Guest guest Posted August 17, 1999 Report Share Posted August 17, 1999 Dear Max: You wrote: How about an Elizabethan love sonnet from Purusha to Prakriti? With Prakriti responding in heroic couplets? Well, you asked for it: What is Unnatural About Nature? "Oh, there is no earthly desire more to my longing" Sang Purusha, as the ocean to Prakriti at Dawning "Is not earthly pleasure forever forbidden the saintly man?" Sighed Prakriti, "Else be reborn with pain within his Atman?" Purusha danced on sparkling waves and never wavered "Joy is my song, all things in life are there to be savored" "Are not some things odious, made of evil and gore?" Asked Prakriti: "What of Arjuna's discussion of war?" "And did not Lord Krishna answer that noble query" "That of evil, it must be faced, by those that art wary?" "Indeed, 'tis true, but nature is of beauty I think best And love and joy, these things should be stressed" "Not so!" roared the tide of Purusha, crashing on the shore, "Without the contrasts of nature, life itself would be no more!" "There is no day without the night, no flower without the bee And no joy without sorrow, no love without such duality!" Prakriti paused and light shown forth upon her face serene, "Then you and I are one, and we cannot be divided, you mean?" "It is so, and man must see with the eye of wisdom I am as I am, And love despite division, to forgive those who hate, Om Sat Nam !" Zenbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 1999 Report Share Posted August 17, 1999 ZEN2WRK wrote: > ZEN2WRK > > Dear Max: > > You wrote: > > How about an Elizabethan love sonnet from Purusha to Prakriti? > With Prakriti responding in heroic couplets? > > Well, you asked for it: > > What is Unnatural About Nature? > > "Oh, there is no earthly desire more to my longing" > Sang Purusha, as the ocean to Prakriti at Dawning > > "Is not earthly pleasure forever forbidden the saintly man?" > Sighed Prakriti, "Else be reborn with pain within his Atman?" > > Purusha danced on sparkling waves and never wavered > "Joy is my song, all things in life are there to be savored" > > "Are not some things odious, made of evil and gore?" > Asked Prakriti: "What of Arjuna's discussion of war?" > > "And did not Lord Krishna answer that noble query" > "That of evil, it must be faced, by those that art wary?" > > "Indeed, 'tis true, but nature is of beauty I think best > And love and joy, these things should be stressed" > > "Not so!" roared the tide of Purusha, crashing on the shore, > "Without the contrasts of nature, life itself would be no more!" > > "There is no day without the night, no flower without the bee > And no joy without sorrow, no love without such duality!" > > Prakriti paused and light shown forth upon her face serene, > "Then you and I are one, and we cannot be divided, you mean?" > > "It is so, and man must see with the eye of wisdom I am as I am, > And love despite division, to forgive those who hate, Om Sat Nam !" > > Zenbob WOW! some people are really talented! love, nora > > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Create a list for FRIENDS & FAMILY... > ...and YOU can WIN $100 to Amazon.com. For details, go to > /info/onereachsplash3.html > > ------ > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. The Radical Truth is Radiance of Awareness. It is Total Independence and Ever Present. The Truth needs no psychological or spiritual crutches. It needs no philosophy, no religion, no explanation, no teaching, and no teacher, and yet It is always their support. A true devotee relishes in the Truth. The Truth of Self-Knowledge which is Pure Intelligence. Welcome all to a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 1999 Report Share Posted August 17, 1999 >ZEN2WRK > >"Not so!" roared the tide of Purusha, crashing on the shore, >"Without the contrasts of nature, life itself would be no more!" > >"There is no day without the night, no flower without the bee >And no joy without sorrow, no love without such duality!" > >Prakriti paused and light shown forth upon her face serene, >"Then you and I are one, and we cannot be divided, you mean?" > >"It is so, and man must see with the eye of wisdom I am as I am, >And love despite division, to forgive those who hate, Om Sat Nam !" Bravo! and thank you, ZenBob! --------------------------- FREE - yourname - Just visit http://www.philosophers.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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