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]
swing. The 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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