Friday, May 20, 2022

Notes on Rabindranath Tagore

 Rabindranath Tagore

“When I go from hence, let this be my parting word, that what I have seen is unsurpassable.
I have tasted of the hidden honey of this lotus that expands on the ocean of light, and thus I am blessed—let this be my parting word.
In this playhouse of infinite forms I have had my play and here have I caught sight of him who is formless.
My whole body and my limbs have thrilled with his touch who is beyond touch; and if the end comes here, let it come—let this be my parting word.”


― Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali




Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

meaning - it is sweet to die for one's country

The Old Lie by Wilfred Owen


where the mind is without fear - Tagore

Tagore Essay - from a soldout speech in New York City where one critic stated the following about Tagore- "scolds americans at $700 per scold" jealous because he sold out to 4,000 guests paying $700 per ticket. 



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