Understandingtheconditionsofspace

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‘understanding the conditions of space’ ablution birth of religion: an activity of going-in as an element│Space neither belongs to that which is known nor does it belong to that which is unknown; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is formation nor does it belong to that which is a deformation; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is actual nor does it belong to that which is virtual; its identity is a SUSPENSION of

both│ Space neither belongs to that which is conscious nor does it belong to that which is unconscious; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is an expression nor does it belong to that which is an impression; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is form nor does it belong to that which is meaning; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is a surface nor does it belong to that which is an inflection; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is an incarnation nor does it belong to that which is an algorithm; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which container nor does it belong to that which is contained; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is an outside nor does it belong to that which is an inside; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is convex nor does it belong to that which is concave; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is hot nor does it belong to that which is cold; its identity is a SUSPENSION

of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is dry nor does it belong to that which is wet; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is hard nor does it belong to that which is soft; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is solid nor does it

belong to that which is fluid; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is desert nor does it belong to that which is forest; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is nothing nor does it belong to that which is everything;

its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is individual nor does it belong to that which is collective; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is ‘this ness’ nor does it belongs to that which is ‘other ness’; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is light nor does it belong to that which is shadow; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is sun nor does it belong to that which is moon; its identity is a SUSPENSION both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is day nor does it belong to that which is night; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is yellow nor does it belong to that which is green; its identity is SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is thirst nor to that which is water; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is male nor does it belong to that which is female; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is remembered nor does it belong to that which is forgotten; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is past nor does it belong to that which is future; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is writing nor does it belong to that which is erasure; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is bone nor does is belong to that which is flesh; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is straight nor does it belong to that which is circular; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is red nor does it belong to that which is blue; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is particle nor does it belong to that which is wave; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is particular nor does it belong to that which is universal; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is a microcosm nor does it belong to that which is a macrocosm; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is static nor does it belong to that which is dynamic; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is verb nor does it belong to that which is adjective; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is hell nor does it belong to that which is heaven; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is Muslim nor does it belong to that which is Brahmin; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that empty nor does it belong to that which is full; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is temple nor does it belong to that which is mosque; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is pure nor does it belong to that which is impure; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both. Space, neither belongs to that which is ‘sukkh’ nor does it belong to that which is ‘dukkh’; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is white nor does it belong to that which is black; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is birth nor does it belong to that which is death; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is master nor does it belong to that which is slave; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is consumer nor does it belong to that which is producer; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is question nor does it belong to that which is answer; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is above nor does it belong to that which is below; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is brass nor does it belong to that which is copper; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is inanimate nor does it belong to that which is animate; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs that which is he nor does it belong to that which is she; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is fish nor does it belong to that which is bird; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is exterior nor does it belongs to that which is interior; its

identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is inorganic nor does it belong to that which is organic; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is said nor doe it belong to that which is heard; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is west nor does it belong to that which is west; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is north nor does it belong to that which is south; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is frontward nor does it belong to that which is backward; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is length nor it belong to that which is breadth; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that permanent nor does it belong to that which is temporary; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is formal nor does it belong to that which is informal; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belong to that plan nor does it belong to that which is section; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is non:violence nor does it belong to that which is violence; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither

belongs to that which is peace nor does it belong to that which is war; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is spiritual nor does it belong to that which is political; its identity is s SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is compassion nor does it

belong to that which is hate; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is a non:believer nor does it belong to that which is believer; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space neither belongs to that which is mercy nor does it belong to that which is jealousy; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, nether belongs to that which is positive nor does it belong to that which is negative; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is sympathy nor does it belong to that which is power; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is pain nor does it belong to that which is joy; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is a virtue nor does it belong to that which is a vice; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is a solution nor does it belong to that which is problem; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is dead nor does it belong to that which is alive; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is here nor does it belong to that which is there; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is blunt nor does it belong to that which is sharp; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is old nor does it belong to that which is new; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is periphery nor does it belong to that which is center; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is hidden nor does it belong to that which is revealed; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is giving nor does it belong to that which is taking; its identity is s SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is earth nor does it belong to that which is sky; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is path nor does it belong to that which is station; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is small neither does it belong to that which is big; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is a street nor does it belong to that which is a chowk; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is part,nor does it belong to that which is whole; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is exhaling nor does it belong to that which is inhaling; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is horizontal nor does it belong to that which is vertical; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is right nor does it belong to that which is left; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is information nor does it belong to that which is deformation; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is still nor does it belong to that which is moving; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is buyer nor does it belong to that which is seller; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is impersonal nor does it belong to that which is personal; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is without nor does it belong to that which is within; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is matter nor does it belong to that which is memory; its identity is a

SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs that which is ‘bhumi’ nor does it belong to that which is ‘sthapana’; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is regress nor does it belong to that which is progress; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is draught nor does it belong to that which is flood; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is geometric nor does it belong to that which is algebraic; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to the realm of symmetry nor does it belong to the realm of asymmetry; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is under nor does it belong to that which is over; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is nomad, nor does is belong to that which is rooted; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is open nor does it belong to that which is close; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is cry nor does it belong to that which is laugh; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is his nor does it belong to that which is her; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither

belongs to that which is fire nor does it belong to that which is ice; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is strong nor does it belong to that which is weak; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is concrete nor does it belong to that which is brick; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is metal nor does it belong to that which is wood; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is unit nor does it belong to that which is pattern; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is urban nor does it belong to that which is rural; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is hunger nor does it belong to that which is food; its identity is a SUSPENSION o both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is disease nor does it belong to that which is cure; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is outwards nor does it belong to that which is inwards; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is prison nor does it belong to that which is freedom; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is culture nor does it belong to that which is nature; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is exterior nor does it belong to that which is interior; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belong to that which is fear nor does it belong to that which is innocence; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is detachment nor does it belong to that which is attachment; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is rough nor does it belong to that which is smooth; its identity is a SUSPENSION o both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is renounce nor does it belong to that which is possess; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is autumn nor does it belong to that which is spring; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is summer neither does it belong to that which is winter; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is seed nor does it belong to that which is fruit; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is your nor does it belong to that which is mine; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is axial nor does it belong to that which is radial; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is waking nor does it belong to that which is sleeping; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is heard nor does it belong to that which is unheard; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is vision nor does it belong to that which is blind; it s identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is seen nor does it belong to that which is unseen; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is majesty nor does it belong to that which is beauty; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is punishment nor does it belong to that which is crime; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is loss nor does it belong to that which is profit; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is

arrow nor does it belong to that which is bow; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is higher nor does it belong to that which is lower; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is dust nor does it belong to that which is rock; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is mount nor does it belong to that which is valley; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is dis:place nor does it belong to that which is in:place; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is locate nor does it belong to that which is dis:locate; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is leg nor does it belong to that which is hand; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is feet nor doe it belong to that which is palm; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is soul nor does it belong to that which is spirit; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is what nor does it belong to that which is why; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is profane nor does it belong to that which is sacred; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is base nor does it belong to that which is apex; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is position nor does it belong to that which is dis:position; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is sweet nor does it belong to that which is sour; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is touched nor does it belong to that which is untouched; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is many nor does it belong to that which is one; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is brown nor does it belong to that which is red; its identity is a SUSPENSION o both│ space, neither belongs to that which is bottom nor does it belong to that which is top; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is fail nor does it belong to that which is pass; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is tail nor does it belong to that which is head; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is thorn nor does it belong to that which is flower; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ SPACE WITHIN BOSY AND BODY WITHN SPACE│space, neither belongs

