Ilya Shambat wrote:
>
> The Golden One
> Turns to me when I am sleeping
> And says, I love you.

> The Golden One
> Looks inside of my soul
> With her heavenly eyes
> And says, Follow me where I'm going.

> The Golden One
> Gives unto my soul
> White orchid petals of tenderness
> Soft white sea foam of eternity
> Loving caressing winds of her spirit
> And brings me to life.

> Rainbows of glory stand over the head
> Of my Golden One
> Feather-white lilies reach for the sight
> Of my Golden One
> Ripples in ocean whisper the name
> Of my Golden One
> Wind caresses her face.

> When my Golden One leans her head to the sun
> Light interpenetrates her soft features
> And when my Golden One looks in my eyes
> Love shines in our hearts
> And when my Golden One stands on a cloud
> Thunderbolts play in her hair
> And when my Golden One imagines
> Life longs for its soul.

> No, I will not ask you what made the Golden One
> Greatness must always be self-creative
> And if I were to know the mechanism
> It would no longer be hers.

> No, I will not tell you the name of the Golden One
> She should remain mysterious and eternal
> For all that is eternal must be mysterious
> Lest it be polluted with time.

> No, I don't know nor do I wish to know
> How the Golden One sings before you
> What delights she can paint on this planet
> These are hers only to give.

> I wish only to love my Golden One
> And to treasure my Golden One
> And to reach for the skies with my Golden One
> Where we will merge together into eternal love.

> https://sites.google.com/view/ilyashambatpoetry

Check this out, I.S.

> > > > > Beatnik Buddhism in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums
> > > > >
> > > > > https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=engl_fac
> > > > >
> > > > > ******** "Pastoral and Utopia, Visionary Conceptions of the Good Life." This book's
> > > > > triumphant celebration of free love, wilderness adventures, bohemian companionship, and Buddhist
> > > > > meditation made a perfect fit.
> > > > >
> > > > > ************Kerouac discovered Buddhism by way of Henry David Thoreau: "Well I went to the library to read
> > > > > Thoreau. I said, 'I'm going to cut out from civilization and go back and live in the woods like
> > > > > Thoreau.' And I started to read Thoreau and he talked about Hindu philosophy. So I put Thoreau down
> > > > > and I took out, accidentally, The Life of Buddha by Ashvagosa."
> > > > >
> > > > > ***********This led him to Dwight Goddard's 1932 collection of Classic sutras, The Buddhist Bible, bound with leather, carried in his rucksack, studied methodically, quoted and paraphrased,
> > > > > and publicized among his friends and later to readers of The Dharma Bums.[
> > > > >
> > > > > **************The words of the book's title, Dharma Bums, epitomize Beat spirituality. The pairing of Classical Sanskrit
> > > > > and contemporary American slang typifies the Beats' yoking of sacred and profane, exalted and base, the
> > > > > law and the outlaw. Kerouac draws attention to the phrase several times near the beginning of the book:
> > > > > at this time I was a perfect Dharma Bum myself and considered myself a religious wanderer.(5)
> > > > > [10]
> > > > > the little St. Teresa bum [whom he encounters hopping a freight from L.A. to Santa Barbara] was
> > > > > the first genuine Dharma Bum I'd met, and the second was the number one Dharma Bum of them
> > > > > all and in fact it was he, Japhy Ryder, who coined the phrase
> > > > >
> > > > > ************************

General-Zod wrote:

> Ilya Shambat wrote:
>>
>> The Golden One
>> Turns to me when I am sleeping
>> And says, I love you.

>> The Golden One
>> Looks inside of my soul
>> With her heavenly eyes
>> And says, Follow me where I'm going.

>> The Golden One
>> Gives unto my soul
>> White orchid petals of tenderness
>> Soft white sea foam of eternity
>> Loving caressing winds of her spirit
>> And brings me to life.

>> Rainbows of glory stand over the head
>> Of my Golden One
>> Feather-white lilies reach for the sight
>> Of my Golden One
>> Ripples in ocean whisper the name
>> Of my Golden One
>> Wind caresses her face.

>> When my Golden One leans her head to the sun
>> Light interpenetrates her soft features
>> And when my Golden One looks in my eyes
>> Love shines in our hearts
>> And when my Golden One stands on a cloud
>> Thunderbolts play in her hair
>> And when my Golden One imagines
>> Life longs for its soul.

>> No, I will not ask you what made the Golden One
>> Greatness must always be self-creative
>> And if I were to know the mechanism
>> It would no longer be hers.

>> No, I will not tell you the name of the Golden One
>> She should remain mysterious and eternal
>> For all that is eternal must be mysterious
>> Lest it be polluted with time.

