumatized. The women wanted more pornographic scenes
“What makes a person "noble" ? . . . offering sacrifices on altars that are dedicated to an unknown god; a courage without any desire for honors; a self-sufficiency that overflows and gives to men and things.”
— Nietzsche, TGS