A Thought

Sing songs without speech,

with just a simple OHM——

 

A buddhist sits still for hours on end,

repeating the same frequency: OHM

 

and some could say that’s just the fundamental tone to all truths- the greatest teacher man could ever have: existence-

and some could say it’s Christ,

some could say God

or the “elan vital”

People say a lot of things. Not enough of them sit still and listen though.

Have you ever heard water rushing down a mountain or a strong breeze?

as if life was breathing all around you?

Have you ever heard the highway cars glide like a great sudden movement of man and notice how it al happens to sound the same?

There is energy in existence, of that I am sure.

I am sure there has been a past, and the peoples of those times have said something, sang songs and left certain truths more evident for us. I’m also sure some sort of future is possible. Theres a lot of oppurtunities to act on.

But of all the things, the most certain of all things is this inherent present. It is in this time that action is only possible. Now is the oppurtunity. Now is time. Now is truth. Now. Now. Now.

 

Where is God? Who is God?

It isin’t a person.

It isin’t in a poem.

or even in a phrase.

He isin’t in a book

nor has he written one.

I don’t think he’s left us any promises

and i don’t even think it’s a He.

 

I could think a lot of things. But of what i’m most sure is of that which i hear-

in what I see, feel and believe.

 

I have faith.

I am fortunate enough to fathom such an impossible term.

 

People tell me a lot of things.

Sometimes i just shrug, smile, and sing.

There’s not much else that makes me happy except singing and dancing.

 

I heard Dylan say in an interview this one time that he was a song-and-dance-man. Someone asked him what that meant. He said there wasn’t enough time to go into that. I believe him.

 

Music is the greatest metaphor we have for life.

Even in silence can one hear nature singing.

 

Dippanka or some buddhist or another asked his mentor what life was or something.

 

It is the roaring silence of a diamond.

 

and when i think of things like that, well, this little blue earth becomes a part of something so much bigger than space and time. and that’s probably the most universal truth i can think of right now.

 

I am Societys Cock-a-Roach

                          

The Essence of the Mind

 is perhaps greater than existence and time in that it is kin to art-

 in that it is capable of relating the past and future possibilities all within the inherent moment.  

                    

The old will more often than not revert back to their youthful days and think of how time has ravaged their reality. This ought not to be. Quite the contrary, time should ripen, not rape, the essence of the mind… since everyday is a chance to create.

 

 

 

                                                             This is my creed.

Christianity and structured religion exists and serves as a structure to give thanks to the ¨Élan Vital¨. Unfortunately it has also been manipulated to suite the needs of men. Oh well. I am not concerned with creating a manifesto against these woes. It has been done before and it will no doubt continue to be done so. It is political and I scoff at the word. I am involved in philosophy…in what ought to be. I will bear this responsibility with all of my will.

My will to live. My will to create.

The youth have an inherent lust for life. Our teeth are still white. If we let our mind wallow and retard our senses than disease of apathy will have overcome us. Then, and only then, does death have an excuse to justifiably enter our home of the heart.

Post-modern man has inherently become a ¨Renaissance Man¨ in that we are open to all types of inspiration. Our art is open to all forms of interpretation while communicating to no particular class.

                Caste systems are a way of the past. Financially speaking, yes, some may be better off or down under but the future vision of man is not concerned with finance but rather faith. And let it be known now: this faith I speak of is not related to the Christian faith nor any other deity type obsession. No. I am speaking of a faith directed to the essence of the mind.

               At birth we are presented with several alternatives to attach ones emotions and experiences. From then till death one may receive various amounts of considerable ¨callings.¨ We have no other alternatives but to dream of our future. We must then have faith that our desired goals will allow us to transcend all that has become mundane and insignificant: materialism, finance, and fabricated illusions.

               Upon this day in the 21st century man has exhausted these mediums and has begun to do away with these ideals. We, and I speak as a collective conscious, have begun to pursue a more passionate route to life. Take Rimbaud as an example if you wish. One only has to look to mankind’s progression of spirituality to attain understanding.

               In our western culture, the Greeks began our climb to faith by undertaking the significant task of giving the then contemporary man an image to pursue, that is, a role model of sorts. These inspirations were quite unlike our current understanding of God(s) in that they were given human characteristics and were held in part to the forces of nature.

               Fast forward to the Christian doctrines and structured religions in which ¨our savior¨ Jesus Christ is represented as a transcendental figure surpassing a human status. It is because of this supernatural nature attributed to an illusionary image that man has become a slave to symbols: we have engineered our perceptions to place a high emphasis on the mundane: the finance (the golden calf), the post-death experience (heaven) and even life itself has become an arduous task involving ethics, morals, and material possession.

This is not a treatise against these ideals, but rather an attempt that

brings to light contemporary existences methods of essence.

This has been the evolution of spirituality as we in the western realm have come to know. And I must now thank Jesus Christ, his disciples, and the Christian religion for introducing the idea of a transcendental being to the masses. It is within this construct that the ¨New Age¨ mentalities are beginning to pick up on.

                 Philosophy, an objective view of things both mind and soul has attempted to resolve the issues for quite some time now. The timeline of terms and proofs is extensive. However the essence of our ¨collective consciousness¨ needs not to be well versed in all these ideals in that they have become ingrained in the minds and teachings of all men and women alike. While some understand some things more than others we are continually and progressively evolving at current pace. Generations after generations man succeeds in experimenting, revolting, and thus evolving into the apparent norms.

In order for man to break free from his surroundings and advocated structured norms he must first be forced to rebel and accept that which comes with this lifestyle: alienation, excommunication, ridicule and banishment: societies cockroach. He is a lone soldier fighting for the freedoms the children of his generation will one day adhere to.

The world, not society, is his abode. He must believe in his faith, in his essence of the mind as that which is pushing for revolution. He abides by the rules of nature…of that which is cyclical. He is creating new ripples in the universe in hopes that they may be somehow and in someway be respected and repeated in and around contemporary reality.

From this thought society has understood the process and fundamental ideas art stands for.

ART IS A DIRECT RESPONSE FROM MANS ABILITY TO THINK IN THE ABSTRACT and thus, IS CAPABLE OF REPRESENTING THE PAST AND DEPICTING FUTURE POSSIBILITIES ALL WITHIN THE INHERENT MOMENT.

The Postmodern Renaissance Man must be compelled to create:

To broaden existences current essence and
expand upon the collective essence of the mind.