“Between the conscious and the unconscious, the mind has put up a swing”
Between the conscious and the unconscious, the mind has put up a swing:
all earth creatures, even the supernovas, sway between these two trees,
and it never winds down.
Angels, animals, humans, insects by the million, also the wheeling sun and moon;
ages go by, and it goes on.
Everything is swinging: heaven, earth, water, fire,
and the secret one slowly growing a body.
Kabir saw that for fifteen seconds, and it made him a servant for life.
By Kabir
English version by Robert Bly
Original Language Hindi
from The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell
Thank you so much for the lovely post.
On Apr 11, 2019 13:42, “bodyandsoulnourishmentblog” wrote:
> bodyandsoulnourishmentblog posted: ” “Between the conscious and the > unconscious, the mind has put up a swing” Between the conscious and the > unconscious, the mind has put up a swing: all earth creatures, even the > supernovas, sway between these two trees, and it never winds down. Angel” >
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Thank you so much dear Francis for your appreciative comments! 🙂 So glad to hear you enjoyed it!
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Great post Amira!
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Thank you so much Linda for your ongoing encouragement 🙂 ❤
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