Poemranker [Replying] Sun May 05 14:49:28 PDT 2024

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Quiet whispers Sending slow shivers While under covers Slow visions of the past Present, and future The whirlwind of faces Old places of battle Like a calm serene field Green and beautifull But the scarred warrior Can only see the mud And blood seeping Deep into the earth From birth tormented All his pain he Could have prevented Yet.. perhaps it was A choice made for Wise reasons Lessons ingrained deep Into my unconquered mind All the tales and multicolored lives I find Bound to succeed at every cost The raw spirit applied wisdom And calm thought to itself All has been won long ago The illusion of time Was what required the path To play out

SupremeDreamer

30-Jun-03/11:14 AM

Thanks for the well said explaination about emotional depth, I feel enlightened by it. About religion and religious teaching, have no worries, for I would only resort to using for example christian bible passages and would deftly twist and present a alternate interpretation.

Also, philosophy and metaphysics is _not_ religion. It is indeed true that metaphysics is perhaps the central pillar to eastern thought. Hindu and Buddhist texts include some of the most pure and well concieved concepts of metaphysics. But there is a difference between respecting and using these religions to study the concepts and practicing the religion. My basic philosophical theory spawns from pantheistic shamanism, along with metaprogramming (the mental programing of the mind and how to re-program it) and theoretical use of psychoactive substances to help go beyond normal reality programing and thought. Theres alot more that can be listed, but I'm not going to get deep into this, less I be a rambling insect.

As to the injected sense of me pondering the questions, its more like I wished to present an image of calm reflection. But I will try to make another that doesn't present that type of presentation for perhaps a more direct approach.

About it not needing to be emotionless, your right, it doesn't require it. But if you look into eastern metaphysical writings, you will come across alot that considers the power that emotion has over people, and how it will vary from person to person, which in result starts to change the true meaning of the mystical text. I don't deny the possibility of presenting the mystical via emotion would be perhaps a more powerfull media that would better attract readers and thinkers. I simply have a slight preference in my opinion concerning how I see it. Perhaps I'll attempt writing a mystic poem with a deeper emotional tone as an interesting challenge.

Again, thanks for your input, it did indeed make me think.

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