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The Spine Interview Armin Risi

The Spine Interview Armin Risi

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Something in the world felt off, and we followed that feeling into a conversation about what steadies a life. Our guest shares how he left a conventional path, trained with a 4 a.m. routine, and found in Sanskrit texts a tradition that matched the intuitions he held as a kid. The story isn’t about rejecting the modern mind; it’s about widening it—letting myth inform logos so logic doesn’t dry out the soul.

We talk through the practicals of monastic rhythm, the freedom of novice vows, and the moment when reading Indian philosophy felt less like discovery and more like recognition. From there, we step into German classicism—Hölderlin’s fire, Schiller’s realism, Goethe’s clarity—and explore idealism as spirit before matter. The guest unpacks why idea, in the Platonic sense, is a seen reality, closer to veda than a private thought. That insight reframes art: poetry is not a decoration but a channel, and language is not just information but energy. Spoken aloud, a poem can change the room like weather.

We also wrestle with our reactive culture: the hot takes, the interruptions, the way outrage hijacks attention. The counter-move is simple and demanding—inner distance, honest discipline, and the receptive mode where real breakthroughs arrive. He shares a life motto distilled from the Bhagavad Gita: do what is in your power and give your best; perfection isn’t the measure, sincerity is. Love anchors the whole arc—connection to source that shows up in friendships, partnerships, and how we speak when we disagree. By the end, the invitation is clear: treat words as fields, let myth and logos work together, and carry a steadier tone into ordinary hours. If this resonates, subscribe, share with someone who loves poetry or philosophy, and leave a review telling us one ritual that steadies you.

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