Monthly Archives: May 2021

Soma

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Vajragoni

The word soma stands for the corpse in Homer, and only later acquires the meaning of body. So the following verse is attributed to Euripides by Plato: “Who knows whether living is not being dead, while being dead is living?” … Continue reading →

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Dark Night of the Unborn

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Vajragoni

Being a paraphrase of John’s Dark Night In the Darkness of Night, Enlightened with whisperings untold -O’ Luminous Wonder- Mind fled the charnel house unchecked, My spirit at last cloaked in stillness. In this verse, the Spirit-Mind bespeaks its escape … Continue reading →

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