Sin

Technically, on the spectrum

by

Technically, on the spectrum of very bad things, they did nothing truly wicked. But of course, that spectrum has no measure for the greatest of all carnal sins, the kind that occurs before skin touches skin, before wondering turns to yearning, yearning to having, having to holding for dear life, when two people cling to … Read more

…and the cries of

by

…and the cries of the birds and the uproar of the monkeys became more and more remote, and the world became eternally sad. The men on the expedition felt overwhelmed by their most ancient memories in that paradise of dampness and silence, going back to before original sin, as their boots sank into pools of … Read more

It is the same

by

It is the same with everything else, with food, with pleasures, with sleep; with everything there is a limit to what is necessary. After this sin begins. This is something that must be grasped, a sin is something which is not necessary. G. I. Gurdjieff