Void

(« Primeval Center » by Christopher Stewart)

On a background of Wall Street Bailouts and Large Hadron Colliders, « Void » paints sunyata, the Buddhist concept of emptiness.

From Wikipedia :

In Buddhism, the realization of emptiness of inherent existence is a “state of pure consciousness” in which the practitioner realizes all particular objects and images to be appearances of the subjective mind.

The song is made up of twelve short verses, one longer vocal interlude, and no chorus. The vocal sections are tied together with short instrumental passages and one longer instrumental bridge.

While most of the lyrics attempt to highlight the failings of fundamental materialism, the last four verses focus on the realization of the state of consciousness wherein objects are seen for what they truly are.

Down ! In the here and the now
Fell flat on the face
Cheated by reason
Desolate in space

Pondering matter
Getting to the core
Couldn't find any
Deep reality

Drown ! Committing the fault
Non-finality
Colliding hadrons
Just add variety

Trying to manifest
Out of vacuity
Root unbreakable ?
Who thinks magically !

Crash ! Banks are in the red
Wall Street in a slump
Who's bailing them out ?
Ripped off at the pump !

Trying to manifest
Out of vacuity
Wealth unlimited ?
Who thinks magically !

Null ! Nobody-zero
Fundamentally
Materialism fails
To set people free

Universe of words
Walls of mentation
Discriminating
Occult liberation

Reasonable as they may seem
When clung to will all theory
Serve to send the good intended
Down into Yama's abode

Up, to the neck in the void
No more artifice
Stopped being schizoid
Found no precipice

Emptiness in all
All in everything
Nihilism is
Not comprehending

Stop and recognize
Objects are mirrors
Subject realize !
Self-actualize !

No cause nor effect
Coming and going
This world I project
Is enlightening

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Comment by Christopher Stewart on May 25, 2012 at 12:40am: many thanks Maris & Gopal, for sharing your perspective with us !

wishing you much elevation & joy !

blessings,
Chris

Comment by Maris B. Mohr on May 24, 2012 at 6:10pm: Are we in the VOID, OR is the VOID in us?

My own feeling of VOID came up one day in a room full of people. Here it is:

NEUTRALIZED

I think I woke up this morning,

     or did I sleep at all? . . .

The mirror reflects empty space –

     nothing to reveal my wondering gaze.

Even in a room full of occupied seats

I feel unconnected to everything

Drifting ~~~~ between what I think

     I want, need

Ending misunderstood, rejected

Feeling dejected, facing a raging wall of

     why it can't be

Giving in, my oblivion strengthless

Arguing on no longer in my core

Knowing there's no point in disrupting

      MY equilibrium, OUR harmony

Neutral being the safest gear for my survival. . .

(c) Maris B. Mohr, 22.3.2012

Comment by Gopal Chandra Bhowmick on May 23, 2012 at 1:06pm:           Bowing to all Divinities,

              Here the true concept of VOID in Spirituality is Gurutattva and Gurutattva is sorrounded by Void. Without realizing the Gurutattva we can't reach out to pure consciousness or emptiness.

              So why it is called, the Nirguna Brahman before creating the Creations became a GURU than created emptiness where all the creations created called Saguna Brahman.

              It very surprising that everythings are within us but we are not aware of it.

                    Thanks