Islam? Archived Message
Posted by Subhi on September 10, 2022, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Why pick Christianity rather than, say, Islam?"
Sure a fantasy but from a certain kind of religious attitude what, in our experience, isn't a fantasy as Hafiz put it sometime ago "Death is a favour to us, But our scales have lost their balance. The impermanence of the body Should give us great clarity, Deepening the wonder in our senses and eyes Of this mysterious existence we share And are surely just traveling through. If I were in the Tavern tonight, Hafiz would call for drinks And as the Master poured, I would be reminded That all I know of life and myself is that We are just a mid-air flight of golden wine Between His Pitcher and His Cup. If I were in the Tavern tonight, I would buy freely for everyone in this world Because our marriage with the Cruel Beauty Of time and space cannot endure very long. Death is a favour to us, But our minds have lost their balance. The miraculous existence and impermanence of Form Always makes the illuminated ones Laugh and Sing." You can't really sing and dance angry and there are no monkey gods in Patanjali, from memory Abu Muhammad et al rock out to our stupid irrational and no doubt pernicious faith, we can't all be california girls though can we?
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Message Thread:
- A Caitlin Johnstone tweet re the US equivalent of the queen dying - marknadim September 9, 2022, 10:46 pm
- Caitlin "imagine if chicken mcnuggets died" hehehe.... - Ed September 9, 2022, 10:56 pm
- Why pick Christianity rather than, say, Islam? - SueC September 9, 2022, 11:01 pm
- Re: Why pick Christianity rather than, say, Islam? - psingh September 9, 2022, 11:18 pm
- Re: Why pick Christianity rather than, say, Islam? - johnlilburne September 10, 2022, 12:15 am
- Islam? - Subhi September 10, 2022, 3:49 pm
- stunning poem, Subhi, thx for posting! (nm) - Ian M September 10, 2022, 7:24 pm
- A psychedelic accompaniment to that beautiful poem here: - johnlilburne September 11, 2022, 12:51 am
- Re: Islam? - marknadim September 11, 2022, 12:57 am
- Re: Islam? - Ken Waldron September 11, 2022, 1:22 am
- Re: Islam? - marknadim September 11, 2022, 1:34 am
- Thanks as always. Nm - Shyaku September 12, 2022, 3:37 am
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