The poet Kablr, a selection from whose songs is here for the first time offered to English readers, is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of I ndian mysticism. Born in or near Benares, of Mohammedan parents, and probably about the year 1440, he became in early life a disciple of the celebrated Hindu ascetic Ramananda. Ramananda had brought to Northern India the religious revival which Ramanuja, the great twelfth-century reformer of Brahmanism, had initiated in the South...
The poet Kablr, a selection from whose songs is here for the first time offered to English readers, is one of the most interesting personalities in th...
It is given to us to reveal our soul, that which is One in us, which is eternal. This can only be done by its passage through the fleeting Many; to assert the infinity of the spirit by continual sacrifice of forms. The self being the vessel that gathers and holds gives us the opportunity of giving up. If we believe only in self then we anxiously cling to our stores which causes us misery and failure. When we believe in soul the very inconstancy of life finds its eternal meaning and we feel that we can afford to lose.
It is given to us to reveal our soul, that which is One in us, which is eternal. This can only be done by its passage through the fleeting Many; to as...
All the great utterances of man have to be judged not by the letter but by the spirit--the spirit which unfolds itself with the growth of life in history. We get to know the real meaning of Christianity by observing its living aspect at the present moment--however different that may be, even in important respects, from the Christianity of earlier periods. For western scholars the great religious scriptures of India seem to possess merely a retrospective and archaelogical interest; but to us they are of living importance, and we cannot help thinking that they lose their significance when...
All the great utterances of man have to be judged not by the letter but by the spirit--the spirit which unfolds itself with the growth of life in hist...
Rabindranath Tagore is undoubtedly one of the most prominent cultural figures to emerge from Bengal and was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Arthur Banerjee's refreshing translation of a selection of his poems superbly captures the essence of his verse, enabling the work of this literary genius to be enjoyed by English speakers around the world.
Rabindranath Tagore is undoubtedly one of the most prominent cultural figures to emerge from Bengal and was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for...
Many have said that the Hindu religion is the only one that teaches its followers to respect all religions, not just their own. This is something that is practiced throughout India, and is why this great spiritual book can appeal to anyone. Tagore takes the very best wisdom from the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism and even Christianity to reveal a powerful, common theme that can bring everyone together. The author was not only a great poet, but won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913. Albert Schweitzer called him one of the greatest thinkers of mankind and this book does well to...
Many have said that the Hindu religion is the only one that teaches its followers to respect all religions, not just their own. This is something t...