"In my case, I found that my interest was most vividly caught by the meaning of the temptation-and-fall theme. Suppose that the prohibition on the knowledge of good and evil were an expression of jealous cruelty, and the gaining of such knowledge an act of virtue? Suppose the Fall should be celebrated and not deplored? … Continue reading Abdiel’s Party
Category: poetry
Just Follow My Example
The number of days since I left the world andEntrusted myself to Heaven is long forgotten.Yesterday, sitting peacefully in the green mountains;This morning, playing with the village children.My robe is full of patches andI cannot remember how long I have had the same bowl for begging.On clear nights I walk with my staff and chant … Continue reading Just Follow My Example
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