Guest guest Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 No doubt, language as a yardstick of phenomena falls short, and as a vessel for reality is as efficient as a net is, in conveying water. But, there is another dimension to language, which transcends semantics and semiotics: language as art. If you ask me exactly what I mean, I'd have to confess I don't really know, but I know it when I see it. If you press, I would say it's the magic of arranging, of inspired blending, which attains certain tone, tempo, and rhythm that stimulates brain centers beyond that of speech, and even emotions. Artistic language could stimulate an intelligence, which is not discursive, call it intuition, or epiphany, if you will. Poetry, great religious literature partakes of this. This sort of language has its place, as music, and dance has its place in revealing the ineffable to those who are ready. The danger arises when we take art literally. When we indulge in entification and objectification of the ineffable. Then, verbal loops become inescapable traps, and spirituality a verbal pastime, no more relevant that a crossword puzzle. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Nisargadatta , Pedsie2@a... wrote: > No doubt, language as a yardstick of phenomena > falls short, and as a vessel for reality is as > efficient as a net is, in conveying water. But, > there is another dimension to language, which > transcends semantics and semiotics: language as > art. If you ask me exactly what I mean, > I'd have to confess I don't really know, but I > know it when I see it. If you press, I would say > it's the magic of arranging, of inspired blending, > which attains certain tone, tempo, and rhythm > that stimulates brain centers beyond that of > speech, and even emotions. > > Artistic language could stimulate an intelligence, > which is not discursive, call it intuition, or > epiphany, if you will. Poetry, great religious > literature partakes of this. This sort of language > has its place, as music, and dance has its place > in revealing the ineffable to those who are ready. > > The danger arises when we take art literally. > When we indulge in entification and objectification > of the ineffable. Then, verbal loops become > inescapable traps, and spirituality a verbal pastime, > no more relevant that a crossword puzzle. > > Pete > > So are you saying that there is some-thing outside of language that can understand what is? toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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