87 quotes
*Rituals are also symbolic practices... in the sense that they bring people together to create an alliance, a wholeness, a community."
The Disappearance of Rituals (2020)
"When we subordinate rest to work, we ignore the divine."
The Disappearance of Rituals (2020)
"Power tends to reduce openness... Power tries to solidify and stabilize its position by eradicating spaces open to play, or incalculable spaces."
What is Power? (2005)
"Psychological disorders are symptoms of a blocked story... The patient is cured the moment she narrates herself free."
The Crisis of Narration (2023)
"The task of power is to transform the always possible 'no' into a 'yes.' "
What is Power? (2005)
"Rather, power is most powerful, most stable, where it creates a feeling of freedom and where it does not need to resort to violence. "
What is Power? (2005)
"Time begins to emit a scent when it gains duration; when it is given a narrative or deep tension; when it gains depth and breadth, even space."
The Scent of Time (2009)
"The freedom of the 'everyday mind' consists rather in not kneeling down in awe. Its mental attitude is better expressed as "sitting unmoveable like an object."
The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism (2022)
"The reason that people take selfies is not narcissism. Rather, it is inner emptiness. There is no meaning to stabilize the ego. Faced with its inner emptiness, the ego constantly produces itself."
The Crisis of Narration (2023)
"A truly powerful holder of power does not simply elicit agreement, but enthusiasm and excitement. "
What is Power? (2005)
"When power is separated from any communicative context, it becomes naked violence. "
What is Power? (2005)
"Architecture is a way for power to achieve eloquence through form. "
What is Power? (2005)
"Often what is absent has more power than what is present. "
What is Power? (2005)
"The emptiness of Zen Buddhism... creates a neighborly nearness between things."
The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism (2022)
"...Zen Buddhism, this religion of immanence."
The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism (2022)
"Power turns pure being into a having."
What is Power? (2005)
"The erotic is never free of secrecy."
The Agony of Eros (2012)
"Ritual practices ensure that we treat not only other people but also things in beautiful ways, that there is an affinity between us and other people as well as things."
The Disappearance of Rituals (2020)
"Power is not opposed to freedom. It is precisely freedom that distinguishes power from violence or coercion. "
What is Power? (2005)
"Power is never naked. Rather, it is eloquent. "
What is Power? (2005)