A Poem by Sri Rabindranath Tagore
Posted by Lakshmi
I read this beautiful poem written by the great writer, philosopher and poet, Sri Rabindranath Tagore ( hello, for those who don't know who he is, please check this Nobel Peace Prize winner at Wikipedia ). It's only part of the poem but the meaning is profound. I thought it too beautiful to ignore it and so I reproduce some of the lines here:
" Go not to the temple to put flowers upon the feet of God
First fill your own house with the fragrance of Love
Go not to the temple to light candles before the altar of God
First remove the darkness of sin from your heart
Go not to the temple to bow down your head in prayer
First learn to bow in humility before your fellowmen
Go not to the temple to pray on bended knees
First bend down to lift someone who is down trodden
Go not to the temple to ask for forgiveness from your sins
First forgive from your heart those who have sinned against
you "
What more is there to say?
March 12, 2010 at 12:41 PM
I've been looking at your work, and stopping to read your words - the last one was on Ponggol and how you've been married 22 years!
But this poem here, by Tagore, is one I posted a while back:
here
It always freaks me out to find like-minded souls, right here in my own back yard!
And like you write: 'What more is there to say?'