Poems

GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -79

March 24, 2021

Though we cannot meet God face to face in our earthly life, we should never forget HIm. The pain of separation from God and the longing for reunion with Him should be in us constantly.

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -78

March 22, 2021

Imperfect and ignorant men find defects and imperfections in God’s creation which is perfect. Not all perceive this unbroken perfection, and many go in search of the ”missing stars” that can never be found.

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -77

March 21, 2021

In pleasure and in pain I stand not by the side of men, and thus stand by thee. I shrink to give up my life, and thus do not plunge into the great waters of life.

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -76

March 20, 2021

The poet surrenders himself totally to the will of God an remembers Him constantly while performing his humble daily duties. He is confidant that God will inspire him in all situations. At the end of his earthly course, he will surrender himself to God in perfect humility.

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -75

March 20, 2021

The human soul comes from the Divine and returns to the Divine. Like a river that irrigates wherever it flows and ultimately merges with the sea, like the fragrant flower that fades and becomes one with the divine, the human soul journeys on earth till it is united with God.

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -74

March 20, 2021

It is evening. A woman has to fetch water from a stream. She is not sure of meeting anyone or even of returning home. But she hears the sweet notes of a flute played by a stranger waiting for her in a boat. It is God Himself who urges man to meet Him.

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -73

March 20, 2021

Genuine freedom does not consist in renunciation but in the fulfilment of one’s duties. God fills the world with beauty and delight, and we should enjoy them with grateful hearts. Through service to fellow beings we should sublimate such pleasures into love of beauty and joy in it.

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -72

March 19, 2021

God works in the human heart, causing activity, pain and pleasure. He makes man aware of the beauty of creation and makes His devotee worship Him in many and varied forms. HE it is, the innermost one, who awakens my being with his deep hidden touches. He it is who puts his enchantment upon these […]

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -71

March 19, 2021

God makes man out of a part of Himself. His grief at this sundering is seen in the anguish and tears of His creation which is an illusion that veils God and man from each other. And so man’s search for his Make goes on through endless ages.

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GITANJALI – Song Offerings by Rabindranath Tagore -70

March 19, 2021

The whole of nature is ever on the move. The rushing torrents, the raging storms , and the fast changing seasons symbolize this swift dance of joy. The love and joy of the creator permeate all things and sustain them.

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