A determined coffee stains the air
but the overriding heat envelops contents
within the confines of the building.
A bell vibrates my eardrums,
and cuts through the necks of the talkative students
like a samurai sword decapitating a person
thus producing silence.
Outside, the grass in which I am laying on stings the skin.
But a Kodak scenery, nonetheless.
Then a multitude of dark grey cars fill up the parking lot.
Heat builds up into them, ready to take on their first victim,
who ever steps into the car first.
I can almost smell the weather. It is warm. I can taste it.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Literal&Interpretive.
From: Buddhism and the Possibilities of Planetary Culture & Passage to More Than India (41-51).
Literal Questions:
What does the teaching of Buddhism hold for the universe and all creatures?
- "Buddhism holds that the universe and all creatures in it are intrinsically in a state of complete wisdom, love, and compassion, acting in natural response and mutual interdependence."
What does "one" have to give up in order to begin to come into personal realization according to Buddhism?
- One has to give him or herself "up and away" in order to begin to come into personal realization.
What are the traditional three aspects of the Dharma path?
- The traditional three aspects of the Dharma path are wisdom (prajna), meditiation (dhyama), and morality (shiya).
What are the requirements for the practice of meditation?
- "The ground beneath one's feet."
What is a "Bhagavad-Gita?"
- Hindu mythology.
Interpretive Questions:
Why and how has Gary Snyder changed his writing styles and techniques in these two journals?
- Snyder changed the styles of his poems from profound and informal to formal and structured. The reason why he made a change of style was probably because he is speaking in a more informative and educational tone. He is trying to get his words across more clearly and so he approaches his new journals with simpler language and lucid writing.
What does the chapter "Buddhism and the Possibilities of Planetary Culture" show about Gary Snyder?
- This chapter shows that Gary Snyder is very fond of the Buddhist religion by taking great consideration of the teachings and history of Buddhism. The Buddhist religion is a religion that takes years of dedication and motivation in order to learn and understand the teachings. This reveals how dedicated and motivated Gary Snyder can be.
What does the title "Passage to More Than India" signify?
- "Passage to More Than India" does not refer to the country India, but instead the country that Colombus had misinterpreted India as, America. "More Than" mentions how America came to be more than what Colombus had expected.
Why does Snyder refer to a lot of drugs?
- Snyder refers to drugs throughout the second journal because drugs were a very important aspect to the beat generation. Drugs influenced everything, from hippies to even politics at that time. Marijuana and LSD were one of the most essential drugs during that time. Drugs were also an important part to religions.
Why does Gary Snyder write about the beat generation so much?
He writes about the beat generation because that is the time in which he leaved and was active in his art. It is best for him to write about the beat generation because it was the generation in which he knew best of.
Literal Questions:
What does the teaching of Buddhism hold for the universe and all creatures?
- "Buddhism holds that the universe and all creatures in it are intrinsically in a state of complete wisdom, love, and compassion, acting in natural response and mutual interdependence."
What does "one" have to give up in order to begin to come into personal realization according to Buddhism?
- One has to give him or herself "up and away" in order to begin to come into personal realization.
What are the traditional three aspects of the Dharma path?
- The traditional three aspects of the Dharma path are wisdom (prajna), meditiation (dhyama), and morality (shiya).
What are the requirements for the practice of meditation?
- "The ground beneath one's feet."
What is a "Bhagavad-Gita?"
- Hindu mythology.
Interpretive Questions:
Why and how has Gary Snyder changed his writing styles and techniques in these two journals?
- Snyder changed the styles of his poems from profound and informal to formal and structured. The reason why he made a change of style was probably because he is speaking in a more informative and educational tone. He is trying to get his words across more clearly and so he approaches his new journals with simpler language and lucid writing.
What does the chapter "Buddhism and the Possibilities of Planetary Culture" show about Gary Snyder?
- This chapter shows that Gary Snyder is very fond of the Buddhist religion by taking great consideration of the teachings and history of Buddhism. The Buddhist religion is a religion that takes years of dedication and motivation in order to learn and understand the teachings. This reveals how dedicated and motivated Gary Snyder can be.
What does the title "Passage to More Than India" signify?
- "Passage to More Than India" does not refer to the country India, but instead the country that Colombus had misinterpreted India as, America. "More Than" mentions how America came to be more than what Colombus had expected.
Why does Snyder refer to a lot of drugs?
- Snyder refers to drugs throughout the second journal because drugs were a very important aspect to the beat generation. Drugs influenced everything, from hippies to even politics at that time. Marijuana and LSD were one of the most essential drugs during that time. Drugs were also an important part to religions.
Why does Gary Snyder write about the beat generation so much?
He writes about the beat generation because that is the time in which he leaved and was active in his art. It is best for him to write about the beat generation because it was the generation in which he knew best of.
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