Alapas (God Speaking to Man) Alankaras (The anciul e!pression o an idea) Suras (God speaking through the kindled soul) "agas (The human soul calling upon the #elo$ed God) Tanas (The soul speaking %ith nature) Gamakas (The eelings o a poet&s heart' keyed to $arious notes) (oulas ()indled %ords) Talas ("hythmic e!pressions o an idea) Gayatri (Prayers) *halas (Illuminated %ords)
A+APAS (God Speaking to Man)
Is lo$e pleasure' is lo$e merriment, No' lo$e is longing constantly- lo$e is perse$ering un%eariedly- lo$e is hoping patiently- lo$e is %illing surrender- lo$e is regarding constantly the pleasure and displeasure o the #elo$ed' or lo$e is resignation to the %ill o the possessor o one&s heart- it is lo$e that teaches man. Thou' not I/
+o$e that ends' is the shado% o lo$e- true lo$e is %ithout #eginning or end/
0hen 1e gi$es you a #lo%' 1e may gi$e a #lo% e$en #y the hand o your most lo$ing riend- and %hen 1e caresses you' 1e may caress you #y the hand o your #itterest enemy/
+et courage #e thy s%ord and patience #e thy shield' my soldier/
0ide space' the %om# o my heart' concei$e my thought' I pray' and gi$e #irth to my desire/
2$ery soul&s longing am I- e$ery heart hears My call- e$eryone eels My impulse' My riend as %ell as My oe/
My thoughts I ha$e so%n on the soil o your mind- My lo$e has penetrated your heart- My %ord I ha$e put into your mouth- My light has illuminated your %hole #eing- My %ork I ha$e gi$en into your hand/
0e ha$e made all orms in order to complete the image o man/
3ne day I met the +ord ace to ace' and' #ending my knees' I prayed' 4Tell me' 3 )ing o *ompassion' is it Thou %ho punishest the sinner and gi$est re%ards to the $irtuous one,4 and said 1e' smiling' 4the sinner attracts his punishment- the $irtuous earns his re%ard/4
A+AN)A"AS (5anciul e!pressions o ideas)
No claim' ho%e$er great' can #e e6ual to you' my mysterious sel- and yet it may #e you %ould not pro$e %orthy o the smallest proession you made/
7n$eil Thy ace' (elo$ed' that I may #ehold Thy glorious $ision/
2!pand my heart' +ord' to the %idth o the sky' that the %hole cosmos #e relected in my soul/
0here$er Thou shalt cast Thy glance' (elo$ed' a ne% sun %ill rise there/
+it my soul' 3 gentle #ree8e' and carry it to the a#ode o the (elo$ed/
+et my heart relect Thy light' 3 +ord' as in a pool o %ater the sun is relected/
0hen I see Thy glorious $ision' I am mo$ed to ecstasy' (elo$ed. %a$es rise in my heart' and my heart turns into the sea/
3 rose#ud' thy #looming gi$es me the impression o my (elo$ed&s countenance/
Thy in$asion' (elo$ed' through the storm' arouses my deepest passions/
I hear' +ord' Thy speechless call in the su#limity o nature/
+ight is Thy ace' and shade is Thy #osom' (elo$ed/
+o$e' I do not kno% %hether to call Thee my enemy or my riend/ Thou raisest me to the highest hea$en' and Thou thro%est me deep into the inernal region/ Thou leadest me astray' and it is Thou alone %ho guidest me on the right path/ 5rom Thee' 3 +o$e' all $irtues I learn' and Thou art the source o all my inirmities/ +o$e' Thou art a curse and a #liss at the same time/
My heart' gather thysel together as the rose holds its petals/
Thy a$ora#le glance causes the sun to rise in my heart' (elo$ed- and %ith the turning o Thy glance' the sun sets/
3 into!icating air coming rom her d%elling9place' thou mo$est my soul to ecstasy/
I ha$e lo$ed in lie and I ha$e #een lo$ed/ I ha$e drunk the #o%l o poison rom the hands o lo$e as nectar' and ha$e #een raised a#o$e lie&s :oy and sorro%/ My heart' alame in lo$e' set aire e$ery heart that came in touch %ith it/ My heart has #een rent and :oined again- My heart has #een #roken and again made %hole- My heart has #een %ounded and healed again- A thousand deaths my heart has died' and thanks #e to lo$e' it li$es yet/ I %ent through hell and sa% there lo$e&s raging ire' and I entered hea$en illumined %ith the light o lo$e/ I %ept in lo$e and made all %eep %ith me- I mourned in lo$e and pierced the hearts o men- And %hen my iery glance ell on the rocks' the rocks #urst orth as $olcanoes/ The %hole %orld sank in the lood caused #y my one tear- 0ith my deep sigh the earth trem#led' and %hen I cried aloud the name o my #elo$ed' I shook the throne o God in hea$en/ I #o%ed my head lo% in humility' and on my knees I #egged o lo$e' 4Disclose to me' I pray thee' 3 lo$e' thy secret/4 She took me gently #y my arms and lited me a#o$e the earth' and spoke sotly in my ear' 4My dear one' thou thysel art lo$e' art lo$er' and thysel art the #elo$ed %hom thou hast adored/4
+et the hea$ens #e relected in the earth' +ord' that the earth may turn into hea$en/
+et Thy %ord' God' #ecome my lie&s e!pression/
Speak to me rom %ithin' my +ord- the ears o Thy ser$ant are listening/
My holy pilgrimage' God' is to the sacred d%elling o Thy %orshipper/
Thou comest on earth' +ord' to sa$e man' in the guise o the godly/
Speak to me' my +ord' through the %ords o Thy Messenger/
My heart is no longer mine' since Thou has made it Thy d%elling9place' my +ord/
Thou %ilt grant my %ishes' 3 )no%er o my heart/
3 +o$e' I %ould gi$e up throne and cro%n to #ecome a sla$e at Thy mercy/
+et me orget mysel' +ord' that I may #ecome conscious o Thy (eing/
Nature sotly %hispers Thy %ord to my ears/
I see Thine o%n image' +ord' in Thy creation/
It is %ith Thy might alone that I can lit up lie&s responsi#ilities/
In the image o man' my #elo$ed +ord' I see Thine o%n countenance/
In the orm o man I see the arch%ay to Thy d%elling place/
The heart o man is Thy sacred shrine/
Thy di$ine compassion radiates in ullness through the heart o the mother/
Through the lo$ing heart o %oman maniests Thy di$ine grace/
Nature sings to me Thy song/
3 #elo$ed ideal o my soul' pray sho% thysel to me in human guise/
+et me eel Thy em#race' (elo$ed' on all planes o e!istence/
My eeling heart is dra%n to Thee' +ord' %hen Thou comest in the orm o man/
It is Thy di$ine purity that is maniest in the innocent e!pression o the child/
(eore %homsoe$er I #o%' I #end #eore Thy throne/
In sympathi8ing %ith e$eryone' I oer my lo$e to Thee' my (elo$ed/
Teach me' 3 +ord' the innocence o the child' an angel on earth/
Nature is a #ridge to cross to Thy d%elling9place/
My heart' as a tree in the orest' stands patiently %aiting/
0ide hori8on' thou makest my heart %ide as thysel/
Thou art my lie and Thou art my sustenance' God/
My lips hold the prayer in them as the rose#ud holds ragrance in its heart/
"iding on the horse o hope' 1olding in my hand the rein o courage' *lad in the armor o patience' And the helmet o endurance on my head' I started on my :ourney to the land o lo$e/
A lance o stern aith in my hand' And the s%ord o irm con$iction #uckled on' 0ith the knapsack o sincerity And the shield o earnestness' I ad$anced on the path o lo$e/
My ears closed to the distur#ing noise o the %orld' My eyes turned rom all that %as calling me on the
0ay' My heart #eating the rhythm o my e$er9rising aspiration' And my #la8ing soul guiding me on the path' I made my %ay through the space/
I %ent through the thick orests o perpetual desire' I crossed the running ri$ers o longing/ I passed through the deserts o silent suering' I clim#ed the steep hills o continual strie/ 5eeling e$er some presence in the air' I asked' 4Are you there' my lo$e,4 And a $oice came to my ears' saying' 4No' still urther am I/4
Su#lime nature' thy relection produces in my heart God&s glorious $ision/ I #end to%ards thee' 3 mother earth' in $eneration o the 5ather in hea$en/
5lo%ers are the ootprints o Thy dancing steps/
I look up to Thee %ith raised head and palms :oined in %orship' like the rocky mountains/
Space' I ind in thee the ormless God/
0hen I am a#sor#ed in Thy glorious $ision' (elo$ed' e$en my tear9drops turn into stars/
+et me not #e detained in the hea$ens' +ord' or I long impatiently to come to Thy d%elling9place/
