Thursday, March 10, 2011

False? or True?

Bharathiyar has written 25 poems on wisdom and philosophy.The following is my translation of one such poem.

Standing, walking, flying,
Are you all dreams only?---multifaceted illusions?
Learning, hearing,analysing, are you all,
Small and mean illusions? Isn't there any deep meaning ?

O sky, early morning sun, trees,are you all
Mirages---just an optical illusion?
If all that is past ,is a dream that is buried and has perished,
Am I also a dream?Is this world a mere illusion?

Is the single memory called time and the host of memories of events,
And all acts are false? Then aren't qualities also false?
If there are no discernible seeds that help groves to sprout,
Aren't those trees merely illusory?- would this be recognised?

If all that is seen will disappear then will we see all that has disappeared?
Will fate chase us constantly in these wasteful illusions?

That which we see fosters our faith and determination that which we don't see negates it
That which is seen is real---this scene is eternal.

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