COSMIC DANCE OF DIALOGUE! Cover Image

KOSMIČKI PLES DIJALOGA!
COSMIC DANCE OF DIALOGUE!

Author(s): Leonard Swidler
Subject(s): Metaphysics, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, Hermeneutics
Published by: Centar za dijalog - Vesatijja
Keywords: dialogue; head dialogue; hand dialogue; heart dialogue; cosmic dance; age of global dialogue; divergence; convergence; harmony;

Summary/Abstract: The author starts from the obvious statement that no one knows everything about everything and that we can have only partial knowledge of any limited study of reality, although, when it comes to religion, many still claim to know everything they need to know. Since people cannot know everything, dialogue is necessary, because through a conversation with another, a person learns what he cannot notice from his place and with his personal lenses of knowledge. Dialogue is not just a way to get more information: Dialogue is a whole new way of thinking! Dialogue in its broadest sense is at the very heart of the cosmos, that is, the very essence of the cosmos and our humanity is dialogical, and fulfilled human life is the highest expression of the Cosmic Dance of Dialogue. Therefore, the author emphasizes, we humans today have an obvious choice: dialogue or death! The text points out that there are three main dimensions of dialogue, which correspond to the structure of humanity: The dialogue of the head, hands and heart in the holistic harmony of the holy man. In the dialogue of the head we reach out to those who think differently from us to understand how they see the world and the reason for their behavior. The world is too complicated for anyone to figure it out on their own. In hand dialogue, we team up with others to make the world a better place where we all need to live together. In the dialogue of the heart we open ourselves to perceive/receive the beauty of the other. The author concludes that people cannot live divided. If they want to survive, and even flourish, they must not only dance individually the dialogues of head, hand, and heart but also bring together the various parts in harmony.

  • Issue Year: 1/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 243-257
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bosnian, English