Sunday, September 17, 2000

Garden: The shadows of evening...


The shadows of evening fall thick and deep, and the darkness of love envelops the body and the mind. Open the window to the west, and be lost in the sky of love; drink the sweet honey that steeps the petals of the lotus of the heart.

Next: This is the end of a path, but not the end of the garden. Return to the beginning: would you like to follow the FLUTE again, or answer the call of the VEENA?


[Source: RT 23 (partial); 2.40. tinwir sâñjh kâ gahirâ âwai]

Here is the full poem:

XXIII

II. 40. tinwir sâñjh kâ gahirâ âwai

  The shadows of evening fall thick and deep, and the darkness of
    love envelops the body and the mind.
  Open the window to the west, and be lost in the sky of love;
  Drink the sweet honey that steeps the petals of the lotus of the
    heart.
  Receive the waves in your body: what splendour is in the region
    of the sea!
  Hark! the sounds of conches and bells are rising.
  Kabîr says: "O brother, behold! the Lord is in this vessel of my
    body."

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