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September 13, 2005 | 08:53 PM
Here comes the True Prophet
You
that profit
from selling us God,
take your beads
and trinklets
and banish yourselves
from this bazaar
of religion
for here comes
the only true Prophet !
dancing and singing
that God
does not exist
except
in your own
existence
for how can
the infinite,
he sings,
be explained
by your finite answers ?
so come,
dance with me
in an endless search
for God exists, only
in the search for God
and our journey
itself will be
our only destination,
come, dance
with questions
and questions
for only in questions
lies the matrix
of the Universe
and only
in questioning,
does exist,
the dance
of creation,
and when the dancing ends
and the questions cease
there is only
death
and the return
of those
that claim
to know God
and will sell us
once again
beads and trinklets
in return for our souls
shekhar kapur
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Mr. Kapur,
ur poem is very insightful. just giving u something to ponder on... in urdu khud means oneself(myself, herself, himself, itself) and Khuda means God... such little difference, but how 2 words in a language express what many pages can't.. we are all Gods & Goddesses... We are eventually Our Creator's expression. and Khuda is from Khud the way Khud can't exist without Khuda
Beautiful read Shekhar,
our journey ~ our destiny
Cinda
Dear Shekhar,
Have you seen the Hollywood movie 'Adaptation', screenplay by Charlie Kaufmann? There is an excellent review on Roger Ebert's site (with spoilers, in the rare event you haven't seen it): http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20021220/REVIEWS/212200302/1023.
I read this poem on intentblog and was immediately reminded of the movie, even though there is no obvious correlation. Perhaps because of the circularity in the poem and because I see clear elements of Escher both in this poem and in the movie. Even though it has been many days since I first read it, I remain awe-struck by its impact and connotations. Honestly, I am a little embarassed that a poem can haunt me this much!
Pardon me for treading way beyond my league, but I wish that you could make a movie that packs the self-referential undercurrent of Adaptation, yet is moulded by your South Asian influenced philosophical background and vision. Kapur meets Hoftsadter. In many ways this is long overdue, given that Hinduism and Buddhism fundamentally encapsulate the circularity of time and gloriously tackle the tough existential questions. If someone can pull this off it is you! And I hope you will hire me to co-create the screenplay :)
Cheers.
reminds me of a poem my friend wrote.
one line struck me most:
"selling me a seat in Heaven"
peace!
Huh! there i am again.
Meet this man. This is the man you are mantioning. Definately you would Love this KORAK DAY at http://www.korakday.com
Its difficult to get him but like all the searchable answers.. this is what one does after one gets all the answers and dosen't die (like your poem says). KORAK DAY is the ultimate gift to our SOUL, until you realise it.
Oh, the prophet is so profound....Mr. Kapur!!!
Hey Shekhar, know you'd be busy. Here's about Korak Day in a site from PA:
http://www.projectsledgehammer.org/
And here's an article written by a local newspap in Calcytta about the Man Korak Day:
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=150192
Cheers
HE UNTO HIMSELF
I am my own expression
I exist in no overused religion
or your repeated paths of journey
that are the indwelling
of your own petty existence
you who claim to be the givers
of wisdom,
that create much noise for the innocent minds
to reach the indwelling silence,
for I exist silently embracing
the one who yearns for me on this journey called
life ,
only to return its source,
travelling unperturbed by the thought
and its misgivings,
unafraid of u and all those ,
who claim to have divided the world into
heaven and hell.
Mr. Shekhar Kapur, you are perhaps one of the most insightful and enlightened professionals I have encountered in the industry. When will the contact link be available? I'd like to contact you with some information when it is convenient.
Thank you, and best of luck on the continuance of your beautiful work.