Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Dear Advaitins, Here is a very thought-provoking poem I got through Poetry Chaikhana. It gives immense food for thought and reflecton for us Advaitins. The last two stanzas about emptiness are simply mind-blowing and brings Buddha closer to Advaita. In fact, was He ever far from us away at the opposing distance his followers placed him? I leave it for you, friends, to decide. Best regards. Madathil Nair ______________________ Change By Nagarjuna (150? - 250?) English version by Stephen Batchelor If something has an essence-- How can it ever change Into anything else? A thing doesn't change into something else-- Youth does not age, Age does not age. If something changed into something else-- Milk would be butter Or butter would not be milk. Were there a trace of something, There would be a trace of emptiness. Were there no trace of anything, There would be no trace of emptiness. Buddhas say emptiness Is relinquishing opinions. Believers in emptiness Are incurable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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