| Poems
and Prayers | ||||||||||||
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In
Search of the Absolute Truth | ||||||||||||
| Six
men of great wisdom once traveled to Indostan, To
study, to know and to understand about an elephant. Yes,
they were all blind and could not see but darkness. They
would feel and learn and make their own conclusion. They
would realize with Perception, Analysis and Reason, Because
they were wise, they knew they would be right. | ||||||||||||
| One
who touched the side of the body said it was like a wall; One
that felt the tail said the Elephant was just a broom; One
held the trunk, for him it was nothing but a long tube; For
the one who felt the tusk, it was just a round sword; The
tall one reached the ear and said it was like a big flat fan; The
short one felt the leg and said it was a short round barrel. | ||||||||||||
| In
Theology and Religion, there are many who have a narrow view Of
their faith in Absolute without understanding the whole truth; To
them, what they know seems perfect and all others are wrong. As
Reason is only Analysis of stored Perception and Memory, Intellectual
conviction alone will not lead to Realization. One
has to go beyond Reason and obtain Spiritual Insight. | ||||||||||||
| In
this world of greed and passion, blinded by the ignorance, The
Absolute Supreme with Its real form will be visible Only
to the one who has a true vision of Its entire Glory; To
the one who looks at the Truth and gathers with open eyes And
analyzes from all aspects and shares with all others This
knowledge of Truth without ignorance or greed or passion. | ||||||||||||
| --
adapted from an old story -- -- by Bala N. Aiyer | ||||||||||||
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