{"id":358,"date":"2023-04-11T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2023-04-11T10:30:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:30:52","slug":"wrath-the-destroyer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/our-poetry\/wrath-the-destroyer","title":{"rendered":"Wrath, the destroyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Wrath, the destroyer, roars with rage\nA tempest unleashed, a hurricane's rage\nDriven by worldly knowledge, misapplied\nLeading to chaos, destruction, and strife\n\nThe mind, a wild elephant, must be tamed\nWith goad in hand, the path of true knowledge aimed\nFor worldly knowledge, though alluring and bright\nCan lead to wrath, a destructive might\n\nWhen blinded by greed and selfish desire\nWrath consumes, like a raging fire\nThe goad, a tool to keep the mind in check\nGuiding towards knowledge, pure and correct\n\nFor true knowledge, like a calm river flows\nWith peaceful currents and wise undertows\nNot driven by anger, nor lust, nor pride\nBut seeking truth, with an open mind and wide\n\nSo heed the call of the elephant-hook\nAnd shun the path of wrath, lest it overtook\nFor true knowledge, the key to a harmonious life\nRequires discipline, focus, and a mind free of strife.\n\n-<em>Mani<\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wrath, the destroyer, roars with rage A tempest unleashed, a hurricane&#8217;s rage Driven by worldly knowledge, misapplied Leading to chaos, destruction, and strife The mind, a wild elephant, must be tamed With goad in hand, the path of true knowledge &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/our-poetry\/wrath-the-destroyer\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-358","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":359,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/358\/revisions\/359"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}