Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 It Comes To Nothing Ramprasad Sen Human rebirth is the hope of hopes, but my coming into the world was just coming, and came to nothing in the end. A bee imagines a painting to be the real lotus and stubbornly hovers near. Mother, you tricked me with words and fed me neem leaves saying they were sugar. My mouth slavered for sweet but tasted only bitter. You have cheated me my whole life long. You put me on earth saying "It's time for us to play," but the game you played only disappointed me. Ramprasad says this outcome of the game of existence was always meant to be. Now night falls, come and take your tired child home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 I'm Not Calling You Mother Anymore Ramprasad Sen I'm not calling you Mother anymore. You've given me such agony, and keep giving me more. I used to be a happy householder. You've made me into a crazy ascetic. What else can you do to me, Wild-Haired One? I'd go from house to house and beg my food, rather than call you Mother, or come to your arms, or sit in your lap again. I kept calling "Mother, Mother," but Mother, your eyes didn't see and your ears didn't hear. Can any other misfortune matter when a son suffers like an orphan with his mother still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 You're A Poor Farmer! Ramprasad Sen You're a poor farmer, mind of mine! You've let the precious field of human life sit fallow too long. If only you had planted right a golden crop would be yours by now! If you had fenced it around with the name of Ma Kali, no one could ever seize it from you. Even the God of Death couldn't smash the stout barrier of the wild-haired Goddess. Don't you know it could be confiscated from under your feet this very moment or a hundred years hence? Mind, the ownership rights are still yours - whisk away the harvest this minute! The Guru planted the seeds, but the rain of your devotion must irrigate the fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 The Fire of the World Bireshvar Chakravarti I'll surely go mad now. The fire of the world burns in my brain-- how long can I bear it? I lost myself in the pursuit of women and wealth, O Tara! I'm possessed by this wretched burden, and I die of fatigue from the toil of carrying it. I take great pains to fix my mind on you, but it won't stay. It's teased by worldly affairs. O Mother Kali, your beggar servant pleads in desperation- he can turn to no one else on earth, in heaven, in hell! At your gracious feet, he begs that his appeal not be in vain, the way his life has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Thank you for your time, effort and concern in sending this to me, Baba. Barbara - "Sri Janaardana Kalianandaswami" <baba1008 <> Sunday, November 30, 2003 1:50 PM RBSC : for Barbara > > It Comes To Nothing > Ramprasad Sen > > Human rebirth is the hope of hopes, > but my coming into the world > was just coming, > and came to nothing in the end. > A bee imagines a painting > to be the real lotus > and stubbornly hovers near. > Mother, you tricked me with words > and fed me neem leaves > saying they were sugar. > My mouth slavered for sweet > but tasted only bitter. > You have cheated me > my whole life long. > You put me on earth saying > "It's time for us to play," > but the game you played > only disappointed me. > > Ramprasad says this outcome > of the game of existence > was always meant to be. > Now night falls, come and take > your tired child home. > > > > > > To send an email to: > > > > Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Thank you again, Baba. Barbara - "Sri Janaardana Kalianandaswami" <baba1008 <> Sunday, November 30, 2003 2:04 PM RBSC : Re: for Barbara > You're A Poor Farmer! > Ramprasad Sen > > You're a poor farmer, mind of mine! > You've let the precious field of human life > sit fallow too long. > If only you had planted right > a golden crop would be yours by now! > If you had fenced it around > with the name of Ma Kali, > no one could ever seize it from you. > Even the God of Death couldn't smash > the stout barrier of the wild-haired Goddess. > Don't you know it could be confiscated > from under your feet this very moment > or a hundred years hence? > Mind, the ownership rights are still yours - > whisk away the harvest this minute! > The Guru planted the seeds, > but the rain of your devotion > must irrigate the fields. > > > > > To send an email to: > > > > Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Thank you once again, Baba. I 'm grateful for your concern. Barbara - "Sri Janaardana Kalianandaswami" <baba1008 <> Sunday, November 30, 2003 2:08 PM RBSC : Re: for Barbara > The Fire of the World > Bireshvar Chakravarti > > I'll surely go mad now. > The fire of the world > burns in my brain-- > how long can I bear it? > I lost myself in the pursuit > of women and wealth, O Tara! > I'm possessed > by this wretched burden, > and I die of fatigue > from the toil of carrying it. > > I take great pains > to fix my mind on you, > but it won't stay. > It's teased by worldly affairs. > O Mother Kali, > your beggar servant > pleads in desperation- > he can turn to no one else > on earth, in heaven, in hell! > At your gracious feet, he begs > that his appeal not be in vain, > the way his life has been. To send an email to: > > > > Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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