ABSORPTION
As the deer is lost
How I understand it:
Struck with the strains of music,
As the bee is lost
In the sweetness of the honey,
As the hero is lost
In the fervour of the battle,
As the mother is lost
In the fondness of her Child,
Let thou be lost
In the absorbing love for the Beloved.
— Swami Ramdas
How I understand it:
Beloved Papa has used a varied array of
similes in this poem to make the aspirant understand the extent to which one needs
to be lost in the love for the Lord — the Beloved.
He compares the utter absorption of the deer
for music, of the bee for honey, of a hero in battle and lastly of the love of a
mother for her child with the love of the devotee for the Beloved Lord.
“Let thou be lost in the absorbing love for
the Beloved”, shows that it is not merely thinking of Him with total devotion,
but losing the sense of individuality in the all-consuming absorption. Thus becoming
ONE with the Beloved Eternal!
Super interpretation. Well understood.
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Thank you. It is Beloved Papa's grace alone.
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