A catholic priest from the Scottish highlands,
Scotus treaded a nonconformist philosophic path,
deviating from the high middle age mainstream,
for his doctrines of realistic beliefs he was maligned.
Digressing from the prevalent dualist tenet of his times,
he denied the distinction between essence and existence,
the abstract concept of living in monism perception
led him to propose the notion of univocity of being.
He countered the contention of divine illumination,
ensuring derivation of precise and pure knowledge,
in situations where the thinking process was fallible,
like the rejection of immaculate conception of Mary.
Proponent of metaphysical introspect contemplation,
for him theology was the practical science of God,
deciding the ultimate union of the liberated soul
with the divine trinity through love in the eternity.
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March 25, 2022
Contest : John Duns Scotus
Sponsored by : Joe Maverick
Slipping through the fingers of my mind,
all those vague perceptions
of the "I" inside this body
will provide a strange parade
behind the mirror of my life.
If I have learned from growing old,
the fallacy of endless plodding
from one victory until the next--
celebrating notches carved
down to that last bouquet upon my grave,
then it's no journey after all,
but an immersion into truth.
Make of the day, the captaincy of night,
a starship traveling from light to light
when time is one. Let wonder settle in
where hammer blows are dieing.
Stand off upon the crest of doubt
and watch creation groan,
a universe in manifest;
see the one, the present moment
coalescing in our hands,
for that is where the glory lies.
That is where the resurrection waits,
and only there beside the hidden God
the Alleluias ring.
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Monism
Love is one
Faith is one
Aim is one
Ambition is one
Knowledge is fun.
Aspiration is only-
Goal is only
Motivation is only
Satisfaction is only
Attraction is wholly.
Self fulfilment is one
Self realisation is one
Prayer is one
Meditation is one
Affiliation or engagement is born.
Oath for that-
Scripture for that
Benevolence for that
Kindness for that
Acceptance is the prime extract.
Believe is one-
Duality takes no turn
Full focus for its attainment
No rues or repent
Until comprehended the mistake.
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