Since my soul has caught Thy light' my glance has #ecome a comet/
Thy di$ine spark in my heart is as the de%drop in the rose- let me treasure it' +ord' as the shell preser$es the pearl/
+et Thy sun shine in my heart/
+ike the setting sun' I #end my head lo% at Thy eet' in lo$ing surrender/
+it the #arrier' +ord' that di$ides Thee rom me/
Thou %ilt guide me aright' +ord- I am a child on lie&s path/
In the #looming rose I see the charm o Thy lo$ely countenance/
+et my aith #e as irm as mountains' +ord' standing unshaken through %ind and storm/
Immensity o space' thou sho%est to me the ma:esty o 1is presence/
Since Thy :oyul smile has produced a ne% light in my heart' I see the sun shine e$ery%here/
+et my imperect sel ad$ance to%ards Thy perect (eing' +ord' as the crescent rises to ullness/
Silent $oice' in the stillness o night I hear thy %hisper/ The gently9#lo%ing %ind kindles the ire o my heart/
0hen I see in Thy hand an unsheathed s%ord' (elo$ed' #lood gushes out o my heart as the rising spring/
Send on humanity' +ord' the sho%er o Thy mercy and compassion/
My heart melts in Thy light' (elo$ed' as sno% in the sun/
2$ery stem #ecomes Thy reed' e$ery lea #ecomes Thy inger' (elo$ed' %hen Thou playest Thy lute in the %ilderness/
My soul' like a compass' keeps pointing to Thee' %hile my lie is passing through the storm/
Pro$idence' allo% me to hold long lie&s glorious moments' I pray' or the time that is once past %ill ne$er return/
Thou teachest me patience' su#lime nature' #y thy patient %aiting/
In the light I #ehold Thy #eauty' (elo$ed- through the darkness Thy mystery is re$ealed to my heart/
+et Thy ser$ant' 3 +ord' #e my Master/
Though the e$er9mo$ing lie is my nature' thou art my $ery #eing' 3 stillness/
The light is Thy di$ine radiance' (elo$ed' and shade is the shado% o Thy #eautiul sel/
My lie speeds to%ards Thee as the #lo%ing o the %ind/
+et Thy di$ine kno%ledge spread o$er my heart as the sno% co$ers the mountain/
It is Thy s%eetness' (elo$ed' %hich I en:oy in the s%eet ragrance o the rose/
My heart has #ecome an ocean' (elo$ed' since Thou hast poured Thy lo$e into it/
Tree' you #less me #y your outstretched hands/
2arth is attracted to earth- %ater is dra%n to %ater- my soul yearns to #e in Thy #osom' (elo$ed' in the %ide space/
I hear Thy %hisper' (elo$ed' in the morning #ree8e/
Dig my heart' (elo$ed' and Thou %ilt ind in its depth the spring o Thy lo$e/
My soul is Thy spirit' Master' no% that I e!ist no more/
It is Thee' (elo$ed' %hom I see in all names and orms/
Thou art closer to me than my sel/
+et Thy might strengthen me' Thy light inspire me' +ord' and Thy lo$e mo$e my soul to the ultimate :oy/
My lie is running to%ards Thee' 3 di$ine 3cean' as the ri$er lo%s to the sea/
"ose' in thy petals I see the rosy cheeks o my (elo$ed/
Make me lose mysel' +ord' in Thy $ision/
+et e$ery moment o lie %hisper Thy name to my ears/
Thou #lo%est the ire o my heart' (elo$ed' #y anning it %ith the luttering lea$es/
+ight is Thine eye' (elo$ed' and shade is its pupil/
(e Thou #eore me' +ord' %hen I am a%ake' and %ithin me %hen I am asleep/
In my $eneration or the aged I %orship Thee' 3 God/
I drink the %ine o Thy di$ine presence and lose mysel in its into!ication/
+et my soul relect' (elo$ed' the #eauty o Thy color and orm/
+et my heart #loom in Thy lo$e as the rose/
As in$isi#le as space' as inconcei$a#le as time' is Thy #eing' 3 +ord/
Teach me' +ord' to tread upon the sea o lie/
2$en the #ranches s%ing in ecstasy %hen they recei$e Thy message/
Su#lime nature' let my heart ind rest in thy stillness/
In the light Thou art maniest' God- in the shade Thou art hidden/
3ne more cup' (elo$ed' that I may entirely lose mysel/
I see the (elo$ed&s #eauty in all colors and in all orms/
5lo%ers speak to me o Thy lo$eliness' and tell me ho% #eautiul Thou art/
5ill my heart %ith Thy di$ine #eauty as Thou illest space %ith the splendor o Thy %onderul creation/
1ea$en has Thy light and the earth Thy shade/
Gentle #ree8e' thy touch to me is the caress o the (elo$ed/
+et me rise to%ards Thee %ith the rising o the sun/
The sun sets' the moon %anes' the spring passes' the year ends/ I asked o lie' 4Tell me' ho% long %ill you continue to #e,4 then said lie' 4I shall li$e ore$er/4
(lo%ing %ind' carry my message' I pray' to the d%elling place o the di$ine (elo$ed/
0e shall see %ho %ill endure to the end' my perse$ering ad$ersary or I %ith my long9 cherished patience/
The %a$es o the sea' e$en as I' rise %ith outstretched hands to reach Thee' +ord' and all at Thy eet in ecstasy/
3 nature su#lime' pregnant %ith di$ine spirit' thou speakest the prayer that rises rom my heart/
+et my heart relect Thy di$ine light' +ord' as the moon relects the light o the sun/
1appiness' certainly thou didst play hide9and9seek %ith me- since I ha$e #een in thy pursuit' I sa% in the %orld thy shado% cast' and in paradise I sa% thy relection- in pleasure I sa% a $eil o$er thy #eautiul countenance' in pain I sa% the dust lying #eneath thy eet/
My intuition' has thou e$er decei$ed me, No' ne$er/ It is my reason %hich so oten deludes me' or it comes rom %ithout- thou art rooted %ithin my heart/
+et me #e melted in Thy di$ine ocean as a pearl in %ine/
Alone on the sea' alone on land/ In the cro%d and in solitude' alone I stand/
My considerate sel' seek not pleasure through the pain o another' lie through the death o another' gain through the loss o another' nor honor through the humiliation o another/
+et my heart #ecome the spring o Thine ininite lie' rising or e$er and e$er/
I see Thy mystery hidden' (elo$ed' under the petals o the lo%er/
My heart' hold closely the oil %hich keeps the light #urning/
Pain' my lie9long comrade' i all %ent and let me' you %ould still #e there/
0ith the opening and closing o Thine eyes' (elo$ed' the sun rises and sets in my heart/
My sel' ho% %onderul it is to eel that i no one in the %orld understood me' still you %ould understand/
My heart is mo$ed to tears #y thy s%it mo$ing' 3 gentle air/
Those %ho are gi$en li#erty #y 1im to act reely' are nailed on the earth- and those %ho are ree to act as they choose on the earth' %ill #e nailed in the hea$ens/
My sense o shame' did I not uphold thine honor' standing assaulted #y the onslaught rom e$ery side,
The #lo%ing rose #rings to me Thy perume' (elo$ed' %hich mo$es my heart to ecstasy/
"aise me' +ord- let me not #e dro%ned in the sea o mortality/
Speak' +ord' in the stillness o nature- my heart&s ears are open to hear Thy call/
My endurance' thou hast crushed me until I #ecame thy clay kneaded to make a #ody or the di$ine Spirit to d%ell in/
3 nature su#lime' in thy silence I hear thy mournul cry/
2$er9mo$ing sea o lie' am I not #ut a %a$e rising in thy heart,
Thanks to the %inner o my heart' there is nothing o me let any more/
My thoughtul sel' (ear all and do nothing' 1ear all and say nothing' Gi$e all and take nothing' Ser$e all and #e nothing/
0hile I %as roaming through the orest' a thorn pricked my #are oot and cried' 4Ah' you ha$e crushed me/4 I elt sorry and I asked its orgi$eness/ A %asp lying in the air stung my arm and cried' 4Ah' you ha$e caught me in your slee$e/4 I elt sorry and I asked its orgi$eness/ My oot slipped and I ell in a pool o muddy %ater/ The %ater cried' 4Ah' you ha$e distur#ed me/4 I elt sorry and I asked its orgi$eness/ I a#sently happened to touch a #urning ire' and the ire cried' 4Ah' you ha$e e!tinguished me/4 I elt sorry and I asked its orgi$eness/ I asked my gentle sel' 41a$e you recei$ed any harm,4 4(e thankul'4 said she' 4that is %as not %orse/4
