Sunday, September 17, 2000

Garden: Between the poles...


Between the poles of the conscious and the unconscious, there has the mind made a swing: thereon hang all beings and all worlds, and that swing never ceases its sway. Millions of beings are there: the SUN and the MOON in their courses are there; millions of ages pass, and the swing goes on.

Where to next: the SUN or the MOON?


[Source: RT 16 (partial); 2.59. jânh, cet acet khambh dôû]

swingThe festival of Jhulan Yatra festival celebrates the swing enjoyed by Krishna and his lover Radha.

Here is the full poem:

XVI

II. 59. jânh, cet acet khambh dôû

  Between the poles of the conscious and the unconscious, there has
    the mind made a swing:
  Thereon hang all beings and all worlds, and that swing never
    ceases its sway.
  Millions of beings are there: the sun and the moon in their
    courses are there:
  Millions of ages pass, and the swing goes on.
  All swing! the sky and the earth and the air and the water; and
    the Lord Himself taking form:
  And the sight of this has made Kabîr a servant.




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