Comments on: Kalidasa – Waking http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/ Sacred Poetry from Around the World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Amiya Chatterjee http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3646 Amiya Chatterjee Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:04:42 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3646 My Dear friend. You must have heard about the famous epic poem "Meghdut" written by Kalidas.Its the poem of eternal longing of lovers and a messenger (Megh...Cloud) In our lives we all are longing for something to happen. That longing is the sweetest event that happens in our lives.The end is of little significance. I love the translation but forgive me for saying this : Translations are to some extent deviations thereby losing the flavour of the original. Thank you again my friend. My Dear friend.
You must have heard about the famous epic poem “Meghdut” written by Kalidas.Its the poem of eternal longing
of lovers and a messenger (Megh…Cloud)
In our lives we all are longing for something to happen. That longing is the sweetest event that happens in our lives.The end is of little significance.
I love the translation but forgive me for saying this : Translations are to some extent deviations thereby losing the flavour of the original.
Thank you again my friend.

]]> By: mary http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3644 mary Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:33:04 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3644 Not at all sombre, nor depressing, Ivan. But simply true. Blessings, Mary Not at all sombre, nor depressing, Ivan.
But simply true.
Blessings, Mary

]]> By: Glenda http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3643 Glenda Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:09:59 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3643 Ivan, As far as I'm concerned, you can come back somber any day. Your somberness makes me glad I'm alive. Loving Wishes to you on Valentine's day. GF Ivan, As far as I’m concerned, you can come back somber any day. Your somberness makes me glad I’m alive. Loving Wishes to you on Valentine’s day.
GF

]]> By: Elizabeth Kimmel http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3642 Elizabeth Kimmel Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:17:11 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3642 Ivan, your mailings are a great blessing. This one reminds me of a core understanding, that no matter how we are reaching out, through financial competition, physical superiority, intellectual elitism, victimism, whatever it may be - that the reason beneath is that we all long to be seen as we naturally are, and once were - pure, loving, beautiful souls that inspire admiration. Reduced thus, cannot we feel compassion for the most flawed and self-trumpeting of our fellow humankind? You facilitate this ability in me. Thanks, friend. Ivan, your mailings are a great blessing. This one reminds me of a core understanding, that no matter how we are reaching out, through financial competition, physical superiority, intellectual elitism, victimism, whatever it may be – that the reason beneath is that we all long to be seen as we naturally are, and once were – pure, loving, beautiful souls that inspire admiration. Reduced thus, cannot we feel compassion for the most flawed and self-trumpeting of our fellow humankind?
You facilitate this ability in me. Thanks, friend.

]]> By: aparna http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3641 aparna Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:44:53 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3641 Hi Ivan, You make my day... nay, LIFE!!! You make my life a little God coloured everyday!!! I think it's a pink hue today ;-) Happy Valentine's day!!!! Hi Ivan,

You make my day… nay, LIFE!!!

You make my life a little God coloured everyday!!!
I think it’s a pink hue today ;-)

Happy Valentine’s day!!!!

]]> By: Jim http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3634 Jim Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:09:32 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3634 Ivan Not at all somber, your commentary creates a powerful image that will lodge in many minds, over and over bringing forth the inner peace all are seeking. Beautifully presented! Jim Ivan
Not at all somber, your commentary creates a powerful image that will lodge in many minds, over and over bringing forth the inner peace all are seeking. Beautifully presented!
Jim

]]> By: Lindy Warrell http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3633 Lindy Warrell Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:43:33 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3633 Hey Ivan. Yesterday I exchanged cross words with a friend which makes me sad. The poem helped this morning and I always find your commentaries uplifting. I love your openness and honesty because that redirects me to my own spiritual centre. Thankyou. Hey Ivan. Yesterday I exchanged cross words with a friend which makes me sad. The poem helped this morning and I always find your commentaries uplifting. I love your openness and honesty because that redirects me to my own spiritual centre. Thankyou.

]]> By: jm http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3631 jm Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:46:20 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3631 Right now, a God-sized sun is shining through a Glory hole named Ivan. Wonderful commentary. Glad you're back. ~jm. Right now, a God-sized sun is shining through a Glory hole named Ivan.
Wonderful commentary.
Glad you’re back.

~jm.

]]> By: Lucienne http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3630 Lucienne Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:55:36 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3630 Thanks Ivan for sharing this poem, I simply think it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing your story, it's a beautiful story. In essence we are so much more alike than most of us ever thought we'd be. We are all unique yet we all spring from the Beloved and we all yearn to come back home, but forget we are home already. I have a blog at Gaia, and I changed my title 3 times this year. I started with 'child divine', then it became 'I Am Love' and I just got a divine whisper and I changed it to 'Love in Action'. One is not better than the other, they are all true and present (for everyone), just different aspects higlighted and a great reminder for me on grey overcast days. Blessings to you Ivan. Thanks Ivan for sharing this poem, I simply think it is beautiful.
Thanks for sharing your story, it’s a beautiful story. In essence we are so much more alike than most of us ever thought we’d be. We are all unique yet we all spring from the Beloved and we all yearn to come back home, but forget we are home already.

I have a blog at Gaia, and I changed my title 3 times this year. I started with ‘child divine’, then it became ‘I Am Love’ and I just got a divine whisper and I changed it to ‘Love in Action’. One is not better than the other, they are all true and present (for everyone), just different aspects higlighted and a great reminder for me on grey overcast days.
Blessings to you Ivan.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3628 Patricia Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:42:15 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2009/02/13/kalidasa-waking/#comment-3628 Your poem of the day make me think of this poem....Ivan hope you like it and have a Happy Valentine Day with your family. From my youth I piled studies upon studies, In sutras and sastras I searched and researched, Classifying terms and forms, oblivious to fatigue. I entered the sea to count the sands in vain And then the Tathagata scolded me kindly As I read "What profit in counting your neighbor's treasure?" My work had been scattered and entirely useless, For years I was dust blown by the wind. Your poem of the day make me think of this poem….Ivan hope you like it and have a Happy Valentine Day with your family.

From my youth I piled studies upon studies,
In sutras and sastras I searched and researched,
Classifying terms and forms, oblivious to fatigue.
I entered the sea to count the sands in vain
And then the Tathagata scolded me kindly
As I read “What profit in counting your neighbor’s treasure?”
My work had been scattered and entirely useless,
For years I was dust blown by the wind.

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