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maheswari
Lebanon
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 Posted - May 12 2011 : 04:37:21 AM
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ONCE AND NOW
I searched for God in the caves of the Himalayas,
In the pilgrim centres, in river banks;
But I myself am Brahman, God of gods now!
I had once intense love for my sweet home,
Native village, district and province;
But I am now the home of all worlds -
East and West, North and South,
Greece and India, Australia and France,
China and Russia have become one.
I loved Tamil once;
But I am 'Om' now,
The source of all languages.
I had once great love for my body;
But now I have realised, "All bodies are mine".
Once one hundred years was too big for me;
But I now abide in Eternity -
No time-piece, no calendar is necessary now.
Once five thousand miles was a great distance for me;
But now I feel, "I am Infinity".
Time, space have vanished.
I have neither home nor house address nor name!/Swami Sivananda |
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manigma
India
1065 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2011 : 05:46:15 AM
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It reminded me of this song by Baba Bulleh Shah:
I am not the one who prays in the mosque
Nor I am a pagan and follower of false rites
Nor the pure amongst the impure
Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh
I don't know who is Bulla Shah!
I am not in the holy books or Vedas
Nor I am in drugs or in alcohol
Not in the drunkard's crazed state
I am neither awake, nor in a sleeping daze
I don't know who is Bulla Shah!
I am neither in happiness nor in sorrow
Neither clean, nor a filthy mire
Not from water, nor from earth
Neither from fire, nor from air, is my birth
I don't know who is Bulla Shah!
Not an Arab, nor a Lahori
Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri
Hindu, Turk (Muslim), nor Peshawari
Nor do I live in Nadaun (City)
I don't know who is Bulla Shah!
I have neither known the secrets of religion
I am neither born from Adam and Eve
I am not the name I assume
Not in stillness, nor in the movement
I don't know who is Bulla Shah!
I am the beginning and I am the end
I don't recognize any other
No one is as wise as I am
Bulla??? Who is Bulla???
I don't know who is Bulla Shah!
http://www.aypsite.org/forum/topic....D=8030#71126
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maheswari
Lebanon
2520 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2011 : 06:48:18 AM
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