The Named
“Art in my opinion is the only evolutionary power.
This means that only through man’s creativity can
circumstances change.”
- Beuys
“The Way that can be spoken of
is not the constant Way;
The name that can be named
is not the constant name.
The nameless was the beginning
of heaven and earth;
The named was the Mother of
the myriad creatures.”
- Lao Tzu
be not lessened
by dehumanizers
nor lulled
into the abyss
of barbarism
or seduced
by the self-righteous
and their use
and abuse
of powers
to confuse
with terminology,
technology,
and material terrorism
virtue
is the discipline
of the virtuous
be a guardian of love
ever protect us
from the grasp of beasts
mentally and physically
ever work
to cleanse reality
do not lower yourself
to the barbarian
or to the tricksters
of skin and color
who are ever ignorant
of their own
Space-Beingness
and abilities to bless
and be blessed
through an eternal quest
be a guardian of love
and embrace
a living cosmos
treasure the immeasurable meanings
of the harmonious void
and reject the babies of perpetual war
who seek to control and dominate the mothering breasts
of all planets
nurture your consciousness
refine your Self-science
be all
that you are named to be
be a guardian of love
ever protect us
from the voidless dust
for we are the joyful manifestation
of our ancestors and a trust
that serves as a marker
to eternal nothingness —
the sacred vessels
who give form and life
to the endless emptiness