On being separate
An interesting video about non-dualism
At this juncture I’d also like to share an excerpt from Wayne Liquorman’s (aka Ram Tzu) poem:
Go back to your church, your temple,
Your therapist, your drug dealer, your ashram.
There you may find a moments peace.
You found it there once.
Here is only emptiness for you.
You’ll find no food for your ego here.
What if your precious sense of self
Were to shrivel up and die?
Where would you be then?
What would happen?
Best not to risk it.
September 14, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Beautiful poem! Do you think Blakes “Songs of Innocence” and then the “Songs of Experience” were a reflection of this belief? I
September 17, 2007 at 9:41 am
To comment on a comment, but wouldn’t contrasting Blake’s poem generally show that God is indifferent?
September 17, 2007 at 4:06 pm
@Id
A lot of people consider non-duality as a state of mind rather than a belief.
I haven’t read either of the works you listed but thanks for the pointer! Would surely read em when I get a chance.
@nandini
“God is indifferent?” Would love to hear an elaboration on that, and how it relates to the context of the post.
September 17, 2007 at 11:22 pm
I was talking about the referral to Blake’s poem, contrasting the songs of innocence and the Songs of experience, can show that either 1. God does not exist or 2. God is indifferent .