When everything is said of ‘what is there’
and the seminal meanings teased out of
juxtapositions: the more a thing is perceived,
less of it is seen, the more it is contemplated,
less of it is felt,
the more it is understood, the less it exists.
The hammer in the mind breaks down reality,
the hammer in the hand breaks down matter,
the hammer in the soul breaks down that which
stands in opposition,
and drives the nails into the hand of God.