Him
meditating still, Him seeking, with Him blended, stayed on Him, The
souls illuminated take that road
Which hath no turning back- their sins flung off, By strength of
faith. [Who will may have this Light; Who hath it sees. To him who
wisely sees, The Brahman with his scrolls and sanctities, The cow,
the elephant, the unclean dog, The Outcast gorging dog's meat, are
all one.
The world is overcome- aye! even here! By
such as fix their faith on Unity. The sinless Brahma dwells in
Unity, And they in Brahma. Be not over-glad Attaining joy, and be
not over-sad Encountering grief, but, stayed on Brahma, still
Constant let each abide! The sage whose soul Holds off from outer
contacts, in himself Finds bliss; to Brahma joined by piety,
His spirit tastes eternal peace.
The joys Springing from sense-life are
but quickening wombs Which breed sure griefs: those joys begin and
end! The wise mind takes no pleasure, Kunti's Son! In such as
those! But if a man shall learn, Even while he lives and bears his
body's chain, To master lust and anger, he is blest! He is the Yukta;
he hath happiness, Contentment, light, within: his life is merged In
Brahma's life; he doth Nirvana touch!
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