Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 138 May the poet who might have debarred His tongue by uttering praise of mortals Feel penitent, resolve henceforth To sing of God's greatness alone, Never of man's vide estate, And live a noble life. 139 If gaining by the grace of God The gift of poetry one fails To dedicate it to the Lord But uses it in praise of men, One makes the Goddess poetry A prostitute. 140 True poetry springs only from The calm heart's clarity which followed The elimination of the ego By inward search and finding out That none of the five sheaths is I. (Sri Muruganar's The Garland of Guru's Sayings - Trans. Prof. K. Swaminathan, Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai; 1996) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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