If it is necessary to die in order to live like men, what harm in dying?
Rabindranath Tagore
Courage, Sacrifice, Life Purpose, Mortality, Noble Living
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“The progress of our soul is like a perfect poem. It has an infinite idea which, once realised, makes all movements full of meaning and joy.” Rabindranath Tagore
Spirituality, Creativity, Progress, Joy, Metaphor
Rabindranath Tagore Spirituality, Creativity, Progress, Joy, Metaphor“Power said to the world, “You are mine.” The world kept it prisoner on her throne. Love said to the world, “I am thine.” The world gave it the freedom of her house.” Rabindranath Tagore
Power, Love, Freedom, Interconnection, Duality Of Relationships
Rabindranath Tagore Power, Love, Freedom, Interconnection, Duality Of Relationships“Some day I shall sing to thee in the sunrise of some other world, I have seen thee before in the light of the earth, in the love of man.” Rabindranath Tagore
Hope, Future, Love, Connection, Spirituality
Rabindranath Tagore Hope, Future, Love, Connection, Spirituality“On each race is laid the duty to keep alight its own lamp of mind as its part in the illumination of the world. To break the lamp of any people is to deprive it of its rightful place in the world festival.” Rabindranath Tagore
Responsibility, Culture, Identity, Enlightenment, Community
Rabindranath Tagore Responsibility, Culture, Identity, Enlightenment, Community“Outwardly nature is busy and restless, inwardly she is all silence and peace. She has toil on one side and leisure on the other. You see her bondage only when you see her from without, but within her heart is a limitless beauty.” Rabindranath Tagore
Nature, Peace, Duality, External Appearance, Inner Beauty
Rabindranath Tagore Nature, Peace, Duality, External Appearance, Inner Beauty“Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action-Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.” Rabindranath Tagore
Freedom, Thought, Action, National Awakening, Aspiration
Rabindranath Tagore Freedom, Thought, Action, National Awakening, Aspiration“The sands of desert may be very white and shiny, but I would much rather sow my seeds in black soil.” Rabindranath Tagore
Nature, Choices, Growth, Contrast, Metaphor
Rabindranath Tagore Nature, Choices, Growth, Contrast, Metaphor“Even he whose near ones have all died, one by one, is not alone—companionship comes for him from behind the screen of death.” Rabindranath Tagore
Loneliness, Companionship, Mortality, Connection, Solace
Rabindranath Tagore Loneliness, Companionship, Mortality, Connection, Solace“Night’s darkness is the bag that bursts with the gold of the dawn.” Rabindranath Tagore
Transition, Hope, Metaphor, Beauty, Renewal
Rabindranath Tagore Transition, Hope, Metaphor, Beauty, Renewal“The attitude of the God-conscious man of the Upanishad towards the universe is one of a deep feeling of adoration. His object of worship is present everywhere. It is the one living truth that makes all realities true. This truth is not only of knowledge but of devotion.” Rabindranath Tagore
Spirituality, Devotion, Unity, Awareness, Consciousness
Rabindranath Tagore Spirituality, Devotion, Unity, Awareness, Consciousness“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.” Rabindranath Tagore
Time, Nature, Perspective, Life, Mindfulness
Rabindranath Tagore Time, Nature, Perspective, Life, Mindfulness“My fancies are fireflies, specks of living light twinkling in the dark.” Rabindranath Tagore
Imagination, Creativity, Light, Hope, Metaphor
Rabindranath Tagore Imagination, Creativity, Light, Hope, Metaphor“Deliverance is not for me in renunciation. I feel the embrace of freedom in a thousand bonds of delight.” Rabindranath Tagore
Freedom, Renunciation, Joy, Paradox, Personal Philosophy
Rabindranath Tagore Freedom, Renunciation, Joy, Paradox, Personal Philosophy“The fact is, those who are like everyone else arouse no hatred unless there is a reason. But when a resplendent inner self pierces the grossness that envelops it, some, quite irrationally, extend it heartfelt adoration; others, just as irrationally, try heart and soul to insult it.” Rabindranath Tagore
Individuality, Acceptance, Human Nature, Social Dynamics, Perception
Rabindranath Tagore Individuality, Acceptance, Human Nature, Social Dynamics, Perception“The light of thy music illumines the world. The life breath of thy music runs from sky to sky. The holy stream of thy music breaks through all stony obstacles and rushes on.” Rabindranath Tagore
Music, Illumination, Inspiration, Transcendence, Unity
Rabindranath Tagore Music, Illumination, Inspiration, Transcendence, Unity“THE mind, sharp but not broad, sticks at every point but does not move.” Rabindranath Tagore
Mind, Perception, Stagnation, Narrow Thinking, Intellectual Growth
Rabindranath Tagore Mind, Perception, Stagnation, Narrow Thinking, Intellectual Growth“I shall not commit the grievous sin of losing faith in Man.” Rabindranath Tagore
Faith, Humanity, Hope, Morality, Conviction
Rabindranath Tagore Faith, Humanity, Hope, Morality, Conviction“For many years, at great cost, I traveled through many countries, saw the high mountains, the oceans. The only things I did not see were the sparkling dewdrops in the grass just outside my door.” Rabindranath Tagore
Travel, Perspective, Appreciation, Simplicity, Overlooked Beauty
Rabindranath Tagore Travel, Perspective, Appreciation, Simplicity, Overlooked Beauty“Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet. Let it not be a death but completeness. Let love melt into memory and pain into songs. Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest. Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night. Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, and say your last words in silence. I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light you on your way.” Rabindranath Tagore
Peace, Parting, Love, Memory Transformation, Gentle Farewell
Rabindranath Tagore Peace, Parting, Love, Memory Transformation, Gentle Farewell