GuruDev Ravinder GuruDev Ravinder Nath TagoreNath Tagore

ShradhanjaliShradhanjali

Ekla Chalo Re

Tagore's English translationIf they answer not to thy call walk alone,If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall,O thou of evil luck,open thy mind and speak out alone.

If they turn away, and desert you when crossing the wilderness,O thou of evil luck,trample the thorns under thy tread,and along the blood-lined track travel alone.

If they do not hold up the light when the night is troubled with storm,O thou of evil luck,with the thunder flame of pain ignite thy own heartand let it burn alone.

Born : (7 May 1861) Kolkata, IndiaDied : (7 August 1941 (aged 80))Kolkata, IndiaOccupation : poet, novelist, short-story writer, essayist, playwright, thespian, educationist, spiritualist, philosopher, internationalist, cultural relativist, orator, composer,song-writer, singer, artistWriting period Bengal RenaissanceNotable award(s) : Nobel Prize in Literature(1913) for Gitanjali

GuruDev on Creativity

Civility is a beauty of behavior . Requires perfection ,patience ,self control and an environment of leisure. Its a harmonious blending of voice, gesture and movement, words and actions, in which generosity of conduct is expressed. It reveals the man himself and has no ulterior purpose

GuruDev on Truth

The quality of the infinite is not the magnitude of extension ,it is in the advaitam,the mystery of unity. Fact occupy endless time and space; but the truth comprehending them all has no dimension; it is one . Wherever our heart touches the one, in the small or the big, it finds the touch of the infinite

GuruDev on Attitude

We stand before this great world. The truth of our life depends upon our attitude of mind towards it – an attitude which is formed by our habit of dealing with it according to the special circumstance of our surrounding and our temperaments. It guides our attempts to establish relation with the universe either through that of sympathy or cultivation of power via principle of dualism or principle of unity

GuruDev on Contrary Wisdom

In our Mythology ,character of two eminent sages namely Viswamitra and Vasishtha has been described . Both were great but they represented two different types of wisdom.Viswamitra sought to achieve power and was proud of it ; Vashishtha was rudely smitten by that power , but kept his hurt , rose above them and forgive. Lord Rama, had his initiation to the spiritual life from Vashishtha,the life of inner peace and perfection. And had his initiation to war from Vishwamitra, who called him to kill the demons and equipped him with irrestible weaponsThose two sages symbolize in themselves the two guiding spirits of civilization. Creation is the HARMONY of contrary forces – the forces of attraction/repulsion

GuruDev on Lord Buddha

In historical times the Buddha comes first of those who-declared salvation to all men. It was the unique significance of the event, when a man came to men and said to them, I am here to emancipate you from the miseries of thraldom of self. This wisdom came, neither in texts of scriptures, nor in symbols of deities , nor in religious practices sanctified by ages, but through the VOICE of living man and the LOVE that flowed from a Human Heart

GuruDev on Freedom

When freedom is not an inner idea which imparts strength to our activities and breadths to our creations, when it is merely a thing of external circumstances, it is like an open space to one who is blind folded

GuruDev on Crowd Psychology

Like steam and other physical forces ,it can be utilized for creating a tremendous amount of power.Leaders,who,out of greed and fear, are bent upon turning their peoples into machines of power, try to train this crowd psychology for their special purposes. They hold it to be their duty to foster in the popular mind universal panic, unreasoning pride in their own race ,and hatred of others.

GuruDev on Nationalism

Our real problem in India is not political but it is social. We are imitating west but we have to remember in west ,peoples had their racial unity from the beginning ,and where natural resources were insufficient for the inhabitants, the civilization has naturally taken on the character of political and commercial aggressivenessBut since the earliest beginnings in India, we are constantly facing problem – it’s the RACE problem. Each nation must be conscious of its mission, and we in INDIA must realize that we have not yet been finally able to accomplish what was set before us by our providence

Gitanjali Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by

narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the

dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought

and action – Into that heaven of freedom , my father ,let my country AWAKE.

Gitanjali Day after day,O lord of my life, shall I stand before

thee face to face. With folded hands-O lord of all worlds,shall I stand

before thee face to face . Under thy great sky in solitude and silence, with

humble heart shall I stand before thee face to face. In this laborious world of thine,tumultuous with toil

and with struggle, among hurrying crowds shall I stand before thee face to face

And when my work shall be done in this world,0 king of kings, alone and speechless shall I stand before thee face to face

Gitanjali

I came out alone on my way to my tryst, but who is this that follows me in the silent dark?

I move aside to avoid his presence but I escape him not.

He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger ,he adds his loud voice to every word that I utter.

He is my own little self, my lord, he knows no shame ;but I am ashamed to come to thy door in his company

Gitanjali Obstinate are the trammels, but my heart aches

when I try to break them. Freedom is all I want, but to hope for it I fell

ashamed. I am certain that priceless wealth is in thee, and that

thou art my best friend, but I have not the heart to sweep away the tinsel that fills my room.

The shroud that covers me is a shroud of dust and death ;I hate it, yet hug it in love.

My doubts are large ,my failures great, my shame secret and heavy; yet when I come to ask for my good, I quake in fear lest my prayer be granted.

Gitanjali

Life of my life, I shall ever try to keep my body pure, knowing that thy living touch is upon all my limbs.

I shall ever try to keep all untruths out from my thoughts ,knowing that thou art that truth which has kindled the light of reason in my mind.

I shall ever try to drive all evils away from my heart and keep my love in flower, knowing that thou hast thy seat in the inmost shrine of my heart.

And it shall be my Endeavour to reveal thee in my actions, knowing it is thy power gives me strength to act.

Gitanjali Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure.

this frail vessel thou emptiest again and again ,and fillest it ever with fresh life.

This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales, and hast breathed through it melodies eternally new.

At the immortal touch of thy hands my little heart loses its limits in joy and gives birth to utterance ineffable.

Thy infinite gifts come to me only on these very small hands of mine. Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there is room to fill.

Thank You !!!`Thank You !!!`

Jodi tor đak shune keu na ashe tôbe êkla chôlo re,Jodi tor đak shune keu na ashe tôbe êkla chôlo re,Êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo re.Êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo re.

Jodi keu kôtha na kôe, ore ore o ôbhaga,Jodi keu kôtha na kôe, ore ore o ôbhaga,Jodi shôbai thake mukh firaee shôbai kôre bhôe---Jodi shôbai thake mukh firaee shôbai kôre bhôe---Tôbe pôran khuleTôbe pôran khuleO tui mukh fuţe tor moner kôtha êkla bôlo re.O tui mukh fuţe tor moner kôtha êkla bôlo re.

Jodi shôbai fire jae, ore ore o ôbhaga,Jodi shôbai fire jae, ore ore o ôbhaga,Jodi gôhon pôthe jabar kale keu fire na chae---Jodi gôhon pôthe jabar kale keu fire na chae---Tôbe pôther kãţaTôbe pôther kãţaO tui rôktomakha chôrontôle êkla dôlo re.O tui rôktomakha chôrontôle êkla dôlo re.

Jodi alo na dhôre, ore ore o ôbhaga,Jodi alo na dhôre, ore ore o ôbhaga,Jodi jhôŗ-badole ãdhar rate duar dêe ghôre---Jodi jhôŗ-badole ãdhar rate duar dêe ghôre---Tôbe bojranôleTôbe bojranôleApon buker pãjor jalie nie êkla jôlo reApon buker pãjor jalie nie êkla jôlo re