Vantage PointsSensing the world from the base of our spines existence feels heavy and coarsely defined Touching the world from the core of our groins all things in streams of desire seem joined Beholding the world from the depths of our guts consumption seems like the essence of all stuff Feeling the world at the core of our hearts the light of love and compassion becomes sharp Hearing the world at the point of 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 Every perspective has its own dignity – from which vantage point do you choose to be? |
| Noel: | This nonsense about chakras is not scientific. |
| Gwen: | Who knows? What most people refer to as "science" is merely a socially sanctioned set of dogmas. |
| Orathip: | No, real science focuses on method – not results. If a given method of inuiry is replicable, externally observable, and logically consistent then it can be called scientific. |
| Tara: | Then by that definition spiritual masters have been practicising "science" for thousands of years. |
| Gwen: | The scientific method espoused by Alhazen, Bacon and Descartes is a cultural artifact with no inherent "truth" – just widespread social validity. |
| Noel: | We see things very differently. Let's move on . . . |
Hear the author read this poem.
[520 K /.MP3 file]
