Saturday, February 1, 2014

Tagore: Go not to the temple

Go not to the temple to put flowers upon the feet of God,
First fill your own house with the Fragrance of love...

Go not to the temple to light candles before the altar of God,
First remove the darkness of sin from your heart...

Go not to temple to bow down your head in prayer,
First learn to bow in humility before your fellowmen...

Go not to temple to pray on your knees,
First bend down to lift someone who is down-trodden.

Go not to temple to ask for forgiveness for your sins,
First forgive from your heart those who have sinned against you.

Morning in a Gurudwara I prayed wishing for multiple things and then felt I needed to give something in return.

Took out money to bow down,
got caught in the dilemma of what to place
between the small and the large note.......


(Got this from Mothi's facebook posting)

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