The Architecture of Contemplation

Hardeep Kaur
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Weekly, Hardeep Kaur, co-founder of design studio, per se London, sits down with a fellow human, and together, they contemplate. She digs into the big ideas that fuel her guests, learnings gleaned and how they relate to the big picture. Contemplation here broadens in scope to ask, precisely what is it that we are doing here, and could we do it better? Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hardeepkaur/subscribe

  1. Reading the Body | TAOC Contemplation

    JUN 11

    Reading the Body | TAOC Contemplation

    This is a companion series to the Architecture of Contemplation podcast. Welcome to Contemplations with me, Hardeep Kaur. Today we are contemplating the quiet, discreet, intimate gestures by which we navigate our complex mind, and land, scapes. The brain, or mind, keeps us alert to the signals that are perceptible to our five senses. The rest of our body is a site map that holds more discreet keys to what brings us moments of joy, sadness, rebellion, resentment, fear, love, strife, peace. Body language is a phrase we know well, but how actively are we seeking to become literate in it with our own being? Without a dialogue with the gestures that speak so openly, without self-censoring or self-editing, is to walk around with a manual written in a foreign language. We become alien to ourselves, a black box of reactions, actions, and unexpressed, suppressed, unspoken, needs and desires. To observe with curious delight how our body responds to questions or stimuli offered up as we go about our day, is one way into this ancient language of the body. Take a breath, and let's begin. H Produced by: ⁠perse.london⁠ x Age of the Steward Writer + Editor: Hardeep Kaur ⁠@hardeep.earth⁠ To the Glowing Forest by Piki Source: ⁠https://freetouse.com/music⁠  Music track: Nighttime by Zambolino Source: ⁠https://freetouse.com/music⁠  Music track: Back in Time by Aylex Source: https://freetouse.com/music Free Background Music for Videos Music track: Little Step by Aylex Source: https://freetouse.com/music Background Music for Videos (Free) Music track: Neo Nebula by Project Ex Source: https://freetouse.com/music No Copyright Music (Free Download)

    8 min
  2. Reclaiming the Night Sky | TAOC Contemplation

    MAY 20

    Reclaiming the Night Sky | TAOC Contemplation

    This is a companion series to the Architecture of Contemplation podcast. Today we are contemplating what it is to reclaim the night's sky. There is a term - sky grief - that gives voice to a feeling that we inherently intuit in spaces and places, city escapes and urban sprawls, a loss of the great, awesome, frightening grandeur, that is the night's sky.  Thousands of years of looking up into the secrets of the sky, reading the messages of light, from sun, moon, stars, planets alike - this is our lineage. Before, all were asked to honour the rhythm of the day folding into night. Now, we sit, hunched over charms the size of our palms, isolated and alone; artificial lights for an artificial life. It is this night blindness that we each suffer from. This contemplation is an invitation to reclaim the night's sky. Take a breath, and let's begin. H Produced by: perse.london Writer + Editor: Hardeep Kaur @hardeep.earth Music track: Within Us by Epic Spectrum Source: https://freetouse.com/music  Music track: Giant Wave by Zambolino Source: https://freetouse.com/music  Music track: Arrival by Aylex Source: https://freetouse.com/music  To the Glowing Forest by Piki Source: https://freetouse.com/music  Music track: Nighttime by Zambolino Source: https://freetouse.com/music  Music track: Whales by Zambolino Source: https://freetouse.com/music

    9 min
  3. What do you owe the cosmos? | TAOC Contemplation

    APR 30

    What do you owe the cosmos? | TAOC Contemplation

    This is a companion to the episode of the Architecture of Contemplation podcast that I recorded with Jungian analyst Lisa Marchiano. This is a continuation not in words, but in practice. The conversation with Lisa is shaped by myth, depth psychology, and the quiet insistence of the inner life, an invitation really to step out of the noise and re-enter the subtle, symbolic world within. Lisa speaks not just to her ideas, but of interior movements, of wrestling with life's thresholds, of claiming our creative fire, and of encountering the unconscious as a vital force. This short contemplation is not a summary, nor an answer. It is a doorway. It's a way to meet what stirred in you during the conversation. But worry not, even if you have not listened to the initial dialogue. This contemplation is still for you. If you did listen, perhaps there was an image that lingered, a phrase that struck, something unspoken. Perhaps there was discomfort, recognition, a slow yes rising in the body. We don't always need more information. Sometimes we need space. We need stillness enough to feel what the conversation awakened. This is that space. Take a breath, and let's begin. H Produced by: perse.london Writer + Editor: Hardeep Kaur @hardeep.earth

    16 min
  4. John Pawson on Non-attachment, Feeling Buildings, Bruce Chatwin & Stewardship | TAOC 2.7

