"We are likely to be disconcerted by . . . hiatuses of thought" (Edmund Wilson).
does anyone understand the meaning of hiatus in this quote?
thanks!
"We are likely to be disconcerted by . . . hiatuses of thought" (Edmund Wilson).
does anyone understand the meaning of hiatus in this quote?
thanks!
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
The difference between the theoretical and the practical. I am not disconcerted by it at all. It's perfectly practical that we must propose and then dispose.
A hiatus of thought implies a lack of thought.
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
a lack of thought? is it possible one does not think? I am assuming part of being a human is to think . we never cease to think unless one is sedated or not alive right?Originally Posted by hypatia_
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
i think you can come very close to it. but i think Edmund Wilson is referring to hiatuses of critical thinking, though it would help to know the context.
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
I would consider deep meditation to be a hiatus of thought.
I'm losing all those stupid games
That I swore I'd never play
that is interesting. Meditation is of what kind? spiritualism is meditation right?
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
it is calming of the mind. closer to spirituality than spiritualism.
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