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RE: It All Unfolds...

in #poetry6 years ago

What is most philosophically provoking about this poem is that it implies productivity of nothingness. I smell here strong influences of either Taoism or some branch of Hinduism. Am i correct in tracking inspiration here?

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Never got into Hinduism, though a bit of Tao influence might have bled through. Probably more ayahuasca than any other philosophical influence, as this came out shortly after my very first ceremonies years ago... ⭐️

Some highly speculative branches of Hinduism contain similar threads. Some more radical currents of Jainism too. World being increasingly multipolar, it is sometimes hard to discern source of one idea or another.

What was the saying, “all roads lead to Rome...?”

Ultimately, all such principles never originated in any man-made philosophy - rather, various men pulled them from the same Source, translating into different ones.

Multiple angles, on the same singularities, to which whichever philosophies or theories are only pointing the mind towards discovering, should the soul not yet have expanded its awareness into the direct experience of...

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Have you ever read about Mormon narrative of creation? Again, there are some commonalities between what you have just said and this narrative.

Well, it is quite divergent from any branch of mainstream Christianity, and strikingly complicated. And, some undertones of it correspond with what your poem is about. If you are interested, here is well written article on it, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2000/04/the-creation?lang=eng

This isn’t that batshit-crazy Creationist delusion that the earth / humanity is only 5000 years old, is it...? Lol

Would it be this way, i would certainly not rush to mention it. I am galaxy away from hardcore Bible person, be assured ;) . And as such, i am mentioning that just because relative creativity of this narration.