David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


Showing posts with label causality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label causality. Show all posts

01 March 2024

TAR : To Apprehend Relativity



Theatre of the Actors of Regard 
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA
  
  
  

20 August 2023

FLOWER DRUM SONG


A cover version of yesterday’s “Flower Sermon” in which one of the actors was a percussionist.

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            for Margaret Plant  

Theatre of the Actors of Regard 
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA


    

02 July 2023

TAR : This Annual Repost


This Annual Repost is first from 2021 then 2022 and now 2023 after last night's loss by The Bombers to top side Port Adelaide from a 55m kick delivered by Dan Houston after the siren.


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Theatre of the Actors of Regard 
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA


      

21 January 2023

Re. relations




Theatre of Ambient Relations  
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA


     

08 November 2022

Theatre of Eclipse

        
Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA
    

     

21 September 2022

of s/word & mythoLOGOS/HA HA


Judas betrays Jesus the Logos

Theatre of the Actors of Regard 
and Peter cuts off Vincent's ear


Theatre of the Actors of Regard 
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA
        
   
   

01 August 2022

Clean




Theatre of the Actors of Regard 
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA
        
      
    

02 July 2022

the mark of self




Special comments : Vasubandhu, Treatise on Buddha Nature

"All non-Buddhists, in their various ways, conceive of and grasp a self in those things that lack self; namely the five aggregates (form, sensation, perception, volition, consciousness). Yet these things differ from what one grasps as the mark* of self; therefore, they are eternally lacking in self.

*substance, permanence, independence

However, with the wisdom of Thusness, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas realize the perfection of not-self in all things. Because this perfection of not-self and that which is seen as the mark of not-self** are not different, the Tathagata says that this mark of the eternal not-self is the true, essential nature of all things. It is because of this that the perfection of not-self is called True Being."

**insubstantiality, impermanence, dependence on causes and conditions

Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA
       
     
   

12 June 2022

Causes and Conditions Apply



Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...
  
 LOGOS/HA HA
       
     
             
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