VANTAGE POINTS: Some reflections on the energy chakras Sensing the world from the base of our spines existence feels heavy and coarsely defined Touching the world from our groins in streams of desire all things seem joined Beholding the world from our inner guts consumption seems the essence of all stuff Feeling the world from the core of our hearts love and compassion become sharp Hearing the world within our throats symphonies of sound resonate and float Beholding the world from the apex above the eyes this creation merges into a singularity of light Experiencing the world from a higher sphere there is no world, no self, no praise, no fear Each perspective has its own way of sensing things – from which vantage point do you choose to be? Noel: (shaking his head) Hmm. This nonsense about chakras isn't scientific. Gwen: Who knows? What most people refer to as "science" is merely a socially sanctioned set of dogmas. Orapan: No, real science focuses on method – not results. If a given method of inquiry is replicable, externally observable, and logically consistent only then it can be called "scientific." Tara: By that definition spiritual masters have been practicing "science" for thousands of years. Gwen: Ah, the scientific method espoused by Alhazen, Bacon and Descartes is a cultural artefact with no inherent "truth" – merely widespread social validity. Noel: (sighing) Obviously, we disagree. Shall we move on? ===================================================================================== from Celebrations ah Song: Rejoicing Through Art, Poetry & Narratives with T Newfields SUMMARY: A poem and conversation about human potential and energy chakras. KEYWORDS: seven chakras, multiple realities, philosophical poetry, energy centers Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?) Begun: 2005 in Tokyo, Japan ✶ Finished: 2022 in Yokohama, Japan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted < LAST https://www.tnewfields.info/Celebrations/heartlight.htm TOC https://www.tnewfields.info/Celebrations/index.html NEXT > https://www.tnewfields.info/Celebrations/chagall.htm TRANSLATIONS DEUTSCH: https://www.tnewfields.info/de/stand.htm ESPAÑOL: https://www.tnewfields.info/es/venta.htm NIHONGO: https://www.tnewfields.info/jp/tachiichi.htm ZHŌNGWÉN: https://www.tnewfields.info/zh/dian.htm