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Sadhana : the realisation of life
Rabindranath Tagore
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A collection of essays on the Hindu/Buddhist view of humankind’s place in the universe. As the author says in his introduction: “in these papers, it may be hoped, western readers will have an opportunity of coming into touch with the ancient spirit of India as revealed in our sacred texts and manifested in the life of to-day.”
A collection of essays on the Hindu/Buddhist view of humankind’s place in the universe. As the author says in his introduction: “in these papers, it may be hoped, western readers will have an opportunity of coming into touch with the ancient spirit of India as revealed in our sacred texts and manifested in the life of to-day.”
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I have already warned my hearers, and must once more warn them against the idea that the teachers of India preached a renunciation of the world and of self which leads only to the blank emptiness of negation. Their aim was the realisa. . . Read More
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One of the more comprehensible, and clear, (without compromising the beauty of the prose) expositions of Hindu/Brahmo philosophy which I've read.
A lot of western people seem to be reading this in a confused manner, because they expect it to be a "religious" treatise in the tradition of Abrahamism. B
Well, I have not reached a peak which would give me an authority to write a review on this book.
However i could hear the whispers of infinite bliss in the melodies of rushing breeze and dancing rain after swimming across the poetic universe of upanishad in Tagore creation.
Must read for anyone who wa
Written in the pinnacle of eloquence, Sadhana by Rabindranath Tagore relates a theory of a few points of the teaching of Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha. This narrative touches many bases dealing with the virtue of man, greed, love and compassion. I found it at times both ambiguous and inspiring. It
The universe is not a mere echo, reverberating from sky to sky like a homeless wanderer - the echo of an old song sung once for all in the dim beginning of things and then left orphaned. Every moment it comes from the heart of the master, it is breathed in his breath.
And that is the reason why it ov
Very beautiful and deep. It didn't really solve the problem of evil for me, but I commend it for trying. I will admit, the book was a bit of a struggle to read at times because I would get bogged down in the flowery language and the meaning would flow right over my head. However, the poetic words so
O, bogovi, koliko je Rabindranat Tagor divan.
S početka deluje kao da pokušava da približi indijsku duhovnost zapadnjacima, no kak oknjiga teče sve je jasnije da formuliše upravo svoje viđenje, tak oprepuno lepote, smirenja, proživljene mistike i... ljubavi, ljubavi kao suštine u odnosu čovek-svemir.
The western civilization has been grappling with divisions of mind/matter, god/human,nature/ human and within our spieces. the wall built by civilized beings has been the source of control,subordination of the other. Wars,colonization,human trafficking, exploitation of poor,gender, brutal use of the
This is one of those books whose every sentence you must read a few times over... to immerse, enjoy and marvel at Tagore's depth and understanding of the universe.
The flying fish I glimpsed above this immense school:
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“To live in perfect goodness is to realize one's lif