As I continue reading Henry Corbin’s book on Iranian Sufism, I keep connecting it to ideas I’ve been interested in for years—the other day I connected it to Nietzsche.
Dower'd with the hate of hate, the scorn of scorn,
The love of love.
Tennyson, 1830
Nihilisation of the nihilistic. Enabled by existence of a celestial, true(r) self and reference/action to this self. Transformation in continuity (does "love of love" mean the loving of love or the intensest, highest love, or both?). Mirroring and participating in the environments, inner and outer, that permit/evoke this possibility, tendency, desire-becoming practice: clime, climate, corresponding to a celestial double as does the person/poet. They are part and parcel of each other. The "higher" not characterised by annihilation in a one or flow but by the apex of individual personhood: stars plural are what is "there" and what is "here", within and in social action - love of love - below. All is present. Not many words are needed. 26, in this case. Yet, many words are also good.
This like your Truman Show article was a good read. Thank you Ted.
The poet in a golden clime was born,
With golden stars above,
Dower'd with the hate of hate, the scorn of scorn,
The love of love.
Tennyson, 1830
Nihilisation of the nihilistic. Enabled by existence of a celestial, true(r) self and reference/action to this self. Transformation in continuity (does "love of love" mean the loving of love or the intensest, highest love, or both?). Mirroring and participating in the environments, inner and outer, that permit/evoke this possibility, tendency, desire-becoming practice: clime, climate, corresponding to a celestial double as does the person/poet. They are part and parcel of each other. The "higher" not characterised by annihilation in a one or flow but by the apex of individual personhood: stars plural are what is "there" and what is "here", within and in social action - love of love - below. All is present. Not many words are needed. 26, in this case. Yet, many words are also good.
Very insightful comment and very beautiful and apt selection of a poem—thank you for reading.