{"id":365,"date":"2023-04-11T12:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T17:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2023-04-11T12:45:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T17:45:43","slug":"the-five-arrows-of-the-mind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/our-poetry\/the-five-arrows-of-the-mind","title":{"rendered":"The five arrows of the mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">The mind is a sugarcane-bow,\nWith arrows sharp and keen,\nFive elements in its quiver,\nTo create or make a scene.\n\nThe sound, the touch, the smell,\nThe sight, and taste they bring,\nThese arrows in the mind's bow,\nAre powerful and affecting.\n\nWhen used in peace and calm,\nThey're flowers that bloom and spread,\nFragrance in the environment,\nWith calmness, they are fed.\n\nBut when the mind is angry,\nThese arrows become deathly,\nThey create confusion, war, and strife,\nAnd the environment turns deadly.\n\nThese elements can pacify or madden,\nAnd they need to be nurtured with care,\nTo ensure the environment is healthy,\nAnd creativity and growth can flourish there.\n\nSo let us use the mind's bow,\nWith wisdom and control,\nTo manage the five arrows well,\nAnd create an environment that nourishes the soul.\n\n-<em>Mani<\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mind is a sugarcane-bow, With arrows sharp and keen, Five elements in its quiver, To create or make a scene. The sound, the touch, the smell, The sight, and taste they bring, These arrows in the mind&#8217;s bow, Are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/our-poetry\/the-five-arrows-of-the-mind\">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-365","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365","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=365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":366,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365\/revisions\/366"}],"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=365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}