>> No, I don't know nor do I wish to know
>> How the Golden One sings before you
>> What delights she can paint on this planet
>> These are hers only to give.

>> I wish only to love my Golden One
>> And to treasure my Golden One
>> And to reach for the skies with my Golden One
>> Where we will merge together into eternal love.

>> https://sites.google.com/view/ilyashambatpoetry

> Check this out, I.S.

>> > > > > Beatnik Buddhism in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums
>> > > > >
>> > > > > https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=engl_fac
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ******** "Pastoral and Utopia, Visionary Conceptions of the Good Life." This book's
>> > > > > triumphant celebration of free love, wilderness adventures, bohemian companionship, and Buddhist
>> > > > > meditation made a perfect fit.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ************Kerouac discovered Buddhism by way of Henry David Thoreau: "Well I went to the library to read
>> > > > > Thoreau. I said, 'I'm going to cut out from civilization and go back and live in the woods like
>> > > > > Thoreau.' And I started to read Thoreau and he talked about Hindu philosophy. So I put Thoreau down
>> > > > > and I took out, accidentally, The Life of Buddha by Ashvagosa."
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ***********This led him to Dwight Goddard's 1932 collection of Classic sutras, The Buddhist Bible, bound with leather, carried in his rucksack, studied methodically, quoted and paraphrased,
>> > > > > and publicized among his friends and later to readers of The Dharma Bums.[
>> > > > >
>> > > > > **************The words of the book's title, Dharma Bums, epitomize Beat spirituality. The pairing of Classical Sanskrit
>> > > > > and contemporary American slang typifies the Beats' yoking of sacred and profane, exalted and base, the
>> > > > > law and the outlaw. Kerouac draws attention to the phrase several times near the beginning of the book:
>> > > > > at this time I was a perfect Dharma Bum myself and considered myself a religious wanderer.(5)
>> > > > > [10]
>> > > > > the little St. Teresa bum [whom he encounters hopping a freight from L.A. to Santa Barbara] was
>> > > > > the first genuine Dharma Bum I'd met, and the second was the number one Dharma Bum of them
>> > > > > all and in fact it was he, Japhy Ryder, who coined the phrase
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ************************

Again, good find.

Will Dockery wrote:
> General-Zod wrote:
>
> > Ilya Shambat wrote:
> >>
> >> The Golden One
> >> Turns to me when I am sleeping
> >> And says, I love you.
>
> >> The Golden One
> >> Looks inside of my soul
> >> With her heavenly eyes
> >> And says, Follow me where I'm going.
>
> >> The Golden One
> >> Gives unto my soul
> >> White orchid petals of tenderness
> >> Soft white sea foam of eternity
> >> Loving caressing winds of her spirit
> >> And brings me to life.
>
> >> Rainbows of glory stand over the head
> >> Of my Golden One
> >> Feather-white lilies reach for the sight
> >> Of my Golden One
> >> Ripples in ocean whisper the name
> >> Of my Golden One
> >> Wind caresses her face.
>
> >> When my Golden One leans her head to the sun
> >> Light interpenetrates her soft features
> >> And when my Golden One looks in my eyes
> >> Love shines in our hearts
> >> And when my Golden One stands on a cloud
> >> Thunderbolts play in her hair
> >> And when my Golden One imagines
> >> Life longs for its soul.
>
> >> No, I will not ask you what made the Golden One
> >> Greatness must always be self-creative
> >> And if I were to know the mechanism
> >> It would no longer be hers.
>
> >> No, I will not tell you the name of the Golden One
> >> She should remain mysterious and eternal
> >> For all that is eternal must be mysterious
> >> Lest it be polluted with time.
>
> >> No, I don't know nor do I wish to know
> >> How the Golden One sings before you
> >> What delights she can paint on this planet
> >> These are hers only to give.
>
> >> I wish only to love my Golden One
> >> And to treasure my Golden One
> >> And to reach for the skies with my Golden One
> >> Where we will merge together into eternal love.
>
> >> https://sites.google.com/view/ilyashambatpoetry
>
> > Check this out, I.S.
>
>
> >> > > > > Beatnik Buddhism in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=engl_fac
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > ******** "Pastoral and Utopia, Visionary Conceptions of the Good Life." This book's
> >> > > > > triumphant celebration of free love, wilderness adventures, bohemian companionship, and Buddhist
> >> > > > > meditation made a perfect fit.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > ************Kerouac discovered Buddhism by way of Henry David Thoreau: "Well I went to the library to read
> >> > > > > Thoreau. I said, 'I'm going to cut out from civilization and go back and live in the woods like
> >> > > > > Thoreau.' And I started to read Thoreau and he talked about Hindu philosophy. So I put Thoreau down
> >> > > > > and I took out, accidentally, The Life of Buddha by Ashvagosa."
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > ***********This led him to Dwight Goddard's 1932 collection of Classic sutras, The Buddhist Bible, bound with leather, carried in his rucksack, studied methodically, quoted and paraphrased,
> >> > > > > and publicized among his friends and later to readers of The Dharma Bums.[
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > **************The words of the book's title, Dharma Bums, epitomize Beat spirituality. The pairing of Classical Sanskrit
> >> > > > > and contemporary American slang typifies the Beats' yoking of sacred and profane, exalted and base, the
> >> > > > > law and the outlaw. Kerouac draws attention to the phrase several times near the beginning of the book:
> >> > > > > at this time I was a perfect Dharma Bum myself and considered myself a religious wanderer.(5)
> >> > > > > [10]
> >> > > > > the little St. Teresa bum [whom he encounters hopping a freight from L.A. to Santa Barbara] was
> >> > > > > the first genuine Dharma Bum I'd met, and the second was the number one Dharma Bum of them
> >> > > > > all and in fact it was he, Japhy Ryder, who coined the phrase
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > ************************
> Again, good find.

