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[Platt Holden]

> Hi Krimel, Platt and all,
> 
> [Joe]
> I have studied the writings of Thomas Aquinas.  At the end of his life he
> is
> reputed to have said: ³What I have written is as straw!²  I don¹t know
> if
> this a repudiation of his five proofs for the existence of God, but it
> certainly seems to fit.
> 
> [Joe]
> At the end of his life Aquinas composed the music and words for the
> Sequences for the office for Corpus Christi.  I have sung the Lauda Sion
> many times and it is magnificent.  I have a feeling that he climbed to a
> different level in himself than when he was explicating the writings of
> Aristotle in Christian terms.
> 
> Joe

Hi Joe,

Your testimony is evidence that a level above intellect exists as Pirsig 
says, a level of art. "Magnificent" is an apt word to describe experiences 
at this level. Thanks for sharing.

Platt