Friday, July 26, 2019
The One––poem by Dorothy
The One
Atman is Brahma,
Brahma is Atman.
Upanishads
I bow to it
though I do not know
its name.
I kiss its feet,
for it gives me
a blessing.
I clasp it in my arms
though I
cannot see it.
I welcome it
into my body,
for I love its texture.
I and it––
we are one.
Dorothy Walters
July 26, 2019
(Brahma: the ultimate life force that pervades the universe.
Atman: the individual soul or spiritual essence of the individual being.)
(Note: when I was eleven years old, I read the quote that begins this poem in my history book. My reaction was, "Yes, of course, that is obvious." These words have guided my life ever since.)
Atman: the individual soul or spiritual essence of the individual being.)
(Note: when I was eleven years old, I read the quote that begins this poem in my history book. My reaction was, "Yes, of course, that is obvious." These words have guided my life ever since.)
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