Again... I thank.

Faraway Star wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>> General-Zod wrote:
>>
>> > Ilya Shambat wrote:
>> >>
>> >> The Golden One
>> >> Turns to me when I am sleeping
>> >> And says, I love you.
>>
>> >> The Golden One
>> >> Looks inside of my soul
>> >> With her heavenly eyes
>> >> And says, Follow me where I'm going.
>>
>> >> The Golden One
>> >> Gives unto my soul
>> >> White orchid petals of tenderness
>> >> Soft white sea foam of eternity
>> >> Loving caressing winds of her spirit
>> >> And brings me to life.
>>
>> >> Rainbows of glory stand over the head
>> >> Of my Golden One
>> >> Feather-white lilies reach for the sight
>> >> Of my Golden One
>> >> Ripples in ocean whisper the name
>> >> Of my Golden One
>> >> Wind caresses her face.
>>
>> >> When my Golden One leans her head to the sun
>> >> Light interpenetrates her soft features
>> >> And when my Golden One looks in my eyes
>> >> Love shines in our hearts
>> >> And when my Golden One stands on a cloud
>> >> Thunderbolts play in her hair
>> >> And when my Golden One imagines
>> >> Life longs for its soul.
>>
>> >> No, I will not ask you what made the Golden One
>> >> Greatness must always be self-creative
>> >> And if I were to know the mechanism
>> >> It would no longer be hers.
>>
>> >> No, I will not tell you the name of the Golden One
>> >> She should remain mysterious and eternal
>> >> For all that is eternal must be mysterious
>> >> Lest it be polluted with time.
>>
>> >> No, I don't know nor do I wish to know
>> >> How the Golden One sings before you
>> >> What delights she can paint on this planet
>> >> These are hers only to give.
>>
>> >> I wish only to love my Golden One
>> >> And to treasure my Golden One
>> >> And to reach for the skies with my Golden One
>> >> Where we will merge together into eternal love.
>>
>> >> https://sites.google.com/view/ilyashambatpoetry
>>
>> > Check this out, I.S.
>>
>>
>> >> > > > > Beatnik Buddhism in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=engl_fac
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > ******** "Pastoral and Utopia, Visionary Conceptions of the Good Life." This book's
>> >> > > > > triumphant celebration of free love, wilderness adventures, bohemian companionship, and Buddhist
>> >> > > > > meditation made a perfect fit.
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > ************Kerouac discovered Buddhism by way of Henry David Thoreau: "Well I went to the library to read
>> >> > > > > Thoreau. I said, 'I'm going to cut out from civilization and go back and live in the woods like
>> >> > > > > Thoreau.' And I started to read Thoreau and he talked about Hindu philosophy. So I put Thoreau down
>> >> > > > > and I took out, accidentally, The Life of Buddha by Ashvagosa."
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > ***********This led him to Dwight Goddard's 1932 collection of Classic sutras, The Buddhist Bible, bound with leather, carried in his rucksack, studied methodically, quoted and paraphrased,
>> >> > > > > and publicized among his friends and later to readers of The Dharma Bums.[
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > **************The words of the book's title, Dharma Bums, epitomize Beat spirituality. The pairing of Classical Sanskrit
>> >> > > > > and contemporary American slang typifies the Beats' yoking of sacred and profane, exalted and base, the
>> >> > > > > law and the outlaw. Kerouac draws attention to the phrase several times near the beginning of the book:
>> >> > > > > at this time I was a perfect Dharma Bum myself and considered myself a religious wanderer.(5)
>> >> > > > > [10]
>> >> > > > > the little St. Teresa bum [whom he encounters hopping a freight from L.A. to Santa Barbara] was
>> >> > > > > the first genuine Dharma Bum I'd met, and the second was the number one Dharma Bum of them
>> >> > > > > all and in fact it was he, Japhy Ryder, who coined the phrase
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > ************************
>> Again, good find.