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to that which is bowl nor does it belong to that which is pearl; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is radius nor does it belong to that which is circumference; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is social nor does it belong to that which is anti:social; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ SPACE WITHOUT BODY AND BODY WITHOUT SAPCE│space, neither belongs to that which is rational nor does it belong to that which is irrational; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is thin nor does it belong to that which is thick; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is unshaved nor does it belong to that which is shaved; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is gravity nor does it belong to that which is levity; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is attack nor does it belong to that which is protect; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is unsafe nor does it belong to that which is safe; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ MAN WITHIN CONTEXT AND CONTEXT WITHIN MAN│ space, neither belongs to that which is ‘tamas’ nor does it belong to that which is ‘rajas’; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither

belongs to that which is repulsion nor does it belong to that which is attraction; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ MAN WITHOUT CONTEXT AND CONTEXT WITHOUT MAN│ space, neither belongs to that which is catch nor does it belong to that which is drop; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is square nor does it belong to that which is circle; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is uncover nor does it belong to that which is cover; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is immaterial nor does it belong to that which is material; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is tamed nor does it belong to that which is untamed; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is capture nor does it belong to that which is release; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is ‘purusha’ nor does it belong to that which is ‘prakriti’; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is sad nor does it belong to that which is happy; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is modern nor does it belong to that which is vernacular; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is archaeologist nor does it belong to that which is artist; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is learn nor does it belong to that which is unlearn; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is fault nor does it belong to that which is repair; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which

is rise nor does it belong to that which is fall; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is error nor does it belong to that which is check; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is empty nor does it belong to that which is full; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is user nor does it belong to that which is used; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both. space, neither belongs to that which is tough nor does it belong to that which is fragile; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ OUTSIDE WITHIN INSIDE AND INSIDE WITHIN OUTSIDE│space, neither belongs to that which is dirty nor does it belong to that which is clean; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, belongs to that which is justice nor does it belong to that which is injustice; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ INSIDE WITHOUT OUTSIDE AND OUTSIDE

WITHOUT INSIDE│ space, neither belongs to that which is present nor does it belong to that which is absent; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is dust nor does it belong to that which is rain; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is moulded nor does it belong to that which is excavated; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space , neither belongs to that which is impression nor does it belong to that which is impressed; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is expressed nor does it belong to that which is expression; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is rising nor does it belong to that which is drowning; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is earning nor doe it belong to that which is saving; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is assemble nor does it belong to that which is dissemble; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is wrong nor does it belong to that which is right; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is bad nor does it belong to that which is good; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is arrival nor does it belong to that which is departure; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is impure nor does it belong to that which is pure; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ Space, neither belongs to that which is legal nor does it belong to that which is illegal; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│

Death of religion: an activity of going-out as a compound Birth of poetry: an activity of coming-out as a compound composition(s) : space, neither belongs to that which is tree nor does it belong to that which is volcano; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is station nor does it belong to that which is train; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is brown nor does it belong to that which is violet; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is creeper nor does it belong to that which is horse; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is accident nor does it belong to that which is horizon; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is veiling nor does it belong to that which is unveiling; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is pedestrian nor does it belong to that which is vehicular; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both. space, neither belongs to that which is god nor does it belong to that which is man; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is creator nor does it belong to that which is creation; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is cloud nor does it belong to that which is vapour; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is I nor does it belong to that which is he; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is simile, nor does it belong to that which is metaphor; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is dog nor does it belong to that which is buffalo; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is shore nor does it belong to that which is tide; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is shadow nor does it belong to that which is lamp; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is mouth nor does it belong to that which is tongue; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is eyes nor does it belong to that which is pearl; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is seeing nor does it belong to that which is doing; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is rising nor does it belong to that which is setting; it identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is ram nor does it belong to that which is rahim; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is jew nor does it belong to that which is Christian; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ NATURE WITHIN CULTURE AND CULTURE WITHIN NATURE│ space, neither belongs to that which is hindu nor does it

belong to that which is muslim; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is feather nor does it belong to that which is broom; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ NATURE WITHOUT CULTURE AND CULTURE WITHOUT NATURE │space, neither belongs to that which is rock nor does it belong to that which is mist; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is true nor does it belong to that which is false; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is paper nor does it belong to that which is pen; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is meeting nor does it belong to that which is silence; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is forgotten nor does it belong to that which is remembered; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is yet past nor does it belong to that which is yet future; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is desert nor does it belong to that which is tree; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is migration nor does it belong to that which is flowers; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ MAN WITHIN GOD AND GOD WITHIN MAN│space, neither belongs to that which is production nor does it belong to that which is consumption; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is love nor does it belong to that which is lust; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space, neither belongs to that which is movement nor does it belong to that which is recollection; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ MAN WITHOUT GOD AND GOD WITHOUT MAN│ space, neither belongs to that which is religion nor does it belong to that which is poetry; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│ space neither belongs to that which is glass nor does it belong to that which is stone; its identity is a SUSPENSION of both│

Death of poetry: an activity of coming- in as an element who is he, he is the prophet who is listening, or perhaps, a poet in search of expression he is the scientist who is writing, or perhaps, a mathematician in search of expression he is the mythologer who is seeing, or perhaps, a musician in search of expression he is the teacher who is walking, or perhaps, a student in search of expression he is the king who is speaking, or perhaps, a beggar in search of expression he is the thought who is moving, or perhaps, a spirit in search of expression he is the man who is sleeping, or perhaps, a revolution in search of expression

Dedicated to the architect, my intoxicated Alma matter; where, an activity of going-in becomes the religion of space

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and an activity of going-out becomes the poetry of space.

Content: Introduction 1.

