Mnr AM de Lange wrote:
> This is the question which I now wish to pose to you all for
> discussion:
> What is the origin for "process-structure" (being-becoming) in
> this universe, material and abstract?
At,
why does process-structure need an origin? or, consequently, a
conclusion? Because we're beings who live in time, in a world of
beginnings and endings, we continuously seek to define all of our
experiences and ideas within those same parameters. I began reflecting on
the essays and poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson as I reread your post--for
much of what he wrote seemed pertinent to this discussion. The following
poem, published in 1857, seemed most appropriate.
Brahma
If the red slayer think he slays,
Or if the slain think he is slain,
They know not well the subtle ways
I keep, and pass, and turn again.
Far or forgot to me is near;
Shadow and sunlight are the same;
The vanished gods to me appear;
And one to me are shame and fame.
They reckon ill who leave me out;
When me they fly, I am the wings;
I am the doubter and the doubt,
And I the hymn the Brahmin sings.
The strong gods pine for my abode,
And pine in vain the sacred Seven,
But thou, meek lover of the good!
Find me, and turn thy back on heaven.
regards,
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