Poems from the Vastness: The Star, The Pigmy
Recording 03 of 14
A Poetic Dialogue on the Battle Within
Barry Long evokes the vastness within each of us, challenging the mind’s cage of judgment and urging surrender to being, where life is found without failure or negativity.
LENGTH: 1 HOURS AND 33 MINUTES
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1995
PLACE RECORDED: CABARITA, AUSTRALIA
MAIN TOPICS
Idea of vastness, The pygmy, Poems, Stop making decisions
SUMMARY
Through poetry and story, Barry Long reveals the struggle between the 'pigmy' self and the expansiveness of life, teaching how to recognise and dissolve inner negativity through conscious surrender.
Emphasising the futility of self-judgment, Barry Long invites listeners to abandon negative thinking and align themselves with the purity and intelligence of their true being.
Using personal memory and poetic meditation, the talk guides listeners to identify with the authority of being, not the mind, and to live from the immediacy and gratitude of now.
Addressing vulnerability, experience, and love, Barry Long calls for a radical honesty—letting go of secrets and fears—to realise one's place in the universe as a being of peace and beauty.
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