Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Do not search for Me Do not search for Me on the walls of the temple, nor on its altar Do not try to find Me in the rhythm of songs, nor in things of beauty Dear one, just for a moment look deeply into the eyes of the helpless and the suffering You will find Me in their pain-filled sighs, and in their moans I do not live in the prayers of the mullah, nor in the hypocrisies of the pundits Nor do I spring forth out of the voice of the minister, nor will you find Me in religious pretension Dear one, just for a moment look deeply into the eyes of the helpless and the suffering You will find Me in their pain-filled sighs, and in their moans The fetters of religion cannot bind Me, nor can knowledge entangle Me Leave narrow-minded thoughts behind, leave the arguments of material knowledge Dear one, just for a moment look deeply into the eyes of the helpless and the suffering You will find Me in their pain-filled sighs, and in their moans From ~ Excerpts from Shraddanjali <http://offeringofreverence.googlepages.com/ShraddhanjaliExcerpts.pdf> (written in Hindi, transliterated, and translated) Shraddhanjali (An Offering of Reverence) A Compilation of Poems by Usha Srivastava http://offeringofreverence.googlepages.com/home <http://offeringofreverence.googlepages.com/home> click on Excerpts from Shraddanjali <http://offeringofreverence.googlepages.com/ShraddhanjaliExcerpts.pdf> to download PDF file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 forgot to mention that Usha, the author of these poems, is an Amma devotee and that her other poems are, you might say, " more devotional " etc compared to this one which is more " advaitic? " Ammachi , " amarnath " <anatol_zinc wrote: > > > Do not search for Me > > Do not search for Me on the walls of the temple, nor on its altar > > Do not try to find Me in the rhythm of songs, nor in things of beauty > > Dear one, just for a moment look deeply into the eyes of the helpless > and the suffering > > You will find Me in their pain-filled sighs, and in their moans > > > I do not live in the prayers of the mullah, nor in the hypocrisies of > the pundits > > Nor do I spring forth out of the voice of the minister, nor will you > find Me in religious pretension > > Dear one, just for a moment look deeply into the eyes of the helpless > and the suffering > > You will find Me in their pain-filled sighs, and in their moans > > > The fetters of religion cannot bind Me, nor can knowledge entangle Me > > Leave narrow-minded thoughts behind, leave the arguments of material > knowledge > > Dear one, just for a moment look deeply into the eyes of the helpless > and the suffering > > You will find Me in their pain-filled sighs, and in their moans > > > > From ~ Excerpts from Shraddanjali > <http://offeringofreverence.googlepages.com/ShraddhanjaliExcerpts.pdf> > > > (written in Hindi, transliterated, and translated) > > Shraddhanjali (An Offering of Reverence) > > A Compilation of Poems by Usha Srivastava > > > http://offeringofreverence.googlepages.com/home > <http://offeringofreverence.googlepages.com/home> > > click on Excerpts from Shraddanjali > <http://offeringofreverence.googlepages.com/ShraddhanjaliExcerpts.pdf> > to download PDF file. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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