I %ill soar higher than the highest hea$en' I %ill di$e deeper than the depths o the ocean' I %ill reach urther than the %ide hori8on' I %ill enter %ithin my innermost #eing/ ;ou kno% me #ut little' 3 e$erchanging lie' < %ill li$e in that sphere %here death cannot reach/ I %ill raise my head high #eore you %ill turn your #ack to me' I %ill close my lips #eore you %ill close the doors o your heart' I %ill dry my tears #eore you %ill not respond to my sigh' I %ill ly to the hea$ens' 3 %orld o illusion' #eore you %ill thro% me do%n on the earth/
G3+D2N "7+2S My conscientious sel. )eep to your principles in prosperity as %ell as in ad$ersity/ (e irm in aith through lie&s tests and trials/ Guard the secrets o riends as your most sacred trust/ 3#ser$e constancy in lo$e/ (reak not your %ord o honor %hate$er may #eall/ Meet the %orld %ith smiles in all conditions o lie/ 0hen you possess something' think o the one %ho does not possess it/ 7phold your honor at any cost/ 1old your ideal high in all circumstances/ Do not neglect those %ho depend upon yon/
SI+V2" "7+2S My conscientious sel. *onsider duty as sacred as religion/ 7se tact on all occasions/ Place people rightly in your estimation/ (e no more to anyone than you are e!pected to #e/ 1a$e regard or the eelings o e$ery soul/ Do not challenge anyone %ho is not your e6ual/ Do not make a sho% o your generosity/ Do not ask a a$or o those %ho %ill not grant it you/ Meet your shortcomings %ith a s%ord o sel9respect/ +et not your spirit #e hum#led in ad$ersity/
*3PP2" "7+2S My conscientious sel. *onsider your responsi#ility sacred/ (e polite to all/ Do nothing %hich %ill make your conscience eel guilty/ 2!tend your help %illingly to those in need/ Do not look do%n upon the one %ho looks up to you/ =udge not another #y your o%n la%/ (ear no malice against your %orst enemy/ Inluence no one to do %rong/ (e pre:udiced against no one/ Pro$e trust%orthy in all your dealings/
I"3N "7+2S My conscientious sel. Make no alse claims/ Speak not against others in their a#sence/ Do not take ad$antage o a person&s ignorance/ Do not #oast o your good deeds/ Do not claim that %hich #elongs to another/ Do not reproach others' making them irm in their aults/ Do not spare yoursel in the %ork %hich you must accomplish/ "ender your ser$ices aithully to all %ho re6uire them/ Seek not proit #y putting someone in straits/ 1arm no one or your o%n #eneit/
S7"AS (God speaking through the kindled soul)
Verily' the domain o e$ery soul is in his o%n sphere/
Verily' he in %hose heart my star shines is #lessed/
Verily' the man %ho li$es religion through his lie in the %orld is pious/
Verily' e$ery atom sets in motion each atom o the uni$erse/
Verily' in man is relected all that is in hea$en and on earth/
Verily' the po%er o the %ord can mo$e mountains/
Verily' the one %ho kno%s the inluence o time kno%s the secret o lie/
Verily' man is his o%n mind/
Verily' spirit has all the po%er there is/
0hen 1e gi$es 1is #ountiul gits' 1e may gi$e #y the hand o your %orst enemy- and %hen 1e takes all you possess' 1e may take it a%ay e$en #y the hand o your #est riend/
Death takes a%ay the %eariness o lie' and the soul #egins lie ane%/
Death is a sleep rom %hich the soul a%akes in the hereater/
Death is the crucii!ion ater %hich ollo%s the resurrection/
Death is the night ater %hich the day #egins/
It is death %hich dies' not lie/
The lie e$erlasting is hidden in the heart o death/
"AGAS (The human soul calling upon the #elo$ed God) (elo$ed' Thou makest me uller e$ery day/ Thou diggest into my heart deeper than the depths o the earth/ Thou raisest my soul higher than the highest hea$en' making me more empty e$ery day and yet uller/ Thou makest me %ider than the ends o the %orld- Thou stretchest my t%o arms across the land and the sea' gi$ing into my enoldment the 2ast and the 0est/ Thou changest my lesh into ertile soil- Thou turnest my #lood into streams o %ater- Thou kneadest my clay' I kno%' to make a ne% uni$erse/
In the s%inging o the #ranches' in the lying o the #irds' and in the running o the %ater' (elo$ed' I see Thy %a$ing hand' #idding me good9#ye/ In the cooing o the %ind' in the roaring o the sea' and in the crashing o the thunder' (elo$ed' I see Thee %eep and I hear Thy cry/ In the promise o the da%n' in the #reaking o the morn' in the smiles o the rose' (elo$ed' I see Thy :oy at my homecoming/
+et Thy %ish #ecome my desire' +et Thy %ill #ecome my deed' +et Thy %ord #ecome my speech' (elo$ed' And Thy lo$e #ecome my creed/ +et my plant #ring orth Thy lo%ers' +et my ruits produce Thy seed' +et my heart #ecome Thy lute' (elo$ed' And my #ody Thy lute o reed/
0hen I close my eyes in the solitude' I see Thy glorious $ision in my heart' and' opening my eyes amidst the cro%d' I see Thee acting on the stage o the earth/ Al%ays I am in Thy da88ling presence' my (elo$ed- Thou takest me to hea$en' and Thou #ringest me on earth in the t%inkling o an eye/
+et me not all lo% ater ha$ing raised me high- let me not #ecome narro% ater ha$ing made me #road/ +et me not #ecome small ater ha$ing once made me great- thro% me not do%n' (elo$ed' ater once Thou hast lited me up/
I looked and looked' to ind someone to %hom I might gi$e my trust- #ut I ound no one' until I sa% Thee at last in my heart' holding in Thy hand the record o my lie&s secret/
As I put mysel or%ard into the %orld' so I sho% my limitation' my )ing- #ut as I %ithdra% mysel rom the %orld' so I enter into Thy )ingdom/
I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen the noose o death seems una$oida#le and nigh/ I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen %ith hea$y heart I see my #elo$ed ones depart/ I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen change and limit in the %orldly lo$e I see/ I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen all that I call mine is snatched a%ay rom my hand/ I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen my #oon companions turn their #ack in my sorro%/ I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen my hands are ull %ith %orldly strie/ I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen the higher sel raises me up and the lo%er sel %eighs me do%n/ I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen I try to do right and it turns to %rong/ I look to Thee' 3 +ord' %hen all in lie seems as naught to me and I eel a yearning or something #eyond/
The spring that rises out o my heart Thou pourest upon me' my (elo$ed' and my spirit eels the e!altation o #eing dissol$ed under Thy di$ine sho%er/
0hen Thou didst sit upon Thy throne' %ith a cro%n upon Thy head' I did prostrate mysel upon the ground and called Thee my +ord/ 0hen Thou didst stretch out Thy hands in #lessing o$er me' I knelt and called Thee my Master/ 0hen Thou didst raise me rom the ground' holding me %ith Thine arms' I dre% closer to Thee and called Thee my (elo$ed/ (ut %hen Thy caressing hands held my head ne!t to Thy glo%ing heart and Thou didst kiss me' I smiled and called Thee mysel/
0hat I may not see' let me not see- 0hat I may not hear' let me not hear- 0hat I may not kno%' I ask not to kno%/ (elo$ed' I am contented %ith #oth Thy speech and Thy silence/
+et him not see me %ho should not see me- +et him not hear me %ho %ill not hear me- +et him not kno% me %ho need not kno% me/ (elo$ed' $eil and un$eil me as Thy %isdom chooseth/
(y Thy skillul hands Thou hast made these lo%ers- #y the po%er o Thy magic glance Thou hast colored them so #eautiully. Thou hast #reathed on lo%ers' gi$ing them lie and radiance' and %ith a kiss Thou hast made them ragrant/
+et my insight #e deeper than the ocean- let my mind #e more ertile than the land- let my heart #e %ider than the hori8on' (elo$ed- and let my soul soar higher than Paradise/
2$ery orm I see is Thine o%n orm' my +ord' And e$ery sound I hear is Thine o%n $oice-
In the perume o lo%ers I percei$e the ragrance o Thy spirit-
In e$ery %ord spoken to me I hear Thy $oice' my +ord/ All that touches me is Thine o%n touch- In e$erything I taste I en:oy the sa$or o Thy delicious spirit/