Differentiated space i. as Earth or Sky ii. as Horizontal or Vertical iii. as Square or Circle iv. as Mass or Void v. as Plinth or Roof vi. as Wall or Column vii. as Concavity or Convexity The way of conditioning (either/or): the condition of disjunction; A condition as vibrant as a volcano: ‘relation as one without the other’

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Un-differentiated space Image of tree and the perforated surface The way of un-conditioning (neither/nor): the condition of intersection; A condition as delicate as a lily-pond: ‘relation as one within the other’

Representations a. as text(s) and text(s) reflected b. as image(s) and image(s) reflected i. white within black ii. black within white

References:

notes (as text or as image)

Illustration:

Peruvanam, Mahadeva temple of Kerala Based drawing credits: Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture, SOUTH INDIA: DRAVIDADESA; Edited: Mitchell George

Siddi Sayyed Jali, Ahmedabad Image credits: Soni Darshan

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Dissertation to be submitted to School of Architecture, Ahmedabad : by juzar shabbir

Introduction In order to perceive the problem clearly though, one will have to move-out of its particularities and take shelter for a while into a collective peculiar, hence allowing ourselves an opportunity of a reflection where identifications distinct enough might become possible.

Problem: identity. Defining the extents of one’s self In an urban condition it becomes necessary to define the realm of the individual so that there could remain a collective conscious. Scale being too large to comprehend making the relations between one another distant resulting in insecurity and hence resulting in an act of encroachment. The self sensing the loss of territory endlessly goes on defining its extents and framing the problem. It no more is able to measure itself. Space that it enjoyed is no more accessible; it no more possesses a sense of contained. It is the loss of identity; it is the loss of references that the self is suffering with resulting in a state of perpetual restlessness. It suffers the pain because these are such references that the self through an act of endless continuous repetition acquired, it is these references that formed the container.

Self is restless to associate itself with the references lost, with the events that has a certain mammalian pace to get recognized, and to which it can become a part of and ultimately could become the reference itself; become the myth itself. Myth is that threshold space where neither real exists nor unreal, or both exists simultaneously. It is precisely because of this reason that references starts acquiring tremendous capacities to live by itself and hence myth exists as a sign for permanence, as a sign of a unitary reference, as a sign of a collective. The unreal obscures reality and at the same time allows for the opening through which one can access the real, unreal is a guarantee through which the real can withstand time and live without time; more than reality it obscures time and it is the state where the state of reality and the state of dream comes to a condition of ‘poise’. It is this sort of existence that does not allow a formation of a hard container but gives a container a sort of certain fluidity; hence a reference can have in itself a number of references. It is essentially this idea of living timelessly that the self aspires for such a threshold condition; the self then could enjoy an ageless presence, more correctly a mythical presence. With the loss of such the will to formulate its own condition intensifies. But, today making a house a ‘belonging plinth and a belonging roof’ goes on becoming more difficult as it demands other outside forces of construction to which the self would never be able to refer with, would never be able to communicate with. This condition he is not able to comprehend throughout his tenure. If a collective has to sustain, the realm of the individual has to be defined. If a larger collective intimacy has to be found then the realm of the collective has to be defined. The question here is, is there a possibility of defining one’s own existence whether it be at the level of an individual or be it at the level of the collective individual in a largely disparate world.

Problem of perspective Perspective by providing a too direct picture of the object narrows the scope for exploration or movement for the subject, instead the perspective rendering ‘a view’ of an object represses every other possibility of meanings that the object possesses and could be excavated by the observer through his capacities of association. Denying the possibilities of meanings in an object is similar to destroying the child of a woman who is yet pregnant with a potential mother; perspective then is about negating the existence of the object itself.

It is for this reason that the (Persian) miniature also ignores perspectives, for perspective is a sensible phenomenon far from the world of archetypes: it creates an artificial imagination by describing a third dimension too clearly, and the sense of personal discovery is removed.(S.p13) Two dimensions on the horizontal behaving as a surface and the third dimension being ambiguous would result into a vertical spiral formation rendering the observer an experience of an upward movement, hence forming, re-forming, establishing, re-establishing the third dimension of an object. Perspective is about fixing a viewpoint while the third dimension is about forming and re-forming a viewpoint and experiencing the object as a collage of multiple viewpoints as it would allow a certain distortion in the form and hence providing the object with a totally new set of values, meanings and associations. It is necessary to know that the layer that demarcates the container and the contained vanishes only if the observer can dwell in multiple associations by a continuous deformation in the form through multiple shifts in meaning, hence he no longer is able to distinct the object as an ‘outside’ to him but starts inhabiting the potential space of an object where there is neither the object nor its meaning but only an aesthetic experience (d.1)(as in case of memory where one relives past experiences where the observer no more feels pleasure or pain but enjoys both as he gets completely detached from himself and from the responsibilities of action that the situation then demanded from him; pleasure and pain then becomes signs that evoke the experience of the potential space that he could not dwell). This state of neither here nor there and hence everywhere has to be understood if one is willing to find out a thread that runs through all objects allowing a common platform by providing an opportunity to communicate and hence experience collectivity through connectivity. It is this relation that is becoming distant resulting into a loss of communication whereby then the instruments like internet and mobile phones starts getting nutrition as an instrument of communication allowing the self to negate or rather cross that distance which has been manufactured. It is this distances that the study would try to map in order to understand the real space of an object.

Cubist painters by literally destroying the object through multiple distortions found the object with a completely newer image, completely newer existence. Distortion in the form allowed a shift. By destroying a condition of the object that it had developed through a certain use-manner released the object to the realm of interpretations. In this case more then the object the expression of an artist becomes important. More than the object it is the freedom that the artist and hence the observer enjoys. Here the observer gets detached from his conditioning and gets completely involved with the object through an act of discovery; the object comes into certain dynamism while in case of perspective both the object and the subject remain outsiders to each other. The observer suffers staticity and stagnation. That mythical presence(void) as mentioned earlier is meant to destroy such viewpoints by allowing the observer to overcome such stagnations. It is the problem of a perspectival attitude that one has suffered throughout history and is still suffering more today as an accumulation. The observer suffers a sort of historical suppression.