> Again... I thank.

Good afternoon my friend.

On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 7:52:09 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Monday, October 2, 2023 at 8:09:18 PM UTC-4, Ilya Shambat wrote:
> >
> > The Golden One
> > Turns to me when I am sleeping
> > And says, I love you.
> >
> > The Golden One
> > Looks inside of my soul
> > With her heavenly eyes
> > And says, Follow me where I'm going.
> >
> > The Golden One
> > Gives unto my soul
> > White orchid petals of tenderness
> > Soft white sea foam of eternity
> > Loving caressing winds of her spirit
> > And brings me to life.
> >
> > Rainbows of glory stand over the head
> > Of my Golden One
> > Feather-white lilies reach for the sight
> > Of my Golden One
> > Ripples in ocean whisper the name
> > Of my Golden One
> > Wind caresses her face.
> >
> > When my Golden One leans her head to the sun
> > Light interpenetrates her soft features
> > And when my Golden One looks in my eyes
> > Love shines in our hearts
> > And when my Golden One stands on a cloud
> > Thunderbolts play in her hair
> > And when my Golden One imagines
> > Life longs for its soul.
> >
> > No, I will not ask you what made the Golden One
> > Greatness must always be self-creative
> > And if I were to know the mechanism
> > It would no longer be hers.
> >
> > No, I will not tell you the name of the Golden One
> > She should remain mysterious and eternal
> > For all that is eternal must be mysterious
> > Lest it be polluted with time.
> >
> > No, I don't know nor do I wish to know
> > How the Golden One sings before you
> > What delights she can paint on this planet
> > These are hers only to give.
> >
> > I wish only to love my Golden One
> > And to treasure my Golden One
> > And to reach for the skies with my Golden One
> > Where we will merge together into eternal love.
> >
> > https://sites.google.com/view/ilyashambatpoetry
> The "Golden Eternity."
>
> Jack Kerouac practiced a blend of Christianity and Buddhism.

Exactly...!

Michael Pendragon wrote:
> Faraway Star wrote:
> > Will Dockery wrote:
> > > Ilya Shambat wrote:
>
> > > > The Golden One
> > > > Turns to me when I am sleeping
> > > > And says, I love you.
> > > >
> > > > The Golden One
> > > > Looks inside of my soul
> > > > With her heavenly eyes
> > > > And says, Follow me where I'm going.
> > > >
> > > > The Golden One
> > > > Gives unto my soul
> > > > White orchid petals of tenderness
> > > > Soft white sea foam of eternity
> > > > Loving caressing winds of her spirit
> > > > And brings me to life.
> > > >
> > > > Rainbows of glory stand over the head
> > > > Of my Golden One
> > > > Feather-white lilies reach for the sight
> > > > Of my Golden One
> > > > Ripples in ocean whisper the name
> > > > Of my Golden One
> > > > Wind caresses her face.
> > > >
> > > > When my Golden One leans her head to the sun
> > > > Light interpenetrates her soft features
> > > > And when my Golden One looks in my eyes
> > > > Love shines in our hearts
> > > > And when my Golden One stands on a cloud
> > > > Thunderbolts play in her hair
> > > > And when my Golden One imagines
> > > > Life longs for its soul.
> > > >
> > > > No, I will not ask you what made the Golden One
> > > > Greatness must always be self-creative
> > > > And if I were to know the mechanism
> > > > It would no longer be hers.
> > > >
> > > > No, I will not tell you the name of the Golden One
> > > > She should remain mysterious and eternal
> > > > For all that is eternal must be mysterious
> > > > Lest it be polluted with time.
> > > >
> > > > No, I don't know nor do I wish to know
> > > > How the Golden One sings before you
> > > > What delights she can paint on this planet
> > > > These are hers only to give.
> > > >
> > > > I wish only to love my Golden One
> > > > And to treasure my Golden One
> > > > And to reach for the skies with my Golden One
> > > > Where we will merge together into eternal love.
> > > >
> > > > https://sites.google.com/view/ilyashambatpoetry
> > > The "Golden Eternity."
> > >
> > > Jack Kerouac practiced a blend of Christianity and Buddhism.
> > aka Dharma Bum...!
> Jack Kerouac

Hush up you ignorant fool...!