Ascending Flame, Descending Dove
Why has a curious compound image like "Ascending flame, descending dove" been chosen to convey the thrust of the book's intentions? "The truth", remarks the author, "is that we live more by symbols than by explicit statements of 'what is the case' " (p. 2...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Review |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Dharmaram College
1977
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Journal of Dharma
Année: 1977, Volume: 2, Numéro: 4, Pages: 464-467 |
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Ascending Flame
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| Résumé: | Why has a curious compound image like "Ascending flame, descending dove" been chosen to convey the thrust of the book's intentions? "The truth", remarks the author, "is that we live more by symbols than by explicit statements of 'what is the case' " (p. 27). The dove, this messenger bird, from ancient times had been the image of the cessation of hostilities between man and God, "the harbinger of God's 'shalom' or reconciling peace." (p. 30) The flame, corresponding to the dove, is the image of the human spirit. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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