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Idea For complete comprehension is only possible when the consciousness is thus identified with an object of cognition (3.b) diagram 01(d.1) -presence reminds of something absent (possibilities) and hence ‘absence’ as presence -‘absence’ presupposes ‘presence’ and ‘presence’ presupposes ‘absence’ and hence a ‘unitarty existence -container within a container as a means of discovering new meanings -form as separation in expresssing meaning -nodal existence : expansion and contraction as a continual process

│will: force│intention: direction│grammar: a continuous process of addition and subtraction│Condition: for a form to be mythical it has to sacrifice its mass(thingness) for the absence(void) to become presence│Individuality: substance/raw material of the self│Sacrifice: mass experiences absence through the process of self-annihilation. This process essentially leads to the formation of a mythical image│Myth: house is the shadow of the housed, earthly plane is an instrument of mythical plane│Breath: expansion and contraction as a continual process│ Contained Expansion (universe within)

container contraction (universe without)

human form

│Repetition: sacrificing the will to innovate, the will to change an image in order to experience the sense of oneness(one with its meaning) │Death: realization of limits, suggests temporariness of the ability to express(body)│ Meanings: House : housed │Body/grammar: ability to express (instrument, vehicle) │Mass: presence (identity, individuality, thingness)│Void: absence (selfannihilation, self-realization, negation of individuality)│Sun: calls mass towards void in the day│Moon: calls mass towards void in the night│ Communication:

Earthly plane Mythical plane

mass speaks listens

void listens speaks

│Rawness: a state where the form reaches after the process of self-annihilation and gains the ability to experience other forms, complete freedom of expression│Study: formation of a mythical image of a houseform following the sequence/path of transformation of itself from presence(mass) to absence(void)│ Architecture becoming a science placed between the processes of constructions and destructions

│condition(s) of existence│ │either,or and neither,nor│ differentiated and undifferentiated│ │why, what, how, where│ │space, time│movement, structure│State, form, meaning, moment, duration│

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│direction, position, identity│

Ideas of void: exploring the interiority of architecture In the idea of defining a condition inhabits the need for stability suggesting the necessity of making a ‘belonging’ plinth. This condition of making a belonging plinth finds a direct expression in le corbusier’s villa savoye when he lifts the main floor on pilotis and proposes a terrace garden in order to manufacture a tamed (cultured) environment totally under the dictates of the user in contrast to the untamed put as outside, this ‘nature’(outside) in case of this villa becomes the subject matter for cognition. Roof being the purpose and an essential condition for ‘houseness’ that one chooses to live in and thus breaking the roof that inhabits the image of void suggests the will to move forward into exploring newer realm of ‘belonging’(existing) neglecting the already assumed history; which in a metaphorical sense only means death of an image which one had assumed to be real and hence lived in an imaginary existence(1). The traces of these imaginary existences would form the historical substance of an Architectural Object. It is this historical substance that forms the basis of conditioning. Condition first is a conscious act and then through an act of repetition becomes instinctive, becomes a ritual. Now it no more involves a conscious but rather by this very technique of repetition starts forming the substance for and of the unconscious. These processes form a ‘culture’, a way of thinking and a way of behaving. In case of religion the process is about un-conditioning as reality(existence) could only be experienced when all meaning and forms get created in a moment or get destroyed in that moment. It is through this process of un-conditioning that the creative energy within one can be realized. Culture, than about conditioning is more about un-conditioning. This ‘culture’ gives a character to a space (svabhaav). It is through these acts of repetition that surfaces can retain the character of a space and space gets a identity characteristic of itself. Repetition here would mean sacrificing the will to innovate or change an image in order to experience the sense of oneness in form or more appropriately keep on assuming different forms in order to experience the sense of oneness in meaning.

The void completely destroys the perspectival vision as one is not able to rationalize it; space in which case no longer houses the observer but instead the observer houses that space. For complete comprehension is only possible when the consciousness is thus identified with an object of cognition(3.a), hence character is a result of constant repetitive ‘doing’ and ‘performing’. This whole process of repetition is to attain a position from where one can understand and hence manipulate ‘nature’. Character, rather ‘culture’(thinking) formulates a sort of a body through which a being experiences ‘nature’. To sum up ‘culture’ provides the form and ‘nature’ the meaning(bhaav). The ‘present’ of the form results by mapping the existences that a meaning had lived earlier through various forms. In the light of this context the concept of form and meaning is realized in an architectural object as built and void. Void represents ‘nature’ pregnant with possibilities while through the faculty of conscious(choice) one of the possibilities is realized as mass. Mass then is only a surfacial bind rendering the void a ‘presence’ (expression), rather enabling void a certain dynamism of meaning within a surface in order to relate it back to its original realm of possibilities.. The form keeps on evolving in order to experience ‘nature’ as it is. But to experience ‘nature’ as it is means nothing more than dissolution of the form, the problem here is meaning cannot exist by itself . There is always a continuous struggle between the realm of possibilities and the realm of choice. There exists a continuous negotiation between form and meaning, between ‘nature’ and ‘culture’. Here the concept of mythical existence might enable one to understand the above argument.

Where a meaning contained the ‘whole’ systems of values, the form has put it all at a distance, yet the meaning is not lost. It loses values but retains its life from which myth will draw its nourishment. The meaning is open to bear the values of a myth. It figures as a repertoire, a history which may be called and dismissed in rapid alternation : the form must be constantly be able to be rooted time and again in meaning. Above all, it must be able to hide there. It is (this constant game of hide and seek between meaning and form which defines myth). (AB. p.57) It is this mythical existence that confirms a sense of unity, a state of poise. The form and meaning are not to be understood as separate existences but rather a unitary mythical existence, an existence as a ‘node’, as a ‘point’ in space.

The threshold that separates the two spaces also indicates the distance between two modes of being, the profane and the religious. The threshold is the limit, the boundary, the frontier that distinguishes and opposes two worldsand at the same time the paradoxical place where those worlds communicate, where passage from the profane to the sacred world becomes possible. (SP. p.25) It is these nodes that would form and confirm the historical substance that is to be mapped in order to understand the existence of an object. History rather then being history of events is considered here now as history of ideas(node).

Node becomes a sacred point because it brings realization by summating the path experienced. This nodes could also be understood as for example, privileged places, qualitatively different from all others- a man’s birthplace, or the scenes of his first love, or certain places in the first foreign city he visited in youth. Even for the most frankly nonreligious man, all these places still retain an exceptional, a unique quality; they are the “holy places” of his private universe, as if it were in such spots that he had received the revelation of a reality other than that in which he participates through his ordinary daily life. (SP.p.24) with a reference to city a node could also be understood as an intersection of streets forming a chowk, perhaps forming an institution. The house hence becomes the initial inspiration for instituting, for communicating. In the realm of the abstract the city then resides in a house.

