#contemplative humanities

We find in the contemplative work of African-American writer W. E. B. Du Bois themes which run parallel with the teachings of the Buddha. Included among them is the painstaking reality of suffering and cyclic existence - the microcosm of tragedy and comedy which enacts itself in human relationships and nature, forming a macrocosm encompassing all. These multidimensional dynamics, although cloaked in shadows, were valuable guides on both of their contemplative paths.

Continued: https://unityinplurality.blogspot.com/2020/07/dark-water.html

“Long tongues of dark and golden land lick far out into the tossing waters... It is a mighty coast—ground out and pounded, scarred, crushed, and carven in massive, frightful lineaments... Near us lie isles of flesh and blood, white cottages, tiled and meadowed.”