Here's the physical sensation concentrated in one pinprick. It's not really very intense, and yet intense enough to force the mind to fully focus on that physical sensation and black out everything else, including of course any form of spiritual pursuit. A perfect illustration of the way material phenomena insist on their significance through senses and block spirituality. Pain or pleasure could serve as "fleas". Sexuality is one of the strongest "fleas". Any form of fear, especially unchecked animal terror or panic, is another "flea".
Sunday, December 25, 2011
A Woman Catching a Flee (c. 1638), by Georges de la Tour
Here's the physical sensation concentrated in one pinprick. It's not really very intense, and yet intense enough to force the mind to fully focus on that physical sensation and black out everything else, including of course any form of spiritual pursuit. A perfect illustration of the way material phenomena insist on their significance through senses and block spirituality. Pain or pleasure could serve as "fleas". Sexuality is one of the strongest "fleas". Any form of fear, especially unchecked animal terror or panic, is another "flea".
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