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Saturday, January 2, 2016

The Song of Creation from the Rigveda







The Song of Creation from the Rigveda (over 3,000 years old)




At first there was neither Being nor Non-being,

No kingdom of air, no sky beyond it.

Who straddled what, and where? Who gave shelter?

Was water there, unfathomed depth of water?

There was no death then, nor immortality,

No sign of stirring, no curtain of day or night.

Only one thing, Breath, breathed, breathing without breath

Nothing else, nothing whatsoever.

Also, there was Darkness, darkness within darkness,

The darkness of undiscriminated chaos

Whatever existed then was void and formless,

Then came the stirring of warmth, giving shape…

Then rose Desire, primal Desire,

The primal seed, the germ of Spirit.

The searching Sages looked in their hearts, and knew:

Being was a manner of non-Being.

And a line cut Being from non-Being transversely:

What was above it, and what below it?

Only might makers, mighty forces,

Action flowing freely and a fund of energy


4 comments:

  1. Out of the darkness comes Light, and it always appears darkest before the dawn light.. Thank you for sharing this, Wishing you many Blessings for 2016 and Beyond..
    Sue

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    1. Merci Sue. Wishing you a happy new Year too.

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  2. These are the most precious words I ever read in my life ... I will read these words every day from now on ... Thank you ... Love always, cat.

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    1. Happy New Year Cat! Wishing you much love, happiness and health in 2016!

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