In e$ery place I eel Thy presence' (elo$ed- In e$ery %ord that alls on my ears I hear Thy message/ 2$erything that touches me' thrills me %ith the :oy o Thy kiss- 0here$er I roam' I meet Thee- 0here$er I reach' I ind Thee' my +ord- 0here$er I look' I see Thy glorious $ision- 0hate$er I touch' I touch Thy #elo$ed hand/ 0homsoe$er I see' I see Thee in his soul- 0hoe$er aught gi$es to me' I take it rom Thee/ To %homsoe$er I gi$e' I hum#ly oer it to Thee' +ord- 0hoe$er comes to me' it is Thou %ho comest- 3n %homsoe$er I call' I call on Thee/
Turn me not aside' (elo$ed' once Thou hast granted me Thy a$or- star$e me not o a kiss' ater Thou hast enolded me- grie$e me not' (elo$ed' since Thou hast made me smile- turn not a%ay Thine eyes' once Thou hast poured the %ine o Thy magic glance into the cup o my heart/
2nter unhesitatingly' (elo$ed' or in this a#ode there is naught #ut my longing or Thee/ Do I call Thee my soul, (ut Thou art my spirit/ *an I call Thee my lie, (ut Thou li$est ore$er/ May I call Thee my (elo$ed, (ut Thou art +o$e itsel/ Then %hat must I call Thee, I must call Thee mysel/
0hy did I not recogni8e Thee %hen irst I opened my eyes on the earth, 0hy did I not respond to Thee %hen I heard Thy enchanting $oice,
0hy did I not eel Thy gentle hand %hen Thou didst caress my ace, 0hy did I not cling to Thee' (elo$ed' %hen Thou lo$ingly didst kiss my lips, 0hen I #egan to look or Thee' in the t%inkling o an eye Thou didst disappear/ 0hen I started in Thy pursuit' Thou didst mo$e a%ay rom me still arther/ 0hen I called Thee aloud in my distress' Thou didst not hear my soul&s #itter cry/ *ross9legged I sat in silence- then alone I heard Thy call/
0hy ha$e I t%o eyes i not to #ehold Thy glorious $ision, 0hy ha$e I t%o ears i not to hear Thy gentle %hisper, 0hy ha$e I the sense o smell i not to #reathe the essence o Thy spirit, 0hy ha$e I t%o lips' (elo$ed' i not to kiss Thy #eautiul countenance, 0hy ha$e I t%o hands i not to %ork in Thy di$ine cause, 0hy ha$e I t%o legs i not to %alk in Thy spiritual path, 0hy ha$e I a $oice i not to sing Thy celestial song, 0hy ha$e I a heart' (elo$ed' i not to make it Thy sacred d%elling,
Did < not lea$e the unseen %orld in Thy pursuit, 1a$e I not come to this %orld o limitations in search o Thee, 1a$e I not ollo%ed Thy ootprints on this earth, 1a$e I not looked or Thy light in the hea$ens, (ut %here did I ind Thee' (elo$ed' at last, 1iding in my heart/
2$ery step in Thy path dra%s me nearer to Thee' e$ery #reath in Thy thought e!hilarates my spirit' e$ery glimpse o Thy smile is inspiring to my soul' e$ery tear in Thy lo$e' (elo$ed' e!alts my #eing/
TANAS (The soul speaking %ith nature)
+ittle dandelions' %hat are you doing here, 990e relect on earth the stars in the hea$ens/
+ittle pool' %hy is your %ater so muddy, 99(ecause o my narro% mind and depthless heart/
*oal' %hat makes you so #lack, 99I am the e$il o the ages accumulated in the heart o the earth/ 0hat is your penalty, 99I must pass through a trial #y ire/ 0hat #ecomes o you in the end, 99I turn into a diamond/
2arth' to the clouds.990hy did you come #ack ater once you had deserted me, 99The hea$ens %ould not ha$e us #eore %e had reconciled oursel$es %ith you/
+ittle rose#ud' %hat do you hold #et%een your hands, 99The secret o my #eauty/
Sunlo%er' %hat are you, 99I am the eye o the seeker %ho searches or the light/
Death' %hat are you, 99I am the shado% o lie/ Death' o %hat are you #orn, 99I am #orn o ignorance/ Death' %here is your a#ode, 99My a#ode is in the mind o illusion/ Death' do you e$er die, 99;es' %hen pierced #y the arro% o the seer&s glance/ Death' %hom do you dra% near to you, 99I dra% him closer %ho is attracted to me/ Death' %hom do you lo$e, 99I lo$e him %ho longs or me/ Death' %hom do you attend, 99I readily attend him %ho calls on me/ Death' %hom do you righten, 99I righten the one %ho is not amiliar %ith me/ Death' %hom do you caress, 99The one %ho lies trustully in my arms/ Death' %ith %hom are you se$ere, 99I am se$ere %ith him %ho does not readily respond to my call/ Death' %hom do you ser$e, 99I ser$e the godly' and %hen he returns home I carry his #aggage/
(oat.99I take you in my #osom on the %ater/ 0agon.99I carry you on my #ack on the land/
"oselo%er' %hy are your lips drooping, 99I am thinking o$er my glorious past/
0hy do you rise' %a$e' %ith the coming o the %ind, 99To recei$e the message it #rings/
Moth.99I ga$e you my lie/ 5lame.99I allo%ed you to kiss me/
Sea' %hy is your color #lue, 99It is hea$en relected in my %hite heart/
2arth' tell me your moral principle/ 99I lay mysel #eore those %ho pass o$er me' and those %ho come unto me' to them I open my heart/
Night' %hy do you cry so mournully, 99I cry o$er the lo$ing souls %hom lie has thro%n apart' and those %hom destiny %ill separate one day/ Night' %hy are you so dark, 99+ight has let me/ Night' %hat makes you so #eautiul, 99The coming o the moon' %hich has #rought me %isdom&s message/
0ind' %hat makes the sea respond to you so %holeheartedly, 99In her I ha$e touched her deepest chord/ 0ind' %hat ha$e you done to thrill the %hole #eing o the sea to passion, 99Nothing' only gi$en a kiss/
4So4 gi$es rise to an argument- 40hy,4 continues it- and it ends in 4No/4
0hat sense is there' 3 moth' in #urning yoursel in trying to kiss the light, 99My :oy in it is greater than my sacriice/
0a$es' %hy does the %ind come and then go rom you, 99It comes to %ake us' and lea$es us to sol$e the pro#lem among oursel$es/
Mo$ing %a$es' the %ind has let you and you are still in commotion/ 990e are still repeating the %ord it has taught us- it mo$es our %hole #eing to ecstasy/ 0a$es' %hy do you all #ecome e!cited and then all calm together, 99(ecause #ehind our indi$idual action there is one impulse %orking/ "ising %a$es' %hat moti$e is #ehind your impulse, 99The desire to reach up%ards/
Sea' %hat is it that makes you so chaotic, 99No sooner does the air %hisper to my ears the message o %isdom' than an enormous trou#le #egins %ithin mysel/
Storm' you in$ade us suddenly %ithout any %arning> 99I send my ultimatum #y the hand o the %ind' #eore starting gunire/ Storm' %hy are the clouds #eing scattered no%, 99I ha$e gi$en orders or demo#ili8ation/ Storm' %hy do you send the rain ater you ha$e gone, 99To make peace %ith the earth/
Man.99De$il' %ill you #e my riend, De$il.99I am at your disposal/
0a$es.99Do %e not lay oursel$es in complete surrender #eore you or you to pass o$er us, Then listen to our re6uest. thro% into the %ater those you carry in your #osom/ (oat.99No' I am not like you %ho dro%n #eneath your eet those %ho seek reuge in your arms/ The ones %hom I hold in my heart' either I sink %ith them or I carry them saely to their destination/
2arthly riches' e!plain to me your character/ 99I ly rom the hand that holds me' I escape rom the one %ho pursues me' I all into his purse %ho collects me' I li$e %ith him %ho spares me' I lea$e the one %ho does not look ater me' I keep a%ay rom him %ho has me not/ The one %ho does not possess me is poor indeed' #ut the one %ho possesses me is poorer still/
GAMA)AS (5eelings o a poet&s heart' keyed to $arious notes)
I %ould rather ha$e a lasting pain than a pleasure that passes a%ay/
My mind ne$er changes' #ut I change my mind %hene$er I %ish/
My soul oten has the eeling o #eing stretched' held ast #y the hea$ens and pulled continually #y the earth/
My errors do not lull me to sleep' #ut they open my eyes to a deeper $ision o lie/
My smallest %ork in the inner plane is %orth more than all I do in the outer %orld/
No sooner is my heart struck than a s%itch is turned and the light appears/
All that I can manage in lie' I take as my responsi#ility' #ut all that I cannot manage' I lea$e to God/
