On Art And Truth
Of what relevance,
Is it to create a thing
That is not The Highest Art.
Commercialism
Is a poison
That attracts the neophyte
And the hack.
Only a Serious man
Can produce Art.
Art is a thing
That must be protected.
On the whole
It must be protected
From the world.
Though it may be
To varying degrees
Revealed to the world.
A “best-seller list”
Is a list of those things
Which are not Art.
The masses
Do not have the eyes
For Art.
Thus,
If something becomes a “best-seller”
It has the lamentable distinction
Of being sanctioned by those
With feeble standards.
It is far better
To leave Art
Hidden behind lock and key,
Never to be detected
By the light of the world.
If it is revealed
In measured doses
It shall be protected still.
Protected
From the desire
For acclaim.
Protected
From the desire
For “high sales.”
Critics
Are plagued
By their pretentiousness.
And by their pressure and obligation
To “critique.”
The purer the Art,
The more that each “sale”
Brings a measure of pain.
In some ways,
The “sale”
Is an insult
To the Art.
It is infinitely and incalculably
A superior fate
For a man to live destitute.
Than to have his Art
Fall into the hands of those
Who are not Ready for it.
Pure Art
Is Truth.
Truth
Is not
For the masses.
Truth
Is not
A “best-seller.”
Truth
Is the most valuable thing in the universe.
Both materially
And existentially.
For if one possesses The Truth
About any topic or problem,
He has the power
To obtain it.
Truth
Can bring money,
Power,
Bliss,
Success,
Enlightenment,
Whatever a man wishes.
In fact,
It is the Only thing
That can bring a man
Whatever he desires.
Therefore,
It must be protected
And hidden.
Revealed in infinitesimally small doses
To the world.
And slightly more
To those with Readiness.
Truth,
Like Art,
Is beyond all man-made standards.
The purity of its creation
Creates its own standard.
Namaste.
Kapil Gupta is a personal advisor to Kings, Queens, CEO’s, Professional Athletes, Celebrities, and Performing Artists around the world.
His books include:
Atmamun: The Path To Achieving The Bliss Of The Himalayan Swamis. And The Freedom Of A Living God
A Master’s Secret Whispers: For those who abhor the noise and seek The Truth about life and living
Direct Truth: Uncompromising, non-prescriptive truths to the enduring questions of life