|
Post by Bodhitree on Sept 15, 2017 6:25:16 GMT
It's interesting to me that the more I look at what inspires it's often the poetic dimensions of things. A story, a painting, a dream, a graphic novel, a YouTube chanting video can all have poetic, mythic qualities that move us emotionally. The impact of these things are not factual, not on the level of self-understanding, but they can inspire in us a new mood, a new desire or longing.
These poetic or mythic qualities can energise different parts of us, hard to reach parts which make one feel alive in a new way. I think this is about exploring new data modalities, looking at a sunset, a whale, a woman in new and different ways, which breathe energy into what we see and how we live. Dreams often have this role.
|
|
|
Post by Bodhitree on Sept 15, 2017 15:11:30 GMT
Knowledge and understanding have their own role, but the poetic has to be treated with respect. If you try to analyse it or remove it from its natural setting you often end up destroying it or changing it into something dead and lifeless. I think that is key, that the poetic or mythical has life, it breathes within us. Often analysis involves the process of taking something apart, which yields new information but destroys its wholeness. It's like dissection.
Instead the poetic needs to be approached with tenderness and seduced, as does much of ones internal life. It's an approach Osho once advocated in one of his lectures, that trying to fight or analyse the internal life was not a successful way to proceed. Understanding may arise if ones insight is good enough, but if it does not, one would do well to just enjoy the dimensions of what unfolds.
|
|
|
Post by snowstorm on Sept 16, 2017 16:41:42 GMT
Knowledge and understanding have their own role, but the poetic has to be treated with respect. If you try to analyse it or remove it from its natural setting you often end up destroying it or changing it into something dead and lifeless. I think that is key, that the poetic or mythical has life, it breathes within us. Often analysis involves the process of taking something apart, which yields new information but destroys its wholeness. It's like dissection. I do think the poetic is there to be enjoyed. If you analyse a novel it can take some of the fun out of it, though if you look at themes/symbolism for example you can enjoy something in a totally different way.
|
|