0hen I try to do some good to the others' I ne$er think it is enough- #ut %hen I recei$e the slightest good rom others' I eel it is more than suicient/
0hen I open my eyes to the outer %orld I eel mysel as a drop in the sea- #ut %hen I close my eyes and look %ithin' I see the %hole uni$erse as a #u##le raised in the ocean o my heart/
1o% did I rise a#o$e narro%ness, The edges o my o%n %alls #egan to hurt my el#o%s/ I %ould die proud rather than li$e a long lie o humiliation/
All that is done and cannot #e helped' I lea$e to ate- #ut I eel mysel responsi#le or all that is to #e done/
The scriptures ha$e called 1im the *reator- the Masons ha$e called 1im the Architect- #ut I kno% 1im as the Actor on this stage o lie/
< respect all those o great names' #ut seek continually the nameless/
I am resigned to the past' attenti$e to the present' and hopeul or the uture/
I accept no reusal rom the hea$ens/
*hrist. 1is image in the church' 1is spirit in my soul/
< ha$e not come to teach %hat you kno% not- I ha$e come to deepen in you that %isdom %hich is yours already/
1e %ho has lost me' is lost- he %ho has ound me' has ound lie eternal/
My presence stimulates in your heart that eeling %hich must al%ays #e kept ali$e/
(e not disappointed i I tell you a#out things %hich are already kno%n to you/ "eali8e that they can ne$er #e repeated too many times/
There is nothing too good or too #ad or me' since I am conscious o that reality %hich is hidden and yet co$ers all/
I am %hat I am- #y trying to #e something' I make that sel limited %ho in reality is all/
I do not gi$e you my ideas- %hat I gi$e you is my personal kno%ledge/
My heart is the key to the hearts o men/
I need remo$e no one to place another in my heart- my heart is large enough to accommodate each and all/
I learn rom my mureeds more than they learn rom me/
I neither deend the %rongdoer nor do I condemn him/
I try to do the right %hich seems right to me at the moment- at another moment the same may seem to me %rong/ Thereore' I do not attempt to impose my right upon the one %ho does not see the right o it/
Nothing ne% I say %hen I speak- I only rene% the memory o things %hich may not #e orgotten/
I play my melody %hile e$eryone sings his o%n song/
My riends lull me to sleep' #ut my enemies keep me a%ake/
Praise ans the glo% o my heart' and #lame turns it into a #la8e/
0hat has happened' has happened- %hat I am going through' I shall rise a#o$e- and %hat %ill come' I %ill meet %ith courage/
0hile I am %orking' I learn something- %hile I am thinking' I discern something- %hile I am speaking' I teach something- %hile I am silent' I reach something/
Art is dear to my heart' #ut nature is near to my soul/
I I %ere not as I am' I %ould not ha$e #een %hat I am/
0hen I open my eyes and look at the %ide %orld' I #ecome great- %hen I close my eyes and look %ithin' I #ecome greater still/ (37+AS ()indled %ords)
A $irtue carried too ar may #ecome a sin/
At the end o the $alley o sin' do not #e surprised i you ind $irtue standing/
Souls unite at the meeting o a glance/
Success spoils people' ailure ruins them/
Things are as you look at them/
3ne %ho is ne$er alone does not kno% the :oy o #eing alone/
The heart %hich is not struck #y the s%eet smiles o an inant is still asleep/
(elie is a conception' #ut aith is con$iction/
To lo$e is a sin' and not to lo$e is a crime/
0hen acts all dead' truth comes to lie/
Nothing matters really' though e$erything matters/
Neither ight e$il nor em#race it- simply rise a#o$e it/
The pursuit ater truth is more interesting than its attainment/
0hen one has risen a#o$e human lo$e' di$ine lo$e springs orth/
Shatter your ideals upon the rock o truth/
+et your $irtues dissol$e in the sea o purity/
Make your doctrines uel or the higher intelligence/
;ou need not trust the one %hom you do not kno%' so long as you do not distrust him/
It is easy to #e :ust' #ut diicult to #e %ise/
I you %ill not rise a#o$e the things o this %orld' they %ill rise a#o$e you/
2$en the %isest man must sometimes stray rom %isdom/
Too much enthusiasm pushes the o#:ect o attainment arther o/
An!iety paraly8es acti$ity/
0orry consumes the spirit o action/
2$en %ith God one can ind ault/ (ut %here is the ault, In the person %ho inds it/
The load o responsi#ility %eighs upon a soul more than the strain o %ork/
Perection orgi$es' and limitation :udges/
A home is made and a house is #uilt/
Do not let your heart oer anyone such ood as %ill increase his appetite and decrease your und o supply/
Make the snake your riend rather than your enemy/
All men are e6ual in truth' not in act/
0hat limits God, 1is name/
+ie is too small a price to oer to someone %hom you really lo$e/
The real learning is unlearning all that one has learned/
To :udge man' God #orro%s rom man his sense o :ustice/
To in$estigate the %rongdoing o someone is like digging deep into the mud/
Prayer is a deep9elt need o the soul/
Man sees the right side o his o%n mind and the %rong side o another&s/
0hat ena#les man to earn a good name, Shame/
Put your theories in practice #eore you e!pound them/
5irst #elie$e in the God %ho is all9e!clusi$e' and then reali8e the God %ho is all9 inclusi$e/
As pleasure is the shado% o happiness' so act is the shado% o truth/
5act is to #e o#ser$ed in action and truth in reali8ation/
7sually' in e$erything man says and does' he denies reality/
5act is a co$ering o$er truth/
5act or no act' truth pro$es and dispro$es all/
=ealousy is the reuse o the heart/
Pity the %icked one or his e$il doing' or he can do no #etter/
0oman is a stepping9stone to God&s sacred altar/
I there is any place %here one can meet %ith God' it is this earth9plane/
"ighteousness is nothing #ut a natural outcome o right thinking/
2$ery action that deeats its o%n o#:ect is %rong/
No creature in the %orld is as attracti$e and as repellent as man/
Simplicity is the li$ing #eauty/
I you do not %ant to understand' you %ill not understand/
The man %ho %ill not take in the idea o unity' %ill #e taken in #y unity some day/
There is no use arguing' 41a$e you done %rong or ha$e I done %rong,4- all that need #e done is to right the %rong/
+ie oers opportunity either to pick up pearls and thro% a%ay pe##les' or to pick up pe##les and thro% a%ay pearls/
The mystic retains something o childhood all through his lie/
The reali8ation o truth is the greatest lu!ury/
5act is the illusion o truth/
0oman is %oman' %hether in the 2ast or in the 0est/
Shado% is the shado% o shado%' not o light- the ego is light itsel' and so it has no shado%/
The alse ego is the shado% o the #ody seen in the sky' not the relection o the soul/
1eart talks to heart' soul speaks to soul/
Truth is not ac6uired #ut disco$ered/
Nature regards no con$entionality/
;ou cannot #e too %ise' #ut you can #e too cle$er/
A #itter taste lasts only as long as it is in the mouth/
*arry as hea$y a load as you are a#le to carry easily/
I your heart is large enough' there is nothing it %ill not accommodate/
(y calling him #y his name you %ill raise Satan rom his gra$e/
0e cannot appreciate another&s kindness i %e think o all the good %e ha$e done to the other/
There is no greater teacher or the e$ildoer than e$il itsel/
De$otion %ithout %isdom is like salt %ater/
0hat %ere the great personalities %hose light has shone upon millions o people, 2!amples/
The claim o *hristhood seemed too great or =esus in the eyes o men- thereore' he %as cruciied #y the intolerant %orld/
Thought and eeling oten take opposite directions/
Do not en:oy lie more than lie allo%s you to en:oy it- i so' your :oy %ill turn into sorro%/
1ierarchy is the Sui&s %ay' #ut e6uality o all men is his truth/
Man rises a#o$e sins' #ut not a#o$e the reproaches o those %ho %itness/
The cle$er man kno%s #est ho% to tell a lie' the %ise man kno%s #est ho% to a$oid it/
Approach %oman gently' lest you :ar upon her tender eelings/
