Madly, in All Directions Madly, in All Directions
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Dreams and Visions

Madly, in All Directions

Ivan Krastev
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When Mike Campbell is asked in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises about his money troubles, he vividly describes how one becomes bankrupt: “Two ways. Gradually, and then suddenly.” The same is true in banking and in politics. Both are in mortal fear of a run on themselves.

While the Eurosceptic parties did not prevail, their strong showing in the 2019 European Parliament elections is a signal that the risk of the EU’s run on itself

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In Indian tradition, energy is considered a universal life force, karma is the law of moral cause and effect, and reincarnation is the cycle of repeated births of the soul until spiritual liberation is attained.

In Indian spiritual traditions such as yoga, Ayurveda, or spiritual sciences like Jyotisha, energy is seen as the fundamental force of life that permeates the entire universe and everything in existence. This energy is often referred to as prana, the universal life force or vitality that flows through the body, mind, and environment. Energy within the body is perceived as a network of channels (nadi) through which prana flows. It can be subtle (spiritual) or more physical, but it is definitely dynamic—constantly changing and transforming, and affecting our health, emotions, and consciousness.

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