A house is believed to be a recorder, an instrument silently recording such intersections, more appropriately correspondences. Hence it is out of this belief that a faith arises and on this faith rests the study undertaken. The study is also inspired by the fact that these moments of architecture that existed in traditional Indian Architecture were able to represent such a profound expression dealing with existence itself; more essentially represented a will to sacrifice, a will to exist into a ‘other’ reality, a will to progress The form (akara) of the awareness is not different from the form of the contents, for the unity of one is not opposed to the diversity of the other(3.a) The architect is to be considered not into his assumed individuality but as a universal potential body(DIAGRAM) capable of identifying the object of architecture with his own conscious while he is into an act of making the body of architecture, or more correctly when he himself becomes a moment of architecture bringing into life the traces of innate imaginary existences as lived earlier; bringing into life those subtle nodal points. The diagram (architect) can also be called a recording apparatus and in this sense the architect inhabits the house more than the user of the house. This means that the ‘experience’ in making an object of architecture signifies the void as ‘existing’ and hence in the realm of the abstract the built and the void do not share a common plinth as represented but are expressions belonging to two different realms. Infact the void that signifies the untamable outside cannot in any way possess a ‘belonging’ plinth as destruction is its essential nature. Void, more than as seen in relation to the built around it is as ‘felt’ throughout the experience of a construct, in which case light as seen and movement of air as felt are but agents providing initial clues of an un-quantified substance, of an untamed ‘outside’. The built is driven by the will to construct while the void

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existing in non-presence is driven by the will of sacrificing and subtly destroying the presence of the assumed mental image suggesting the will to move forward in search of exploring and comprehending the outside by existing into a newer character, into a newer body on one hand simultaneously submitting to the untamed ‘outside’ on the other. The study then would try to map ideas that suffered a sort of historical repression and remained latent as possibilities.

Conceptual frame : for tracing and processing a idea or a set of ideas -identifying and describing a condition ‘of’ and hence ‘for’ houseness -exploring the medium of transformation: the DIAGRAM(architect) -formation of a body(house): composition of images concept of the built -negation of surfaces(condition): disposition of images concept of void -dissolution : synthesis (experience of building and destroying)

List of abbreviations SP : Eliade, Mircea : The Sacred and The Profane AB : Bhatt, Anand : Undergraduate thesis; school of architecture S : Laheh, Bakhtiar : Sufi. Expressions of the mystic quest 3.a. Bhartrhari : Vakyapadiya (book 1, Vrtti on 2(E14-17;T4)

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3.b. Anand Mulk Raj : The Hindu View of Art p.99.

Objective of the thesis: To understand the nature of duality - as existing within the ‘context’ - and as existing within the ‘architecture’ it assumes

Pertaining questions: ai. what is ‘earth’? :about fertile and infertile bi. what is ‘sky’? :about sun and moon c. what is the relation existing as ‘one within the other’ and as ‘one without the other’ ? :hint: The Space of earth either belongs to that which is fertile or belongs to that which is infertile; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while earth neither belongs to that which fertile nor belongs to that which is infertile; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of sky either belongs to that which is sun or belongs to that which is moon; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while sky neither belongs to that which sun nor belongs to that which is moon; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is earth or belongs to that which is sky; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is earth nor belongs to that which is sky; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.

aii. what is ‘horizontal’? :about movement outward and movement inward bii. what is ‘vertical’? :about movement upward and movement downward c. what is the relation existing as ‘one within the other’ and as ‘one without the other’ ? :hint: The Space of horizontal either belongs to that which is frontwards or belongs to that which is backwards; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while horizontal neither belongs to that which frontawards nor belongs to that which is backwards; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.

The Space of vertical either belongs to that which is upwards or belongs to that which is downwards; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while vertical neither belongs to that which upwards nor belongs to that which is downwards; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is horizontal or belongs to that which is vertical; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while architecture neither belongs to that which is horizontal nor belongs to that which is vertical; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.

aiii. what is ‘square’? :about diagonal and lateral biii. what is ‘circle’? :about center and periphery c. what is the relation existing as ‘one within the other’ and as ‘one without the other’ ? :hint: The Space of square either belongs to that which is diagonal or belongs to that which is perimeter; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while square neither belongs to that which diagonal nor belongs to that which is side; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of circle either belongs to that which is center or belongs to that which is circumference; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while circle neither belongs to that which sun nor belongs to that which is moon; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is square or belongs to that which is circle; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is square nor belongs to that which is circle; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.

aiv. what is ‘mass’? :about stone and dust biv. what is ‘void’? :about water and vapour c. what is the relation existing as ‘one within the other’ and as ‘one without the other’ ? :hint: The Space of mass either belongs to that which is stone or belongs to that which is dust; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while mass neither belongs to that which stone nor belongs to that which is dust; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of void either belongs to that which is water or belongs to that which is vapour; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while void neither belongs to that which water nor belongs to that which is vapour; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is mass or belongs to that which is void; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is mass nor belongs to that which is void; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.

av. what is ‘plinth’? :about stability and instability bv. what is ‘roof’? :about inside and outside c. what is the relation existing as ‘one within the other’ and as ‘one without the other’ ? :hint: The Space of plinth either belongs to that which is stability or belongs to that which is instability; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while plinth neither belongs to that which stability nor belongs to that which is instable; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of roof either belongs to that which is inside or belongs to that which is outside; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while roof neither belongs to that which inside nor belongs to that which is outside; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is plinth or belongs to that which is roof; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is plinth nor belongs to that which is roof; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.

avi. what is ‘wall’? :about thickness and thinness bvi. what is ‘column’? :about tallness and shortness c. what is the relation existing as ‘one within the other’ and as ‘one without the other’ ? :hint: The Space of wall either belongs to that which is thickness or belongs to that which is thinness; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while wall neither belongs to that which thickness nor belongs to that which is thinness; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of column either belongs to that which is tallness or belongs to that which is shortness; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while column neither belongs to that which tallness nor belongs to that which is shortness; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is wall or belongs to that which is column; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is wall nor belongs to that which is column; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.

avii. what is ‘concavity’? :about red and blue bvii. what is ‘convexity’? :about yellow and green c. what is the relation existing as ‘one within the other’ and as ‘one without the other’ ? :hint: The Space of concavity either belongs to that which is red or belongs to that which is blue; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while concavity neither belongs to that which red nor belongs to that which is blue; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of convexity either belongs to that which is yellow or belongs to that which is green; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while convexity neither belongs to that which yellow nor belongs to that which is green; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is concave or belongs to that which is convex; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is concave nor belongs to that which is convex; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.

