The traveller has to knock at every alien door to come to his own,
And he has to wander through all the outer worlds
To reach the innermost shrine at the end.
- Rabindranath Tagore.
In the above stanza the bard brings forth the beautiful dance of the dialectics as has been propounded repeatedly in the ancient Hindu texts, in western thoughts as that of Hegel and Marx. Here the poet says that to be able to enter into the house of his beloved, the weary traveller has to knock at the door of every alien. It is only through that courage of encountering an alien, does he discover the intimacy and union with his known one - his beloved. Those close doors, and that resolve to knock them with that expectant love, does the traveller, establish his connection with his beloved.
In the same way, it is through the indulgence, exploration and knowing of the outer world of material and form, does a person is enabled with the capability to reach his innermost shrine - the state of knowing his self. It is only though walking the path of the visible, one gets an idea of the invisible archetype. For example, to be able to appreciate what love is, one has to be first be able to nurture himself in the space of his love for his beloved. In this case it is the material form - the beloved, who becomes the gateway to the archetype of Love itself. Probably the love of God itself is one of those outer worlds of means, which ensues man to know the truth - The Reality of Love, and Compassion.
Before negating the outer world, probably Tagore wants to invite his readers to fully experience it, with the steadfastness to know for sure what is that absolute truth transcending it - "the innermost shrine at the end"
- Samrat Kar
Kar Conversations.
Bangalore - India.
And he has to wander through all the outer worlds
To reach the innermost shrine at the end.
- Rabindranath Tagore.
In the above stanza the bard brings forth the beautiful dance of the dialectics as has been propounded repeatedly in the ancient Hindu texts, in western thoughts as that of Hegel and Marx. Here the poet says that to be able to enter into the house of his beloved, the weary traveller has to knock at the door of every alien. It is only through that courage of encountering an alien, does he discover the intimacy and union with his known one - his beloved. Those close doors, and that resolve to knock them with that expectant love, does the traveller, establish his connection with his beloved.
In the same way, it is through the indulgence, exploration and knowing of the outer world of material and form, does a person is enabled with the capability to reach his innermost shrine - the state of knowing his self. It is only though walking the path of the visible, one gets an idea of the invisible archetype. For example, to be able to appreciate what love is, one has to be first be able to nurture himself in the space of his love for his beloved. In this case it is the material form - the beloved, who becomes the gateway to the archetype of Love itself. Probably the love of God itself is one of those outer worlds of means, which ensues man to know the truth - The Reality of Love, and Compassion.
Before negating the outer world, probably Tagore wants to invite his readers to fully experience it, with the steadfastness to know for sure what is that absolute truth transcending it - "the innermost shrine at the end"
- Samrat Kar
Kar Conversations.
Bangalore - India.
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