CD 5: Continuation of Tathagata’s Meditation About the Village Life
While the village life is ensnared by the power of the biological nature of life, which drives man to seduction, competition, treachery and violence as methods to win over one`s competitors, the dream to transcend this treacherous world lurks. The conflicts, dilemmas and sufferings to win the love of the beauty brings forth the dream to transcend the sensual world, and arrive at a realm beyond the senses. While wandering in the village life the power-loving instinctual man encounters his contradictory nature i.e. the dreaming poetic man. In this part the poetic character challenges the biological and instinct-bound man and seeks the way to freedom in a higher realm.
1. The village beauty brings forth passion
2. The advice of the guide of the soul
3. The beauty’s invitation to dance
4. The Guides’ warning
5. The power-loving sun hero
6. The tyrant’s torment in search of love
7. The poetic man explains the nature of love he seeks
8. The tyrant’s anger against his competitor for love – the poetic man
9. Tathagata’s meditation in the village life
Background music
Wagner, Festival March, Tannhauser; Mozart, Serenade; Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries; Debussy, Arabesque Nr.1