God is God and man is man' yet God is man and man is God/
Peace9making is much more diicult than %ar9making/
It is the dead %ho cause death' the li$ing preser$e lie/
;ou cannot li$e truth- you can reali8e it/
0rong is %rong rom the #eginning to the end' and right is right rom the irst to the last/
2$il #rings success to the %icked' and $irtue %ins $ictory or the righteous/
5aults and merits #oth ser$e as steps to those %ho go up as %ell as to those %ho go do%n/
It is more diicult to tame man than a lion/
"eason not %ith those %ho are incapa#le o understanding your reason/
Politeness in %ords and politeness in deeds are t%o dierent things/
No one may claim perection' though e$eryone may stri$e ater it/
;ou need not do something today #ecause you did it yesterday/
*upidity must #e renounced' not :oy/
The #urning ire o hell does not consume the sinner- it only consumes his sins/
0isdom is the %ay in %hich to e!press lie as one has understood it onesel/
Man learns to ollo% the %ill o God #y practicing sel9denial/
Man %ho is inalli#le cannot #e superhuman- he may #e inhuman/
There are some' the closer destiny #rings together' the urther are their hearts thro%n apart- and there are others' the urther destiny thro%s apart' the closer are their hearts #rought together/
Sound is the lie o lie- time is the death o death/
The one %ho is lost on the path o lo$e is lost ore$er- the one %ho has %on on the #attleield o lo$e has %on or all eternity/
There is no greater source o pride than a clear conscience- and there is no greater means o humiliation than a guilty conscience/
Sacriice and renunciation are t%o things- sacriice is made #y lo$e' renunciation is caused #y indierence/
To li$e means to hope' and to hope means to li$e/
It takes years to make an ideal' and it takes #ut a moment to #reak it/
To lo$e is one thing' and to o%n is another thing/
The %ealth9seeker has no regard or ather or #rother- the pleasure9seeker considers no honor nor respect- the sorro%ul has no comort nor sleep- the hungry distinguishes not #et%een ripe and unripe/
Do I pass through lie, No' it is lie that passes #y me/
(y lo$ing' one melts one&s o%n heart- #y possessing' one loads the heart o another/
Possession is sel9assertion- lo$ing is sel9a#negation/ The possessor must lose' sooner or later' the one he possesses- the lo$er gains in the end' i not the #elo$ed' lo$e itsel/
The one %ho co$ers his grie under a smile is sincere- the one %ho co$ers his laughter under grie is a hypocrite/
+o$e that depends on #eing ans%ered #y the #elo$ed is lame- it does not stand on its o%n eet/ +o$e that tries to possess the #elo$ed is %ithout arms- it can ne$er hold/ +o$e that does not regard the pleasure and displeasure o the #elo$ed is #lind/ +o$e that is e!acting and sel9asserti$e is dead/
The secret o %oman&s charm is her modesty- the mystery o man&s po%er is his pride/
The lo$er is #lind to the aults o the one he lo$es' and the hater is #lind to the merits o the one he hates/
0isdom e!isted #eore the %ise- lie e!isted #eore the li$ing- lo$e e!isted #eore the lo$er/
The desert can #e changed into ertile soil- the land can #e changed into the sea- e$en hell can #e changed into hea$en- #ut the mind that is once i!ed' cannot #e changed/
0ords are $alua#le' #ut silence is precious/
That %hich ools can say rudely' the cle$er co$er under a $eil- and the %ise say the same %ithout saying it/
The day you eel you do not kno%' you %ill #egin to kno%/
0hat is once gi$en is gi$en- %hat is once done is done- %hat is once lost is lost- %hat is once %on is %on/
Nothing can #ind one to another e!cept the thread o sympathy' and nothing can separate one rom another e!cept the cutting o that thread/
As eagerly as man is inclined to ree himsel rom a situation' so is he %illingly inclined to all into it/
Nothing is as old as the truth and nothing is as ne% as the truth/
Make o them #ig things' i you %ish to do small things- and make o them small things' i you %ish to do #ig things/
0e speak %hen %e understand the language o one another' and %e keep silent %hen our hearts speak/
Sound is the $oice o lie- time is the %ord o death/
There are many sins' small and great- #ut to recogni8e sin is the greatest sin/
To step or%ard is going or%ard in the path o riendship' and to step #ack%ard is going #ack%ard/
1e %ho retorts pays the one %ho insults him' #ut he %ho takes silently stands a#o$e e$ery insult/
There are t%o dierent times in lie %hen the danger o alling a%aits man. the time o prosperity and the time o ad$ersity/
All things #ecome %rong %hen they are not in their right time or %hen they are not in their proper place/
In order to arri$e at spiritual attainment t%o guls must #e crossed. the sea o attachment and the ocean o detachment/
There is nothing more su#tle or simpler than truth/
5ood is the nourishment o the #ody- thought is a rereshment to the mind- lo$e is the su#sistence or the heart- truth is the sustenance o the soul/
Man&s ideal sho%s the height o his heart- man&s understanding sho%s the depth o his heart- man&s perception sho%s the length o his heart- man&s sympathy sho%s the #readth o his heart- #ut the ourth dimension o man&s heart is seen #y all that it contains %ithin itsel/
0isdom is dierent rom :ustice. %hile :ustice is e!pressed in airness' %isdom is sho%n #y tact/
There are t%o sorts o persons %ho sho% child9like simplicity in their li$es. the oolish one' %ho sho%s childish traits' and the %ise one' %ho sho%s the innocence o a child/
There are some %ho make the dead ali$e' and there are others %ho make the li$ing dead/
T%o persons are silent on the 6uestion o religion. the most oolish and the most %ise/
A#o$e la% is lo$e- a#o$e lo$e is the (elo$ed/
The po%er o the %ord is indeed great' #ut the po%er o silence is still greater/
1e %ho speaks much and says little is oolish- he %ho speaks little and says much is %ise/
In the drop' the sea is as small as the drop- in the sea' a drop is as large as the sea/
I it is true' it is true as alse- i it is alse' it is as alse as true/
1e stands a#o$e the situation %ho controls it- he alls #eneath the situation %ho #ecomes in$ol$ed in it/
3ne %ho looks at lie %ith horror is in the under%orld- one %ho takes lie seriously to heart is in the %orld- the one %ho smiles at lie %ith a happy smile is a#o$e the %orld/
It is the oolishly selish %ho is selish- the %isely selish pro$es to #e unselish/
(eore one #ecomes sharp and the other #lunt' (eore one is hot and the other cold' (eore one dou#ts and the other suspects' (eore one gi$es up his conidence and the other his trust' It is time that they let one another/
(eore one closes his eyes and the other his ears' (eore one turns his head and the other his #ack' (eore one talks and the other disputes' (eore one is in %rath and the other in rage' It is time that they let one another/
5riendship' relationship' amiliarity' intimacy' all ha$e their limits- i you go past the limit you certainly $iolate the or#idden soil/
There are those %ho en:oy taking' and there are those %ho en:oy gi$ing/
I you can say something %ithout saying' you had #etter not say- i you can do something %ithout doing' you had #etter not do/
Many li$e to die' and many die to li$e/
2$en the aults o the meritorious soul #ecome merits' and e$en merits o the aulty one turn into aults/
There are t%o kinds o people. those %ho are #linded #y aith' and those %ho are #lind to aith/
3ne cannot #e real and li$e in the %orld o alsehood' and one cannot #e alse and e!ist in the %orld o reality/
+o$e all' trust none- orgi$e all' orget none- respect all' %orship none/ That is the manner o the %ise/
The rose #rings orth ragrance' color' and #eautiul structure- so the soul' %ith its unoldment' sho%s personality' atmosphere' and reined manner/
