The Revolution ~ 01

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event type discourse
date & time 11 Feb 1978 am
location Buddha Hall, Poona
language English
audio Available, duration 1h 40min. Quality: good.
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shorttitle REVOL01
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synopsis
Reader of the sutra: Sw Ananda Teertha.
The sutra
There is nothing but water in the holy pools,
I know, I have been swimming in them.
All the gods sculpted of wood and ivory
Can't say a word.
I know, I have been crying out to them.
The sacred books of the East are nothing but words.
I looked through their covers one day sideways.
What Kabir talks about
Is only what he has lived through.
If you have not lived through something,
It is not true.
I have been thinking of the difference between water
And the waves on it. Rising,
Water's still water, falling back,
It is water. Will you give me a hint
How to tell them apart?
Because someone has made up the word 'wave',
Do I have to distinguish it from 'water'?
There is a secret one inside us.
The planets in all the galaxies
Pass through his hands like beads.
That is a string of beads one should look at
With luminous eyes.


(source:CD-ROM)


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