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either earth or sky either mass or void either horizontal or vertical either square or circle either plinth or roof either wall or column either concavity or convexity

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Differentiated space

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A disjunction as vibrant as a volcano

1i. On Earth and Sky

Earth: Sky relationship Earth Earth Earth [Earth] Sky [ Earth] Sky [Earth] Sky Sky Sky Sky

:a relationship of earth within earth :a relationship of sky within earth :a relationship of sky around earth :a relationship of sky around sky

‘Earth and Sky’ Expansion becoming periphery towards ‘hot’ ↑ Expanded earth towards ‘infertility’ hot and dry

Solid state towards dry bone the viscous container Fluid state towards wet flesh and the viscous content

Contraction becoming center towards ‘cold’ ↓ Condensed earth towards ‘fertility’ cold and dry

Expanded sky towards ‘sun’ hot and wet

Condensed sky towards ‘moon’ cold and wet

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Movement of ‘Earth’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is infertile to that which is fertile b) Process of Destruction: from that which is fertile to that which is infertile

ii)

Movement of ‘Sky’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is sun to that which is moon b) Process of Destruction: from that which is moon to that which is soon

A set of possible conditions: a) A condition of condensed earth within condensed sky b) A condition of condensed sky within expanded earth c) A condition of expanded sky around condensed earth d) A condition of expanded sky around expanded earth Where if, (a) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Earth’ the conditions of ‘Sky’ change(s) (b) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Sky’ the conditions of ‘Earth’ change(s) If condition (a) is assigned a ‘+’ value (spin) then simultaneously condition (b) assumes a ‘- value (spin) If, Then If, Then

‘sky’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘earth’ is regaining ‘absence’ ‘earth’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘sky’ is regaining ‘absence’

The Space of earth either belongs to that which is fertile or belongs to that which is infertile; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while earth neither belongs to that which fertile nor belongs to that which is infertile; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of sky either belongs to that which is sun or belongs to that which is moon; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while sky neither belongs to that which sun nor belongs to that which is moon; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is earth or belongs to that which is sky; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is earth nor belongs to that which is sky; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. │Space neither belongs to the realm of ‘Earth’ nor does it belong to the realm of ‘Sky’; its identity is a suspension of both│ Concept of fertility Movement of mud within mud could be imaged as a body buried within soil Movement of mud within water could be imaged as a pot of ash floating within waters Movement of water within mud could be imaged as hands revolving around the wheel Movement of water within water could be imaged as a pearl in the heart of ocean Concept of infertility Movement of mud without water could be imaged as a broken bowl begging for food Movement of water without mud could be imaged as a river of milk flowing in the heavens)

where , (a) (b)

If the movement within the context is from that which is earth to that which is sky, then movement within architecture will be from that which is sky to that which is earth If the movement within the context is from that which is sky to that which is earth, then movement within architecture will be from that which is earth to that which is sky

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Earth: Sky relationship

1ii. On Mass and Void Mass: Void relationship Mass Mass Mass [Mass] Void [ Mass] Void [Mass] Void Void Void Void

:a relationship of Mass within Mass :a relationship of Void within Mass :a relationship of Void around Mass :a relationship of Void around Void

‘Mass and Void’ Expansion becoming periphery towards ‘hot’ ↑ Solid state towards dry

Expanded mass

bone the viscous container Fluid state towards wet flesh and the viscous content

Contraction becoming center towards ‘cold’ ↓

towards ‘dust’ hot and dry

Condensed mass towards ‘stone’ cold and dry

Expanded void towards ‘vapour’ hot and wet

Condensed void towards ‘water’ cold and wet

ii)

Movement of ‘Mass’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is dust to that which is stone b) Process of Destruction: from that which is stone to that which is dust

ii)

Movement of ‘Void’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is vapour to that which is water b) Process of Destruction: from that which is water to that which is vapour

A set of possible conditions:

a) A condition of condensed mass within condensed void b) A condition of condensed void within expanded mass c) A condition of expanded void around condensed mass d) A condition of expanded void around expanded mass Where if, (a) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Mass’ the conditions of ‘Void’ change(s) (b) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Void’ the conditions of ‘Mass’ change(s) If condition (a) is assigned a ‘+’ value (spin) then simultaneously condition (b) assumes a ‘- value (spin) If, Then If, Then

‘void’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘mass’ is regaining ‘absence’ ‘mass’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘void’ is regaining ‘absence’

The Space of mass either belongs to that which is stone or belongs to that which is dust; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while mass neither belongs to that which stone nor belongs to that which is dust; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of void either belongs to that which is water or belongs to that which is vapour; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while void neither belongs to that which water nor belongs to that which is vapour; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is mass or belongs to that which is void; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is mass nor belongs to that which is void; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. │Space neither belongs to the realm of ‘Mass’ nor does it belong to the realm of ‘Void’; its identity is a suspension of both│

Where, Mass could be defined as a contraction of space through a condition of writing (association) to a realm of realizations or a becoming ‘center’ condition of space: from that which is less fluid to that which is more fluid concept of ‘bhumi’ [ a realm of impressions ] Where, Void could be defined as an expansion of space through a condition of erasure (dissociation) to a realm of possibilities or a becoming ‘periphery’ tendencies of space : from that which is more fluid to that which is less fluid concept of ‘sthapana’ [ a realm of expressions ] where , (c) (d)

If the movement within the context is from that which is mass to that which is void, then movement within architecture will be from that which is void to that which is mass If the movement within the context is from that which is void to that which is mass, then movement within architecture will be from that which is mass to that which is void

Mass: Void relationship

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1iii. On Horizontal and Vertical Horizontal: Vertical relationship Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal [Horizontal] Vertical [ Horizontal] Vertical [Horizontal] Vertical Vertical Vertical Vertical

:a relationship of Horizontal within Horizontal :a relationship of Vertical within Horizontal :a relationship of Vertical around Horizontal :a relationship of Vertical around Vertical

‘Vertical and Horizontal’

Solid state towards dry bone the viscous container Fluid state towards wet flesh and the viscous content

Expansion becoming periphery towards ‘hot’ ↑

Contraction becoming center towards ‘cold’ ↓

Expanded vertical towards ‘upwards’ hot and dry

Condensed vertical towards ‘downwards’ cold and dry

Expanded horizontal towards ‘outwards’ hot and wet

Condensed horizontal towards ‘inwards’ cold and wet

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Movement of ‘Vertical’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is downwards to that which is upwards b) Process of Destruction: from that which is upwards to that which is downwards

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Movement of ‘Horizontal’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is inwards to that which is outwards b) Process of Destruction: from that which is outwards to that which is inwards

A set of possible conditions: a) A condition of condensed horizontal within condensed vertical b) A condition of condensed vertical within expanded horizontal c) A condition of expanded vertical around condensed horizontal d) A condition of expanded vertical around expanded horizontal Where if, (a) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Horizontal’ the conditions of ‘Vertical’ change(s) (b) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Vertical’ the conditions of ‘Horizontal’ change(s) If condition (a) is assigned a ‘+’ value (spin) then simultaneously condition (b) assumes a ‘- value (spin) If, Then If, Then

