I wanted to share this passage from the epic poem Savitri by Sri Aurobindo. One of Dwarkoji's six things in Spirituality - was Kingdom of God on earth, Kingdom of God within. Sri
Dialogue between Savitri and Yama God of Death,
Yama
Where matter is all, there Spirit is a dream:
If all are the Spirit, matter is a lie,
And who was the liar who forged the universe?
The real with the unreal cannot mate.
He who would turn to God, must leave the world:
He who would live in the spirit, must give up life;
He who has met the Self, renounces self.
In me all take refuge, for I, Death, am God. Savitri But who can show to thee Truth’s glorious face?
Our human words can only shadow her.
To thought she is an unthinkable rapture of light,
To speech a marvel inexpressible.
O Death, if thou couldst touch the Truth supreme
Thou wouldst grow suddenly wise and cease to be.
If our souls could see and love and clasp God’s Truth,
Its infinite radiance would seize our hearts,
Our being in God’s image be remade
And earthly life become the life divine.
posted by Infinisri Saturday, November 20, 2004at 5:06 PM
If all are the Spirit, matter is a lie,
And who was the liar who forged the universe?
The real with the unreal cannot mate.
He who would turn to God, must leave the world:
He who would live in the spirit, must give up life;
He who has met the Self, renounces self.
In me all take refuge, for I, Death, am God. Savitri But who can show to thee Truth’s glorious face?
Our human words can only shadow her.
To thought she is an unthinkable rapture of light,
To speech a marvel inexpressible.
O Death, if thou couldst touch the Truth supreme
Thou wouldst grow suddenly wise and cease to be.
If our souls could see and love and clasp God’s Truth,
Its infinite radiance would seize our hearts,
Our being in God’s image be remade
And earthly life become the life divine.
posted by Infinisri Saturday, November 20, 2004at 5:06 PM
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