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All That Was And Is: Poems inspired by the Upanishads
'You are the mover and the movement.
You move, even in your stillness
you move. And you are
the moved who is far away,
the unmoved spark of intimacy
far inside you, far away from us,
and yet it is you alone whom we find
nearest to ourselves;
you are where the heart is,
the bodies claim to be.'
All That Was And Is, Bibhu Padhi's mystical collection of poems, is based on the ancient Indian sacred texts, the Upanishads. Each poem is a non-cerebral response on a single Upanishadic mantra. They are quiet like the mantras themselves, trying to unravel and, in turn, define the Supreme and its relationship with the world and the individual or the jiva. Through these lyrical meditations, everything is absorbed into a dreamlike consciousness.
You move, even in your stillness
you move. And you are
the moved who is far away,
the unmoved spark of intimacy
far inside you, far away from us,
and yet it is you alone whom we find
nearest to ourselves;
you are where the heart is,
the bodies claim to be.'
All That Was And Is, Bibhu Padhi's mystical collection of poems, is based on the ancient Indian sacred texts, the Upanishads. Each poem is a non-cerebral response on a single Upanishadic mantra. They are quiet like the mantras themselves, trying to unravel and, in turn, define the Supreme and its relationship with the world and the individual or the jiva. Through these lyrical meditations, everything is absorbed into a dreamlike consciousness.
- GenresPoetry
128 pages, Paperback
Published January 21, 2020
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March 21, 2019
“All that was and is” is a collection of poems, which are based on the ancient Indian sacred texts, the Upanishads. Each poem is a non-cerebral response on a single Upanishadic mantra. They are quite like the mantras themselves, trying to unravel and, in turn, define the Supreme and its relationship with the world and the individual.
The poems in the book are a blend of philosophy and literature which are enough to satisfy the ardent readers.
The poems beautifully express the vision of a being who is aware of the presence of the Lord in his life, in nature and in himself. The contents of the book are philosophical in nature, and aims at encouraging the readers to look deeper within themselves and everything around them, and to also look out and realise the purpose of lives.
It’s a spiritually enriching book with poems that are infused with energy and optimism, and have the ability to reach reader’s hearts and to fill them with divine peace, by deepening their faith in God, love and the universe.
The poems in the book are a blend of philosophy and literature which are enough to satisfy the ardent readers.
The poems beautifully express the vision of a being who is aware of the presence of the Lord in his life, in nature and in himself. The contents of the book are philosophical in nature, and aims at encouraging the readers to look deeper within themselves and everything around them, and to also look out and realise the purpose of lives.
It’s a spiritually enriching book with poems that are infused with energy and optimism, and have the ability to reach reader’s hearts and to fill them with divine peace, by deepening their faith in God, love and the universe.
November 13, 2022
At least it was short.
April 27, 2019
Tranquility untamed
A surreal drifting melody in the seas of abstractness, encompassing the everlasting message, that, nothing is everything ,and existence is mere silence.
A surreal drifting melody in the seas of abstractness, encompassing the everlasting message, that, nothing is everything ,and existence is mere silence.
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