Cat Stevens is, as most know, a deeply spiritual man. Into White refers to the fading from the particular -- from the objects, the concerns, the "isms" that make up who we think we are, and the transition to the "unitive", to the whole, or, if you will, to "God" (not as the name is usually thought of, tho). Misco came close when referring to death, but not the physical death that he (?) mentions. Rather, it is the dissolution of that "self", which is the necessary precondition -- the work -- that has to be done to let go of our attachment to all that stuff.
The house that he is building is real -- but it is a house for the heart, not for the head.
Btw, I love the phrase "windows of light". I can't make too much out of the spider dancing on the eye.
Thoughts anyone.
I find that when I hear this song, it stays with me for days afterwards.
Be well, all. -- Ken
Cat Stevens is, as most know, a deeply spiritual man. Into White refers to the fading from the particular -- from the objects, the concerns, the "isms" that make up who we think we are, and the transition to the "unitive", to the whole, or, if you will, to "God" (not as the name is usually thought of, tho). Misco came close when referring to death, but not the physical death that he (?) mentions. Rather, it is the dissolution of that "self", which is the necessary precondition -- the work -- that has to be done to let go of our attachment to all that stuff. The house that he is building is real -- but it is a house for the heart, not for the head. Btw, I love the phrase "windows of light". I can't make too much out of the spider dancing on the eye. Thoughts anyone. I find that when I hear this song, it stays with me for days afterwards. Be well, all. -- Ken