A CRITIQUE OF SATORI: Some thoughts about Illumination

Four people are commenting on an image of an abstract, radiant rayonist orb.

IMAGE: An abstract, radiant rayonist orb surrounded by other obs with varying degrees of illumination.

Anya:   (gazing briefly at the image) Is this some sort of euphoria or eureka?

Carlos: (nonchalantly while sipping a cup of coffee) To me it seems to represent a 
        small illumination, a miniature satori.

José:   (shrugging his shoulders) How should we know?

Devani: (yawning). . . and besides, what does it matter?

Tim:    This I believe: eureka happens when we go beyond words and start to experience 
        reality directly.

Devani: (laughing) That's simply not feasible . . . I doubt that we experience anything 
        directly - there are so many layers of filters behind each experience. Ordinarily 
        we experience only a small spectrum of so-called "reality." On so many levels, 
        our brains filter out information and we are deep asleep.


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from POEATIONS: Explorations in meta-poetry by T Newfields
Summary: An image of an illuminated orb and discussion of satori.
Keywords: altered states of consciousness, filtered realities, satori, transcendental experience, awakening

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 2013 in Tokyo, Japan ☆ Finished: 2019 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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ESPAÑOL    https://www.tnewfields.info/es/satori.htm
NIHONGO    https://www.tnewfields.info/jp/sato.htm
ZHŌNGWÉN   https://www.tnewfields.info/zh/shenmi.htm


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