    11/20/2024

    John Pawson on Non-attachment, Feeling Buildings, Bruce Chatwin & Stewardship | TAOC 2.7

    An original production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠per se⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. John Pawson: architect, author. We talk: the non-linear nature of one's life path; early influences; the Yorkshire Moors; crafting less with more feeling; how to bring architecture to life; the power of communicating through words; maintaining professional consistency; Le Corbusier and so much more. Thank you for spending time in this Isle of Contemplation. H #thearchitectureofcontemplation Support: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hkaur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ John's Links: https://www.johnpawson.com/ H Links:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/perse.london/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Producer + Original Soundscape, Ivan d'Avoine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ivandavoine/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ivandavoine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 11m

  5. 03/24/2024

    CC: Lisa Marchiano | TAOC

    An original production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠per se⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. "What do I owe the world? What do I owe the cosmos?" - LM This is a Contemplation Capsule: a distilled moment, to step inside Lisa's thoughts on the Age of the Steward. Definition: the present Age, of the Steward, where each individual channels their unique skills, passions and gifts, to take care of the earth and all life, thereby collectively stewarding in an even better tomorrow. Question: what would you like to steward in, or to be a steward of? Happy listening. H #thearchitectureofcontemplation Like, Review, Share, Spread the Peace Support: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hkaur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lisa's Links: ⁠⁠https://thisjungianlife.com/ ⁠ ⁠https://lisamarchiano.com/ ⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lisamarchiano/?hl=en H Links:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/perse.london/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cerebration.tv/thearchitectureofcontemplationpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thearchitectureofcontemplation/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TAOCPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Producer + Original Soundscape, Ivan d'Avoine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ivandavoine/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ivandavoine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    3 min
  6. Lisa Marchiano on Meditative States, Jung as Medicine, the Numinous & Personal Agency | TAOC 2.6

    03/20/2024

    Lisa Marchiano on Meditative States, Jung as Medicine, the Numinous & Personal Agency | TAOC 2.6

    An original production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠per se⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Lisa Marchiano is an author, co-host of the podcast 'This Jungian Life', and a certified Jungian analyst. We talk: the essential need to look at one's inner life, the vital spark within us all, meaning and purpose, the power of myth and literature, and so much more. Thank you for spending time in this Isle of Contemplation. H #thearchitectureofcontemplation Support: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hkaur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lisa's Links: ⁠https://thisjungianlife.com/ https://lisamarchiano.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lisamarchiano/?hl=en H Links:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thearchitectureofcontemplation/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/perse.london/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.cerebration.tv/multiverseofh ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TAOCPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Producer + Original Soundscape, Ivan d'Avoine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ivandavoine/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ivandavoine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 9m

  7. 12/23/2023 · BONUS

    CC: Avi Loeb | TAOC

    An original production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠per se⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. "I like that approach because it's sincere, it's authentic, it's honest, and it's also humble. And to me, the biggest message we get from the universe is stay modest." This is a Contemplation Capsule. A distilled moment, to step inside Avi's places of rest, respite, and contemplation. Happy listening. H #thearchitectureofcontemplation Like, Review, Share, Spread the Peace Support: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hkaur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Avi's Links: ⁠https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/people/avi-loeb⁠ ⁠https://avi-loeb.medium.com/ H Links:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/perse.london/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cerebration.tv/thearchitectureofcontemplationpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thearchitectureofcontemplation/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TAOCPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Producer + Original Soundscape, Ivan d'Avoine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ivandavoine/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ivandavoine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    2 min
  8. Avi Loeb on Curiosity, the Cosmos, Resilience & the Joy of Running | TAOC 2.5

    12/20/2023

    Avi Loeb on Curiosity, the Cosmos, Resilience & the Joy of Running | TAOC 2.5

    An original production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠per se⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Avi Loeb is the Baird Professor of Science and Institute director at Harvard University and author.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We talk: the pursuit of knowledge, developing one's inner compass, being resilient in the face of detraction, running, existentialism, and so much more. Thank you for spending time in this Isle of Contemplation. H #thearchitectureofcontemplation Support: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hkaur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Avi's Links: https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/people/avi-loeb https://avi-loeb.medium.com/ H Links:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/perse.london/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cerebration.tv/thearchitectureofcontemplationpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thearchitectureofcontemplation/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TAOCPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Producer + Original Soundscape, Ivan d'Avoine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ivandavoine/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ivandavoine⁠⁠⁠⁠

    53 min
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Weekly, Hardeep Kaur, co-founder of design studio, per se London, sits down with a fellow human, and together, they contemplate. She digs into the big ideas that fuel her guests, learnings gleaned and how they relate to the big picture. Contemplation here broadens in scope to ask, precisely what is it that we are doing here, and could we do it better? Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hardeepkaur/subscribe

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