Wednesday, September 20, 2000

Garden: Within the Supreme Brahma...


Within the Supreme Brahma, the worlds are being told like beads: look upon that rosary with the eyes of wisdom.

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 this time, or answer the call of the VEENA again?


[Source: RT 14 (partial); 2.56. dariyâ kî lahar dariyâo hai jî]

beads. These are the prayer beads known as japa mala.

Here is the full poem:

XIV

II. 56. dariyâ kî lahar dariyâo hai jî

  The river and its waves are one
  surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?
  When the wave rises, it is the water; and when it falls, it is
    the same water again. Tell me, Sir, where is the distinction?
  Because it has been named as wave, shall it no longer be
    considered as water?
  Within the Supreme Brahma, the worlds are being told like beads:
  Look upon that rosary with the eyes of wisdom.



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