Difference between revisions of "Crown of Thorns"
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| + | A ''hapax'' is a singular occurence in the text, for instance, a word found only once in all the teachings. This expression occurs more than once but is unusual in expressing a cultural bias, an orientation known primarily to Westerners, i.e., evoking the New Testament record. | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 14 October 2011
Short Quotes
[T]he crown of thorns that you wear ... represents your attempt at fulfillment in the world.
- Step 96
Great effort is exerted in building things that can fall apart in a moment, things that have no stability or permanence.
- Continuation Step 3
Quotes from Outside the New Message from God
what Got him was Noth ing & nothing's exAct ly what any one Living (or some body Dead like even a Poet)could hardly express what i Mean is what knocked him over Wasn't (for instance)the Knowing your whole(yes god damned)life is a Flop or even to Feel how Everything(dreamed & hoped & prayed for months & weeks & days & years & nights & forever)is Less Than Nothing(which would have been Something)what got him was nothing
e. e. cummings
Commentary
A hapax is a singular occurence in the text, for instance, a word found only once in all the teachings. This expression occurs more than once but is unusual in expressing a cultural bias, an orientation known primarily to Westerners, i.e., evoking the New Testament record.