YANTRA FOR DEVI: Reflections on Eroticism & Spirituality  


[IMAGE:  A star-hexagram with a radiant light source at the centre and multiple images 
         of a young woman's face.]


Daiki:   (frowning) This image is too erotic for my liking.

Chariya: Huh? What's the problem? Why can't something be both spiritual and erotic?

Daiki:   Don't spiritual things help us get out of this world, while erotic things
         pull us deeper into it?

Chariya: Is it really that simple?

Daiki:   To be honest, I don't know. I'm continually confused.

Chariya: Good! Confusion is a sign you're still thinking. That means you are exploring 
         and growing. Those who are too confident of their certainties cease to grow.


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from _Pan-Asian Pulses: Poetry, Art, and Dialogs about Asia_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  A mandala-like image of a woman and conversation about spirituality and eroticism.
KEYWORDS:  creative confusion, spirituality vs. materialism, sacred eroticism

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2012 in Tokyo, Japan ≜ Finished: 2018 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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