‘vertical’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘horizontal’ is regaining ‘absence’ ‘horizontal’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘vertical’ is regaining ‘absence’

The Space of horizontal either belongs to that which is outwards or belongs to that which is inwards; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while horizontal neither belongs to that which is outwards nor does it belong to that which is inwards; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of vertical either belongs to that which is upwards or belongs to that which is downwards; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while vertical neither belongs to that which upwards nor belongs to that which is downwards; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is horizontal or belongs to that which is vertical; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while architecture neither belongs to that which is horizontal nor belongs to that which is vertical; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.│Space neither belongs to the realm of ‘Horizontal’ nor does it belong to the realm of ‘Vertical’; its identity is a suspension of both│

Where, horizontal could be identified as that which measures and vertical could be identified as that which is measured.

Condensed horizontal could be imaged as a body lying dead, Condensed vertical could be imaged as a body completely up-right. where, (a)

If the movement within the context is from that which is horizontal to that which is vertical, then movement within architecture will be from that which is vertical to that which is horizontal (b) If the movement within the context is from that which is vertical to that which is horizontal, then movement within architecture will be from that which is horizontal to that which is vertical

Horizontal: Vertical relationship

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1iv. On Square and Circle Square: Circle relationship Square Square Square [Square] Circle [ Square] Circle [Square] Circle Circle Circle Circle

:a relationship of Square within Square :a relationship of Circle within Square :a relationship of Circle around Square :a relationship of Circle around Circle

‘Square and Circle’

Solid state towards dry bone the viscous container Fluid state towards wet flesh and the viscous content

Expansion becoming periphery towards ‘hot’ ↑

Contraction becoming center towards ‘cold’ ↓

Expanded square towards ‘diagonal’ hot and dry

Condensed square towards ‘lateral’ cold and dry

Expanded circle towards ‘periphery’ hot and wet

Condensed circle towards ‘center’ cold and wet

iv)

Movement of ‘Square’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is diagonal to that which is lateral b) Process of Destruction: from that which is lateral to that which is diagonal

ii)

Movement of ‘Circle’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is center to that which is periphery b) Process of Destruction: from that which is periphery to that which is center

A set of possible conditions:

a) A condition of condensed square within condensed circle b) A condition of condensed circle within expanded square c) A condition of expanded circle around condensed square d) A condition of expanded circle around expanded square Where if, (a) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Square’ the conditions of ‘Circle’ change(s) (b) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Circle’ the conditions of ‘Square’ change(s) If condition (a) is assigned a ‘+’ value (spin) then simultaneously condition (b) assumes a ‘- value (spin) If, Then If, Then

‘circle’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘square’ is regaining ‘absence’ ‘square’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘circle’ is regaining ‘absence’

The Space of square either belongs to that which is diagonal or belongs to that which is perimeter; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while square neither belongs to that which diagonal nor belongs to that which is side; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of circle either belongs to that which is center or belongs to that which is circumference; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while circle neither belongs to that which center nor belongs to that which is circumference; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is square or belongs to that which is circle; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is square nor belongs to that which is circle; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.│Space neither belongs to the realm of ‘Square’ nor does it belong to the realm of ‘Circle’; its identity is a suspension of both│

where , (e) (f)

If the movement within the context is from that which is square to that which is circle, then movement within architecture will be from that which is circle to that which is square If the movement within the context is from that which is circle to that which is square, then movement within architecture will be from that which is square to that which is circle

Square: Circle relationship

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1v. On Plinth and Roof Plinth: Roof relationship Plinth Plinth Plinth [Plinth] Roof [ Plinth] Roof [Plinth] Roof Roof Roof Roof

:a relationship of Plinth within Plinth :a relationship of Roof within Plinth :a relationship of Roof around Plinth :a relationship of Roof around Roof

‘Plinth and Roof’

Solid state towards dry bone the viscous container Fluid state towards wet flesh and the viscous content

Expansion becoming periphery towards ‘hot’ ↑ Expanded plinth towards ‘instability’ hot and dry

Contraction towards ‘cold’ ↓ Condensed plinth towards ‘stability’ cold and dry

Expanded roof towards ‘temporary’ hot and wet

Condensed roof towards ‘permanence’ cold and wet

v)

Movement of ‘Plinth’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is instable to that which is stable b) Process of Destruction: from that which is stable to that which is instable

ii)

Movement of ‘Roof’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is temporary to that which is permanence b) Process of Destruction: from that which is permanence to that which is temporary

A set of possible conditions:

a) A condition of condensed plinth within condensed roof b) A condition of condensed roof within expanded plinth c) A condition of expanded roof around condensed plinth d) A condition of expanded roof around expanded plinth Where if, (a) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Plinth’ the conditions of ‘Roof’ change(s) (b) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Roof’ the conditions of ‘Plinth’ change(s) If condition (a) is assigned a ‘+’ value (spin) then simultaneously condition (b) assumes a ‘- value (spin) If, Then If, Then

‘roof’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘plinth’ is regaining ‘absence’ ‘plinth’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘roof’ is regaining ‘absence’

The Space of plinth either belongs to that which is stability or belongs to that which is instability; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while plinth neither belongs to that which stability nor belongs to that which is instable; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of roof either belongs to that which is permanence or belongs to that which is temporary; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while roof neither belongs to that which permanence nor belongs to that which is temporary; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is plinth or belongs to that which is roof; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is plinth nor belongs to that which is roof; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.│Space neither belongs to the realm of ‘Plinth’ nor does it belong to the realm of ‘Roof’; its identity is a suspension of both│ Where, plinth could be identified as that which holds and roof could be identified as that which encompasses. The relation of plinth and roof could also be identified as a relation of that which is inclusive and that which is exclusive where, (c)

If the movement within the context is from that which is plinth to that which is roof, then movement within architecture will be from that which is roof to that which is plinth (d) If the movement within the context is from that which is roof to that which is plinth, then movement within architecture will be from that which is plinth to that which is roof

Plinth: Roof relationship

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1vi. On Wall and Column Wall: Column relationship Wall Wall Wall :a relationship of Wall within Wall

[Wall] Column [ Wall]

:a relationship of Column within Wall

Column [Wall] Column Column Column Column

:a relationship of Column around Wall :a relationship of Column around Column

‘Wall and Column’

Solid state towards dry bone the viscous container Fluid state towards wet flesh and the viscous content

