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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: of Ch'ien-tzu wen, of the waist of language
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 02:56:46 -0400 (EDT)
of Ch'ien-tzu wen, of the waist of language "He perceives the base of infinite space as the base of infinite space. Having perceived the base of infinite space as the base of infinite space, he conceives [himself as] the base of infinite space, he conceives [him- self] in the base of infinite space, he conceives [himself apart] from the base of infinite space, he conceives the base of infinite space to be 'mine,' he delights in the base of infinite space. Why is that? Because he has not fully understood it, I say." (Mulapariyaya Sutta: Sutta 1:15, trans. Nanamoli, Bodhi) heaven earth black yellow yellow :: :: is is black, black, the cosmos are vast a desolate wasteland sun fills moon sets the in sun west in it's dusk from the 7 constellations to line 9 up morning measure constellations from line 7 up to measure the word, morning they spread out cold comes heat cold goes comes autumn the harvesting in winter the hiding, concealing concealing in intercalary the timing leftover leftover becomes residue one becomes tenth one measurement tenth of measurement intercalary of timing years so lu bamboo pitches shift position open clouds ascend, galloping, sending clouds rain ascend, dew forms becoming frost gold gives birth beautiful gold water gives jade emanates Kun emanates mountain from summit Kun double-edged dagger furiously named huge gate-tower pearl the called pearl light the darkness of treasure fruit treasure plum of apple fruit many vegetables mustard ginger sea salted rivers fresh fishscales hidden fishscales depths in feathers depths circling feathers above circling fire dragon the emperor dragon teaching the phoenix royal phoenix official the men royal beginning making writing characters then uniforms, wearing robes < clothing skirts < clothing expel throne expel yield the country yield yao tang has predicted console people the strike people down strike guilty the hold hold boundary boundary talk talk and and test test with with scalding scalding trying trying case case at at court court query query way way bequeath bow bequeath doubting and sections doubting love raise love hosts the leaders the minister prostrate army minister barbarians prostrate near far reality ration ration guest guest returning returning cries the white colt grazes the there white change covers grass change weeds grass (vegetation) and trust attain trust myriad a (10,000) myriad directions (10,000) (square) directions covering person the issues person (giving issues to) birth four great five (is) normal respect respect (connector (connector / / alone) alone) rearing rearing children children (!) flattering destroys injures flattering women adore chastity unyielding imitate pleasing genius know what passes certainty attainment ability never attainment neglect ===