If religion, instead of being the manifestation of a spiritual ideal, gives prominence to scriptures and external rites, then does it disturb the peace more than anything else.
Rabindranath Tagore
Religion, Spirituality, Externalism, Peace, Critique
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“My day is done, and I am like a boat drawn on the beach, listening to the dance-music of the tide in the evening.” Rabindranath Tagore
Reflection, Rest, Nature, Imagery, Transition
Rabindranath Tagore Reflection, Rest, Nature, Imagery, Transition“He it is, the innermost one, who awakens my being with his deep hidden touches. He it is who puts his enchantment upon these eyes and joyfully plays on the chords of my heart in varied cadence of pleasure and pain.” Rabindranath Tagore
Being, Enchantment, Joy And Pain, Connection To Self, Emotional Depth
Rabindranath Tagore Being, Enchantment, Joy And Pain, Connection To Self, Emotional Depth“At last, when no one else came, Mother Sleep soothed with her soft caresses the wounded heart of the motherless lad.” Rabindranath Tagore
Comfort, Loss, Healing, Nurturing, Emotional Depth
Rabindranath Tagore Comfort, Loss, Healing, Nurturing, Emotional Depth“Truth reveals itself in beauty.” Rabindranath Tagore
Beauty, Truth, Revelation, Perception, Aesthetics
Rabindranath Tagore Beauty, Truth, Revelation, Perception, Aesthetics“The tyrant claims freedom to kill freedom, and yet keep it for himself.” Rabindranath Tagore
Tyranny, Freedom, Hypocrisy, Power, Human Rights
Rabindranath Tagore Tyranny, Freedom, Hypocrisy, Power, Human Rights“Leave out my name from the gift if it be a burden, but keep my song.” Rabindranath Tagore
Gift, Identity, Song, Emotional Burden, Essence Of Self
Rabindranath Tagore Gift, Identity, Song, Emotional Burden, Essence Of Self“Those who think to reach God by running away from the world, when and where do they expect to meet him? We are reaching him here in this very spot, now at this very moment.” Rabindranath Tagore
Spirituality, Presence, Connection To The Divine, Reality, Human Experience
Rabindranath Tagore Spirituality, Presence, Connection To The Divine, Reality, Human Experience“We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.” Rabindranath Tagore
Humility, Greatness, Self-awareness, Character, Spirituality
Rabindranath Tagore Humility, Greatness, Self-awareness, Character, Spirituality“By touching you may kill, by keeping away you may possess.” Rabindranath Tagore
Relationships, Intimacy, Risk, Desire, Paradox
Rabindranath Tagore Relationships, Intimacy, Risk, Desire, Paradox“If life’s journey be endless, where is its goal? The answer is, it is everywhere. We are in a palace which has no end, but which we have reached. By exploring it and extending our relationship with it we are ever making it more and more our own.” Rabindranath Tagore
Journey, Exploration, Purpose, Existence, Meaning
Rabindranath Tagore Journey, Exploration, Purpose, Existence, Meaning“Set the bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky.” Rabindranath Tagore
Freedom, Constraints, Metaphorical Gold, Loss Of Potential, True Liberty
Rabindranath Tagore Freedom, Constraints, Metaphorical Gold, Loss Of Potential, True Liberty“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.” Rabindranath Tagore
Nature, Communication, Spirituality, Metaphor, Connection
Rabindranath Tagore Nature, Communication, Spirituality, Metaphor, Connection“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“Yet it is at this very age when, in his heart of hearts, a young lad most craves for recognition and love; and he becomes the devoted slave of any one who shows him consideration. But none dare openly love him, for that would be regarded as undue indulgence and therefore bad for the boy. So, what with scolding and chiding, he becomes very much like a stray dog that has lost his master.” Rabindranath Tagore
Youth, Love, Recognition, Societal Norms, Emotional Needs
Rabindranath Tagore Youth, Love, Recognition, Societal Norms, Emotional Needs“I take pride in this great wall, and I plaster it with dust and sand lest a least hole should be left in this name; and for all the care I take I lose sight of my true being.” Rabindranath Tagore
Pride, Identity, Facade, Self-awareness, Irony
Rabindranath Tagore Pride, Identity, Facade, Self-awareness, Irony“Therefore the whole apparatus of piety, Hindu and Moslem alike – the temple and mosque, idol and holy water, scriptures and priests – were denounced by this inconveniently clear-sighted poet as mere substitutes for reality; dead things intervening between the soul and its love –.” Rabindranath Tagore
Religion, Spirituality, Reality, Love, Critique Of Institutions
Rabindranath Tagore Religion, Spirituality, Reality, Love, Critique Of Institutions“Thy desire at once puts out the light from the lamp it touches with its breath. It is unholy – take not thy gifts through its unclean hands. Accept only what is offered by sacred love.” Rabindranath Tagore
Desire, Purity, Love, Acceptance, Spiritual Gifts
Rabindranath Tagore Desire, Purity, Love, Acceptance, Spiritual Gifts“Oh my only friend, my best beloved, the gates are open in my house – do not pass by like a dream.” Rabindranath Tagore
Friendship, Intimacy, Connection, Longing, Invitation
Rabindranath Tagore Friendship, Intimacy, Connection, Longing, Invitation