A poem by Sri Aurobindo
There are two beings in my single self. A Godhead watches Nature from behind At play in front with a brilliant surface elf, A time-born creature with a human mind.
Tranquil and boundless like a sea or sky, The Godhead knows himself Eternity's son. Radiant his mind and vast, his heart as free; His will is a sceptre of dominion.
The smaller self by Nature's passions driven, Thoughtful and erring learns his human task; All must be known and to that Greatness given This mind and life, the mirror and the mask.
As with the figure of a symbol dance The screened Omniscient plays at Ignorance.
The smaller self by Nature's passions driven, Thoughtful and erring learns his human task; All must be known and to that Greatness given His mind and life, the mirror and the mask.
Part VII : Pondicherry (Circa 1927-1947) > Sonnets from Manuscripts (Circa 1934-1947)
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NOTES FROM EDITOR
19 September 1939. Three handwritten manuscripts.
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