कबीर बानी सन्तो, सहज समाधि भली। साँईते मिलन भयो जा दिन तें, सुरत न अन्त चली।। आँख न मूँदूँ काम न रूँधूँ, काया कष्ट न धारूँ। खुले नैन मैं हँस हँस देखूँ, सुन्दर रूप निहारूँ।। कहूँ सो नाम सुनूँ सो सुमिरन, जो कछु करूँ सो पूजा। गिरह-उद्यान एकसम देखूँ, भाव मिटाऊँ दूजा।। जहँ जहँ…
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The Essential Tao
There are two classic chinese books describing the essential philosophy and practice of the Tao, made public long ago as maps of the way to the way: Tao Te Ching and Chuang-tzu. Both these works have long outgrown cultural boundaries and are widely regarded as classics of world literature. Composed over two thousand years ago…
Read MoreRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam -11th century
Omar, following his father’s trade of tent-making he graduated to science and mathematics, and in his days he was far better known as a mathematician and astronomer than as a poet. He wrote a standard work on algebra; he revised the astronomical tables; he prompted the Persian Sultan Malik-Shah to make a drastic reform of…
Read MorePoems by KABIR [1440-1518]
My friends, today I want to share works of my favorite poet Kabir. The unique thing about this post is the original Hindi verses are explained by renowned writer Ali Sardar Jafrisahab and English translation is by Shri Rabindranath Tagore, indeed best of both “words”! मन, तू पार उतर कहाँ जैहौ । आगे…
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