Expansion becoming periphery towards ‘hot’ ↑

Contraction becoming center towards ‘cold’ ↓

Expanded wall towards ‘thickness’ hot and dry

Condensed wall towards ‘thinness’ cold and dry

Expanded column towards ‘circular’ hot and wet

Condensed column towards ‘linear’ cold and wet

vi)

Movement of ‘Wall’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is thinness to that which is thickness b) Process of Destruction: from that which is thickness to that which is thinness

ii)

Movement of ‘Column’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is linear to that which is circular b) Process of Destruction: from that which is circular to that which is linear

A set of possible conditions:

a) A condition of condensed wall within condensed column b) A condition of condensed column within expanded wall c) A condition of expanded column around condensed wall d) A condition of expanded column around expanded wall Where if, (a) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Wall’ the conditions of ‘Column’ change(s) (b) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Column’ the conditions of ‘Wall’ change(s) If condition (a) is assigned a ‘+’ value (spin) then simultaneously condition (b) assumes a ‘- value (spin) If, Then If, Then

‘column’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘wall’ is regaining ‘absence’ ‘wall’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘column’ is regaining ‘absence’

The Space of wall either belongs to that which is thickness or belongs to that which is thinness; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while wall neither belongs to that which thickness nor belongs to that which is thinness; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of column either belongs to that which is circular or belongs to that which is linear; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while column neither belongs to that which circular nor belongs to that which is linear; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is wall or belongs to that which is column; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is wall nor belongs to that which is column; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.│Space neither belongs to the realm of ‘Wall’ nor does it belong to the realm of ‘Column’; its identity is a suspension of both│ Where, column could be identified as a individual self or that which belongs to the realm of individual memory and wall could be identified as a collective self or that which belongs to the realm of collective memory where, (e) (f)

If the movement within the context is from that which is wall to that which is column, then movement within architecture will be from that which is column to that which is wall If the movement within the context is from that which is column to that which is wall, then movement within architecture will be from that which is wall to that which is column

Wall: Column relationship

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1vii. On Concavity and Convexity Concavity: Convexity relationship Concavity Concavity Concavity [Concavity] Convexity [ Concavity] Convexity [Concavity] Convexity Convexity Convexity Convexity

:a relationship of Concavity within Concavity :a relationship of Convexity within Concavity :a relationship of Convexity around Concavity

:a relationship of Convexity around Convexity

‘Concavity and Convexity’

Solid state towards dry bone the viscous container Fluid state towards wet flesh and the viscous content

Expansion becoming periphery towards ‘hot’ ↑ Expanded concavity towards ‘yellow’ hot and dry

Contraction towards ‘cold’ ↓ Condensed concavity towards ‘red’ cold and dry

Expanded convexity towards ‘blue’ hot and wet

Condensed convexity towards ‘green’ cold and wet

vii)

Movement of ‘Concavity’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is red to that which is blue b) Process of Destruction: from that which is blue to that which is red

ii)

Movement of ‘Convexity’:

a) Process of Construction: from that which is yellow to that which is green b) Process of Destruction: from that which is green to that which is yellow

A set of possible conditions:

a) A condition of condensed concavity within condensed convexity b) A condition of condensed convexity within expanded concavity c) A condition of expanded convexity around condensed concavity d) A condition of expanded convexity around expanded concavity Where if, (a) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Concavity’ the conditions of ‘Convexity’ change(s) (b) With the change(s) in the conditions of ‘Convexity’ the conditions of ‘Concavity’ change(s) If condition (a) is assigned a ‘+’ value (spin) then simultaneously condition (b) assumes a ‘- value (spin) If, Then If, Then

‘convexity’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘concavity’ is regaining ‘absence’ ‘concavity’ is gaining ‘presence’ ‘convexity’ is regaining ‘absence’

The Space of concavity either belongs to that which is red or belongs to that which is blue; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while concavity neither belongs to that which red nor belongs to that which is blue; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The Space of convexity either belongs to that which is yellow or belongs to that which is green; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while convexity neither belongs to that which yellow nor belongs to that which is green; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both. The space of architecture either belongs to that which is concave or belongs to that which is convex; it is identified as a disjunction occurring within both, while Architecture neither belongs to that which is concave nor belongs to that which is convex; it is identified as an intersection occurring between both.│Space neither belongs to the realm of ‘Concavity’ nor does it belong to the realm of ‘Convexity’; its identity is a suspension of both│

Where, concavity could be defined as a realm of internalizing space or a realm of impressions and convexity could be defined as a realm of externalizing space or a realm of expressions

where , (g) (h)

If the movement within the context is from that which is concavity to that which is convexity, then movement within architecture will be from that which is convexity to that which is concavity If the movement within the context is from that which is convexity to that which is concavity, then movement within architecture will be from that which is concavity to that which is convexity

Concave: Convex relationship

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Representations a. as text(s) and text(s) reflected b. as image(s) and image(s) reflected i. white within black ii. black within white Illustration: Peruvanam, Mahadeva temple of Kerala

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That which is guided by the inwards of the form That which is guided by the outwards of the form

Either Sky within earth Either Circular void within square mass Either Movement from periphery to center Either Life within death Either Light within shadow Either wall within wall Either circle within square Either Virtual within real Either Infinite within finite Either Convexity within concavity Either Intuitional within rational Either horizontal within vertical Either feeling within thinking Either practice within theory Either radial within axial Either ambiguous center and rigid boundary Either poetry within religion Either expression within impression Either collective within individual Either freedom within responsibility Either nature within culture Either circular mind within square body Space of Islam Space folding Space of impressions Odd even odd Urban man Either the mode of Kahn outwards passivity and inwards action outwards hard and inwards soft Outwards silence

Image of Krishna admiring Radhaa

[Settled man]

Or inverse concept Or inverse process Or inverse state Or Sky around earth Or Circular void around square mass Or Movement from periphery to center Or Life around death Or Light around shadow Or Column around wall and wall around column Or circle around square Or Virtual around real Or Infinite around finite Or Convexity around concavity Or Intuitional around rational

Or white around black Or horizontal around vertical Or feeling around thinking Or practice around theory Or radial around axial Or the mode of Corbusier Or ambiguous periphery and rigid center Or poetry around religion Or expression around impression Or collective around individual Or freedom around responsibility Or nature around culture Or circular body around square mind

Image of Menaka dancing around Vishvamitra

]Wandering man[

neither earth nor sky neither mass nor void neither horizontal nor vertical neither square nor circle neither plinth nor roof neither wall nor column neither concavity nor convexity

2.

Un-differentiated space Image of tree and the perforated surface An intersection as delicate as a lily-pond

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