The sun' air' %ater' space' and ertile soil are necessary or the rose to #loom- intelligence' inspiration' lo$e' a %ide outlook' and guidance are re6uired or the soul to unold/
Art %ithout #eauty' poetry %ithout inspiration' music %ithout eeling' science %ithout reason' philosophy %ithout logic' religion %ithout de$otion' mysticism %ithout ecstasy are like a lake %ithout %ater/
A :oke %ithout %it' a speech %ithout meaning' tears %ithout romance' learning %ithout %isdom' position %ithout honor' a heart %ithout lo$e' a head %ithout thought are like the space %ithout the air/
A man %ithout manly courage' a %oman %ithout %omanly grace' a child %ithout a child&s simplicity' an inant %ithout an inant&s innocence' a lo$er %ithout %illing sacriice' a %orshipper %ithout the ideal o God' a gi$er %ithout great modesty are like a king %ithout a kingdom/
*riticism' indierence' pessimism are the three things %hich close the door o the heart/
+o$e is the o#:ect in the lie o #oth de$il and saint/ The one demands it' the other gi$es it/
God created man in 1is o%n image' and man made God in his o%n likeness/
0hat pleasure is there in a useless action, 0hat interest is there in a senseless speech, 0hat :oy is there in a depthless thought, 0hat happiness is there in a lo$eless eeling,
The image o *hrist is in the *hurch' the #ook o *hrist is %ith the clergy' the lo$e o *hrist is in the heart o his %orshipper' #ut the light o *hrist shines through the illuminated souls/
GA;AT"I (Prayers)
PI" Inspirer o my mind' consoler o my heart' healer o my spirit' Thy presence liteth me rom earth to hea$en' Thy %ords lo% as the sacred ri$er' Thy thought riseth as a di$ine spring' Thy tender eelings %aken sympathy in my heart/ (elo$ed Teacher' thy $ery #eing is orgi$eness/ The clouds o dou#t and ear are scattered #y thy piercing glance- All ignorance $anishes in thy illuminating presence- A ne% hope is #orn in my heart #y #reathing thy peaceul atmosphere/ 3 inspiring Guide through lie&s pu88ling %ays' In thee I eel a#undance o #lessing/
NA(I A torch in the darkness' A sta during my %eakness' A rock in the %eariness o lie' Thou' my Master' makest earth a paradise/ Thy thought gi$eth me unearthly :oy' Thy light illuminateth my lie&s path' Thy %ords inspire me %ith di$ine %isdom' I ollo% in thy ootsteps' %hich lead me to the eternal goal/ *omorter o the #roken9hearted' Support o those in need' 5riend o the lo$ers o truth' (lessed Master' thou art the Prophet o God/
"AS7+ 0arner o coming dangers' 0akener o the %orld rom sleep' Deli$erer o the Message o God' Thou art our Sa$ior/ The sun at the da%n o creation' The light o the %hole uni$erse' The ulillment o God&s purpose' Thou the lie eternal' %e seek reuge in thy lo$ing enoldment/ Spirit o Guidance' Source o all #eauty' and *reator o harmony' +o$e' +o$er' and (elo$ed +ord/ Thou art our di$ine ideal/
*1A+AS (An illuminated %ord)
God and the de$il are the t%o e!treme poles o the ego/ 3ne represents perection' the other limitation/
The moment man reali8es %hen to speak' and %hen to keep silence' he takes his irst step in the path o %isdom/
+i$ing in the %orld %ithout insight into the hidden la%s o nature' is like not kno%ing the language o the country in %hich one %as #orn/
A continual pursuit ater the impossi#le is the chronic disease o man/
Seeking ater that %hich is #eyond one&s reach is the oil %hich eeds the lame o hope/
The surace o the human intelligence is the intellect- %hen it is turned outside in' it #ecomes the source o all re$elation/
Nothing is impossi#le- all is possi#le/ Impossi#ility is only a #oundary o limitation %hich stands around the human mind/
5acts lose their color in the ace o truth' as stars pale #eore the sun/
It is not diicult at all to please the saint- he can most easily #e pleased/ The diiculty is in pleasing the other' %ho is the opposite o the saint/
So e% in this %orld discriminate properly #et%een their %ant and their need/
A responsi#le person is %orth more than a thousand men %ho la#or/
It is true that the light o %isdom must continually #e kept alight' #ut it is diicult al%ays to act rightly/
2ither you must pass rom all things that interest you in this lie' or else they %ill pass you- or the nature o this unsta#le lie is changing/
Through e$ery condition' agreea#le or disagreea#le' the soul makes its %ay to%ards the goal/
The lo$er %ho leans upon the #elo$ed&s response' his lo$e is like the lame that needs oil to li$e- #ut the lo$er %ho stands on his o%n eet' is like the lantern o the sun that #urns %ithout oil/
A simple statement oten takes a%ay the charm o something %hich may #e let unsaid/
I people do not come up to your mark' do not #ecome annoyed' #ut re:oice' kno%ing that your mark is high/
The sense o discretion is instincti$e' and it is the lie one li$es that either shapes or deorms it/
There is no gain %ithout sacriice- i there #e any' sacriice must ollo%/
Are you looking or an ideal soul, Such a person has ne$er #een #orn/ (ut i you still seek ater him' then you %ill ha$e to create one o your o%n imagination/
0hen you ha$e learned all there is to #e learned' then you %ill reali8e that there %as nothing to #e learned/
The moment a prisoner eels that he %ill no longer remain in the prison' the prison #ars must #reak instantly' o themsel$es/
*ontentment raises man a#o$e the strie o %orthless things and #eyond the limitation o human nature/
It is seldom that too little is said and too much is done' #ut oten the contrary/
The moti$e po%er is creati$e and constructi$e' yet it is moti$e that limits the po%er %hich is limitless/
All pain is signiicant o change- all that changes or #etter or %orse must cause a certain amount o pain' or change is at once #irth and death/
All con$entionality' that has limited the lie o man and has remo$ed it ar rom nature' comes rom se! distinction/
Man %as sent into the artiicial %orld that he might meet e$ery con$entionality' in %hich lies all tragedy o lie/
3ne %ho lacks imagination' and is o little aith' is una#le to tread the spiritual path/
5aith and imagination are %ings o the #ird that lies in the spiritual spheres/
I the o%l o Sophia had #een as %ise as she' it %ould not ha$e sat in her presence so spell#ound/
)indness %hich is not #alanced %ith irmness may pro$e to #e %eakness/
People are not only ready to proit #y your %isdom' po%er' and greatness' #ut they are also eager to take ad$antage o your ignorance' %eakness' and ina#ility/
(eing a#le to trust others apart' i you ha$e learned to trust yoursel' you ha$e accomplished something/
2$ery person has a place in lie' and no one can hold a place long that is not his o%n/
(y trying to look upon lie not only rom one&s o%n point o $ie% #ut also rom the point o $ie% o another' one loses nothing' #ut on the contrary %idens the hori8on o one&s $ie%/
To e!press an impulse gi$es relie' hut to control it gi$es strength/
Perection is attained #y i$e achie$ements. lie' light' po%er' happiness' and peace/
(y creating happiness' one ulills one&s lie&s purpose/
I dogs #ark at the elephant' it takes no notice and goes on its %ay- so do the %ise %hen attacked #y the ignorant/
There are many %rong paths' #ut there is one right %ay that leads to the goal/
;ou %ill ind reasons' %hether you %ant to #e pessimistic or optimistic' to support your $ie%/
The seer distinguishes #et%een the real and the unreal' until he arri$es at a point %here all to him #ecomes the reality/
0hen you do not concern yoursel %ith the conse6uences' then alone you may reely e!press your impulse/
3ne cannot #e %ise and oolish at the same time' or light and darkness cannot d%ell together/
Illuminated souls do not seek ater occult po%ers- #ut occult po%ers' #y themsel$es' come to them/
It is not the heart o earth in %hich to conide' or it #rings orth all that is gi$en to it in simple trust- it is the soul o hea$en %hich is trust%orthy' or it assimilates all in its o%n #eing/
