Poiesis: nuo "kūniško mąstymo" estetikos prie "mąslios praktikos" technikų
Poiesis: from the aesthetics of "bodily thinking" to the techniques of "contemplative praxis"

Summary/Abstract: The article explores and analyses fundamental elements of poetry. Under the premise which states that these elements are correspondent with and explore the very self of human being and its fundamental constitution, it is stressed that bodily aesthetics of poetry, on the one hand, shows the limits of abstract thinking; on the other hand, it strictly rejects sentimental and cynical verses. That entails, firstly, that if poetry is striped out of sensual data it misses the point and, secondly, that poetry is not about the sentimental way of approaching reality but about existential experience. Together, it is the answer to the question of poetic self-understanding and the possibility to draw the borderline between poetry and the rational disciplines, first of all philosophy, theology and natural sciences, as well as the everyday “common sense” experience. Also, it is the invitation to look at the human practices from the perspective of a poet. The analysis of poetical techniques enables us to speak about the rehabilitation of everyday practices in the context of traditional spiritual exercises. The article can be viewed as prolegomena to formal studies or free reading in poetry.

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