Thursday, May 22, 2008

Savitri...

Love in her was wider than the universe,
The whole world could take refuge in her single heart.

Savitri...

Even in this moment of her soul’s despair,
In its grim rendezvous with death and fear,
No cry broke from her lips, no call for aid;
She told the secret of her woe to none:
Calm was her face and courage kept her mute.
Yet only her outward self suffered and strove;
Even her humanity was half divine:
Her spirit opened to the Spirit in all,
Her nature felt all Nature as its own.
Apart, living within, all lives she bore;
Aloof, she carried in herself the world:
Her dread was one with the great cosmic dread,
Her strength was founded on the cosmic mights;
The universal Mother’s love was hers.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Lao-tseu...

Все люди хотят одного:
освободиться от смерти;
они не умеют
освобождаться от жизни.

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Дидро...

Я не принадлежу никому и принадлежу всему миру; вы были здесь прежде, чем вошли, вы будете здесь, когда уйдёте отсюда.