Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
Man and Godtc "Man and God"
R. Sundaresan
We see the white-hot sun,
unseen is the whiteness of truth;
we see a white lily,
unseen is the whiteness of innocence;
we see a dark cloud,
unseen is the darkness of sin;
we see the radiance of a diamond,
unseen is the radiance of a noble heart;
we see the length of a rope,
unseen is the length of ever-lengthening love;
we measure the depth of a lake,
unmeasured is the depth of the heart of
a cunning man;
we see the green vegetation,
unseen is the lurking green-eyed monster
in the hearts of people;
we see the beauty of a flower
unseen is the beauty of a spotless mind;
we relate something seen
to the unseen something having similarity;
but what is God-like?
who is God-like?
truth?
honesty?
nobility?
truthful, honest, noble man or woman?
Is God man or woman?
We pray to the dumb images of Gods and Goddess,
but they don’t speak to us;
we see Godliness in them,
but they don’t see humanity in us;
just praying to Gods and Goddesses,
we cannot cheat Them;
God created us in His image,
but are we not more hideous than beasts?