Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " ------Jan Cox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nisargadatta , " toombaru " <lastrain wrote: > > > > > " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a > mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " > > ------Jan Cox Words are fine, quite honestly. Nisargadatta used them a lot, Ramana used them a lot, plenty of mystics blabber endlessly ;-). Words themselves are not the trouble, Toom. One's emotional addiction to them is. Both the poet craving words, and the mystic rejecting words, are addicted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nisargadatta , " toombaru " <lastrain wrote: > > > > > " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " > > ------Jan Cox > If anyone never before has read or heard the expression 'shitstorm' like I didn't: A Shitstorm is a vulgar euphemism for a violent and unpleasant situation. The term may specifically refer to: * Shitstorm, a band on the Robotic Empire record label * " Shitstorm, " a song by Murder Squad from their 2003 album Ravenous, Murderous * " Shitstorm, " a song by the band Casey Jones from their 2006 album The Messenger * " Shitstorm, " a song by Strapping Young Lad from their 2005 album Alien Werner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " > > > > ------Jan Cox > > > > > If anyone never before has read or heard the expression 'shitstorm' like I didn't: > > A Shitstorm is a vulgar euphemism for a violent and unpleasant situation. The term may specifically refer to: > > * Shitstorm, a band on the Robotic Empire record label > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Murder Squad from their 2003 album Ravenous, Murderous > * " Shitstorm, " a song by the band Casey Jones from their 2006 album The Messenger > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Strapping Young Lad from their 2005 album Alien > > > Werner > What happens when one is both a poet & a mystic? A shitstorm is like a gentle rain from heaven, after the maelstrom of hell. ~A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " > > > > > > ------Jan Cox > > > > > > > > > If anyone never before has read or heard the expression 'shitstorm' like I didn't: > > > > A Shitstorm is a vulgar euphemism for a violent and unpleasant situation. The term may specifically refer to: > > > > * Shitstorm, a band on the Robotic Empire record label > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Murder Squad from their 2003 album Ravenous, Murderous > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by the band Casey Jones from their 2006 album The Messenger > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Strapping Young Lad from their 2005 album Alien > > > > > > Werner > > > > > What happens when one is both a poet & a mystic? > > A shitstorm is like a gentle rain from heaven, > after the maelstrom of hell. > > > ~A > No idea what happens. I am none of those. Werner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " > > > > > > > > ------Jan Cox > > > > > > > > > > > > > If anyone never before has read or heard the expression 'shitstorm' like I didn't: > > > > > > A Shitstorm is a vulgar euphemism for a violent and unpleasant situation. The term may specifically refer to: > > > > > > * Shitstorm, a band on the Robotic Empire record label > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Murder Squad from their 2003 album Ravenous, Murderous > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by the band Casey Jones from their 2006 album The Messenger > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Strapping Young Lad from their 2005 album Alien > > > > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > What happens when one is both a poet & a mystic? > > > > A shitstorm is like a gentle rain from heaven, > > after the maelstrom of hell. > > > > > > ~A > > > > > No idea what happens. I am none of those. > > Werner > Yes you are. Just as I am none of those. Get it? ~A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " > > > > > > > > > > ------Jan Cox > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If anyone never before has read or heard the expression 'shitstorm' like I didn't: > > > > > > > > A Shitstorm is a vulgar euphemism for a violent and unpleasant situation. The term may specifically refer to: > > > > > > > > * Shitstorm, a band on the Robotic Empire record label > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Murder Squad from their 2003 album Ravenous, Murderous > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by the band Casey Jones from their 2006 album The Messenger > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Strapping Young Lad from their 2005 album Alien > > > > > > > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > > > > > What happens when one is both a poet & a mystic? > > > > > > A shitstorm is like a gentle rain from heaven, > > > after the maelstrom of hell. > > > > > > > > > ~A > > > > > > > > > No idea what happens. I am none of those. > > > > Werner > > > > > Yes you are. Just as I am none of those. > > Get it? > > ~A > No, I don't, and I don't let it take away from anyone that I am neither a poet nor a mystic. Werner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " > > > > > > > > > > > > ------Jan Cox > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If anyone never before has read or heard the expression 'shitstorm' like I didn't: > > > > > > > > > > A Shitstorm is a vulgar euphemism for a violent and unpleasant situation. The term may specifically refer to: > > > > > > > > > > * Shitstorm, a band on the Robotic Empire record label > > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Murder Squad from their 2003 album Ravenous, Murderous > > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by the band Casey Jones from their 2006 album The Messenger > > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Strapping Young Lad from their 2005 album Alien > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What happens when one is both a poet & a mystic? > > > > > > > > A shitstorm is like a gentle rain from heaven, > > > > after the maelstrom of hell. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~A > > > > > > > > > > > > > No idea what happens. I am none of those. > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > Yes you are. Just as I am none of those. > > > > Get it? > > > > ~A > > > > > No, I don't, > > and I don't let it take away from anyone that I am neither a poet nor a mystic. > > Werner > Let me try to 'splain then, my dear German (?) soulmate, if there is a level of comprehension that surpasses but includes individuality, perhaps a Unifying Cosmic(Universal)Conscious Awareness, on that level of understanding, would you not be poet or mystic if I consider myself one? ~A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " anna " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " wwoehr " <wwoehr@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " To a poet, words are like a gentle rain from heaven. To a mystic, words are like a shitstorm. " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------Jan Cox > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If anyone never before has read or heard the expression 'shitstorm' like I didn't: > > > > > > > > > > > > A Shitstorm is a vulgar euphemism for a violent and unpleasant situation. The term may specifically refer to: > > > > > > > > > > > > * Shitstorm, a band on the Robotic Empire record label > > > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Murder Squad from their 2003 album Ravenous, Murderous > > > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by the band Casey Jones from their 2006 album The Messenger > > > > > > * " Shitstorm, " a song by Strapping Young Lad from their 2005 album Alien > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What happens when one is both a poet & a mystic? > > > > > > > > > > A shitstorm is like a gentle rain from heaven, > > > > > after the maelstrom of hell. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~A > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No idea what happens. I am none of those. > > > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes you are. Just as I am none of those. > > > > > > Get it? > > > > > > ~A > > > > > > > > > No, I don't, > > > > and I don't let it take away from anyone that I am neither a poet nor a mystic. > > > > Werner > > > > > Let me try to 'splain then, my dear German (?) soulmate, if there is a level of comprehension that surpasses but includes individuality, > perhaps a Unifying Cosmic(Universal)Conscious Awareness, on that level of understanding, would you not be poet or mystic if I consider myself one? > > ~A > Anna, are you seriously trying to sell me such bull like Cosmic Universal Consciousness ? So better let us stop here and not go on. And I also should add that I am not your soulmate. Werner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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