The Frontier Within: Essays by Abe Kobo

 “Thus the self understood as “being-in the world” expands to the level of “being in-the world.” Rilke conceived of Dinge, or things, as flowing with life and celebrated them in verse so grandly and beautifully because he accepted them with love that inflamed the spear constellation shining in the dark night. Yes, heavy stars fall, as does the heavy, dark night. These are not something that can be seen; rather they must be accepted.

Yet is the self as a “being in-the world” really the collection of various unfolding dimensions? What exactly is “being in-the world? Is it truth? Or would that also be an illusory misplacement of cause and effect? Would it not be strange if our unfolding were to stop here? The night would vanish if our unfolding were to end."

Taken from The Frontier Within: Essays by Abe Kobo