0hy, is an animal %ith a thousand tails/ At e$ery #ite you gi$e it' it drops one o its cur$ed tails and raises another/ Its hunger is ne$er satisied so long as its mouth is open/
+ie is the longing o e$ery soul- the one %ho seeks lie through death #ecomes immortal/
Those %hom you ha$e lost here' you %ill ind in some other place/
In the riendship' as %ell as in the hostility o the %orldly' there is pain/
4;esterday I %as not %ise enough' today I understand' tomorro% I %ill do #etter>4 So man thinks and lie goes on/
The prophet is the painter o that ideal %hich is #eyond man&s comprehension/
0hat does it matter i )rishna %as *hrist' or (rahma %as A#raham, 3ne thing is true. that there %as' there is' and there al%ays %ill #e a kno%er o God' a lo$er o souls' a ser$er o humanity/
The man %ho tries to pro$e his #elie superior to the aith o another' does not kno% the meaning o religion/
0hen a person argues on a pro#lem' it does not al%ays mean that he kno%s it/ Most oten he argues #ecause he %ants to complete his kno%ledge %ithout admitting his ignorance/
The light illuminates the path o those %ho are distant rom it- those %ho are near are da88led #y it/
There can #e no comparison #et%een art and nature- or art is as limited as man' #ut nature is as perect as God/
Sel9eacement does not in any %ay lessen- it only makes one limitless/
Duty is not necessarily the purpose o lie- still' in duty one inds a road %hich leads one to the purpose o lie/
No sooner is the God9ideal #rought to lie than the %orshipper o God turns into truth/ Then truth is no longer his seeking- truth #ecomes his #eing- and in the light o that a#solute truth he inds all kno%ledge/
It %as not the +ord %ho %as cruciied' it %as his limitation/
I an idol made o rock is made God #y its %orshippers' %hy then should a personality not #ecome Di$inity or the de$otees,
The one %ho makes un o another' seldom kno%s that there is something laugha#le in himsel also/
2$ery man has his o%n reason- thereore' t%o persons cannot al%ays understand each other/
There is one thing to #e said against the kind9hearted. that they ne$er can #e kind enough/
0hether a small person lo$es you or hates you' in either case he %ill pull you do%n to his o%n le$el/
To del$e into a matter %hich matters little' is like raising dust rom the ground/
It is #elie %hich in its perection #ecomes aith/
2$en a plain thought gets tangled %hen told to a person %ho has a knot in his head/
0hen a thoughtul person risks alling at each step he takes in the path o lie' %hat a#out a thoughtless person,
Despair not i your riend has taken ad$antage o you' #ut #e contented' kno%ing that it %as not your enemy/
There are ha#its %hich can #est #e pre$ented #eore one has ormed them/ 3nce you ha$e taken to a ha#it' then it is diicult to gi$e it up/
"ules o the %orld are dierent rom the la% o the path that the mystics tread/
1e %ho ights or :ustice in the aairs o this %orld' may ight ore$er' or he %ill ne$er ind it- :ustice is only maniest in the sum total o lie/
0hen you stand on this earth and look at lie' there is all in:ustice and chaos e$ery%here- #ut %hen you rise a#o$e and look #elo%' it is all :ust and perect' and e$erything appears to #e in its proper place/
0hen man arri$es at God9kno%ledge rom sel9kno%ledge' he makes God as small as his little sel- #ut %hen he comes to sel9kno%ledge through the kno%ledge o God' he #ecomes as large as God/
The supreme la% is that all is :ust and all is right/ (ut is this la% to #e proclaimed, No' it is to #e understood/
The attri#ute is not important- it is the possessor o the attri#ute %ho is important/
I someone can disco$er' %ith any authority' the true source o happiness' he can ind it only in pain/
5aith is the culmination o #elie/ It is that aith %hich is the mystery o lie' the secret o sal$ation/
It is not e$idence %hich gi$es #elie/ (elie %hich stands a#o$e e$idences is that #elie %hich' in the end' %ill culminate in aith/
(elie is the ood o the #elie$er- it is the sustenance o his aith/ It is on #elie he li$es' not on ood and %ater/
(y learning to think' one de$elops dignity in nature/ The more one thinks' the more digniied one #ecomes' #ecause dignity springs out o thoughtulness/
"eason #elongs #oth to earth and hea$en/ Its depth is hea$enly' its surace earthly- and that %hich ills the gap in the orm o reason' #et%een hea$en and earth' is that middle part o it %hich unites it/ Thereore reason can #e most conusing and reason can #e most enlightening/
The reason %hy man seeks or happiness is not #ecause happiness is his sustenance' #ut #ecause happiness is his o%n #eing- thereore' in seeking or happiness' man is seeking or himsel/
"eligion is not in perorming a ceremony or a ritual- true religion is the eeling' or the sense' o duty/
0oman' %hom destiny has made to #e man&s superior' #y trying to #ecome his e6ual' alls #eneath his estimation/
0hat $irtue is that' 3 righteous man' %hich gi$es no happiness,
I you ha$e lost something' it means that you ha$e either risen a#o$e it or allen #elo% it/
Man e!pects another to place him in a higher position' #ut the place to %hich he is e6ual' he takes himsel/
The dead can gi$e nothing li$ing' nor can the li$ing gi$e anything dead/
It is #etter that your enemy stands #eore your house rather than that he should li$e under your roo/
0hite orces or dark orces' all %ill surrender to you %ith the %a!ing o the moon o your lie- #ut in the %aning moon they %ill sho% their inluence/
It matters little %hether you are on the top o the mountain or at the oot o it' i you are happy %here you are/
I you eel your thoughts' your thoughts %ill #ecome your #eing/
The one %ho is not mo$ed to dance #y the mo$ements o an innocent #a#e' has not yet risen rom his gra$e/
3ne cannot praise God unless one makes o 1im an ideal/
0atching %ith interest the %inning %ays o a little child' is a %onderul lo$e9 making/
2$ery thing and e$ery #eing is placed in its o%n place in lie' and each is #usy carrying out that %ork %hich has to #e done in the %hole scheme o nature/
A religious ritual' or a spiritual person' is #ut a recreation/
To ind appropriate %ords to e!press an idea is more complicated than painting a picture/
Destiny can take your #est riend as an instrument to cause you harm' and your %orst enemy to do you good/
Po%er is utili8ed to its #est ad$antage %hen it is used or a good purpose/
I one lacks understanding' one is poor %ith all the goods o the %orld one possesses- it is understanding %hich is the true riches/
The man %ho complains a#out e$erything certainly has a complaint some%here in his head/
Sensation and e!altation are t%o things. pleasure comes rom sensation' happiness rom e!altation/
No sooner do you #egin to see the #ad side o man&s character than you automatically thro% a co$er o$er the good side o his nature/
Man' ho%e$er great' must not claim perection- or the #lind %orld can only see the limitation o his e!ternal #eing/
There are some souls %ho' i you do not make them your riends' %ill #ecome your enemies/
The one %ho %ants to #ecome a master must irst pass through an e!amination as a ser$ant/
God cannot #e good and perect at the same time- it takes good and #ad #oth to make perection/
5ools are not entitled to kno% the mystery %hich the %ise are supposed to possess/
The kno%ledge o truth does not suice or imparting it to others- one must kno% the psychology o human nature/
The purpose o lie is ulilled in rising to the greatest heights and in di$ing to the deepest depths o lie/
Peace %ill not come to a lo$er&s heart so long as he %ill not #ecome lo$e itsel/
All things pertaining to spiritual progress in lie depend upon peace/
The most #eautiul orm o the lo$e o God is 1is compassion' 1is di$ine orgi$eness/