Sunday, September 17, 2000

Garden: See thou everything...


See thou everything as thine own dwelling place: the mist of pleasure and pain can never spread there. There Brahma is revealed day and night: there light is His garment, light is His seat, light rests on thy head. Kabîr says: "The Master who is TRUE, He is all LIGHT."

Where to next: the TRUTH or the LIGHT?


[Source: RT 75 (partial); 3.55. ved kahe sargun ke âge]

BrahmaBrahman: The "ultimate reality" or "creative principle" (ब्रह्मन्), usually transliterated into English as Brahman, while Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is the creator god. (Tagore uses the English spelling Brahma for both.)

Here is the full poem:

LXXV

III. 55. ved kahe sargun ke âge

  The Vedas say that the Unconditioned stands beyond the world of
    Conditions.
  O woman, what does it avail thee to dispute whether He is beyond
    all or in all?
  See thou everything as thine own dwelling place: the mist of
    pleasure and pain can never spread there.
  There Brahma is revealed day and night: there light is His
    garment, light is His seat, light rests on thy head.
  Kabîr says: "The Master, who is true, He is all light."

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