30 May - (Air) Liber LXV, 2:45-47
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45. Then the adept was rapt away in bliss, and the beyond of bliss, and exceeded the excess of excess.
46. Also his body shook and staggered with the burden of that bliss and that excess and that ultimate nameless.
47. They cried He is drunk or He is mad or He is in pain or He is about to die; and he heard them not. -
My thoughts on these verses -
45: This reminds me of CCXX, "But exceed! exceed!" This also suggests the next step of the process outlined in previous verses - after the faun becomes Pan and the harper is silent, this occurs.
46: This is why we train ourselves carefully - most of our bodies cannot handle the demands of sustaining higher levels of consciousness or continual bliss. (I know my body can't yet.) The first couple of times I read this verse, I read it as though there was a noun missing at the end of the sentence - "that ultimate nameless X." I now read in the way that I think it was intended to be read - "that ultimate, (which is) nameless." The word "that" is very descriptive too - it's a very specific ultimate something, not "some kind of ultimate nameless."
47: Others will try to trivialize or rationalize away the Adept's love and experiences, but, being absorbed into that state, the Adept no longer hears their arguments.
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45. Then the adept was rapt away in bliss, and the beyond of bliss, and exceeded the excess of excess.
46. Also his body shook and staggered with the burden of that bliss and that excess and that ultimate nameless.
47. They cried He is drunk or He is mad or He is in pain or He is about to die; and he heard them not.My reaction to the meditation is something of a surprise to me.I find a disconnect on two levels: 1. the description of the text itself; and 2. the lack of affect the text has for me.
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The first disconnect is between the circles of two worlds—45 & 47. They overlap, and 46 is the space they share, the body.
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The second disconnect has left me wondering why I need to know this? Maybe it is presented as a warning, or as helpful information, but who can say? Maybe the lack of connection I am experiencing is meant to be just what it seems: a rehearsal? As such, the import of these lines has nothing to do with things we need to know, but instead has to do with practicing being unconcerned—a quiet moment where we are thrown back into our own silence and stillness.
With all the bliss, and beyond of bliss being hurled about, these lines are surprisingly cold, imho. And more than anything else, it pains me that the most ready defense of these lines will be 'reasons' why they matter.
They are like a wall of perfect, polished stone. I find no cracks or holes for my nails or fingers. But more important than this is the fact that when I look up I see nothing of interest at the top, so why climb?
So much for 45 - 47. Maybe someone will post something that will educate my dull brain on the poignancy of today's meditation.
Love and Will
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Because it deliberately turns it into a "you had to be there" moment.
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@Ash said
"**45. Then the adept was rapt away in bliss, and the beyond of bliss, and exceeded the excess of excess.
- Also his body shook and staggered with the burden of that bliss and that excess and that ultimate nameless.
- They cried He is drunk or He is mad or He is in pain or He is about to die; and he heard them not.**"
Crazy boys charmed by silence and mystery and crazing about it, being enticed to follow as all the creatures before. The original creature, the dolphin, would not care at all about a meditating master's silent rigid trances. I know I, for one, have raged against the silent gates.