Thursday, June 23, 2005

Poem--The Hymn of the Lodestar*

Mistake not Silence for Peace, Stranger…

Silence is the brittle Stillness of a dam about to burst;
Peace is the velvet Calm of a river running deep.

Silence is the blanket of Fear on a moonless night;
Peace is the misty Glory of breaking dawn.

Silence is the relentless Bondage in seething Hatred;
Peace is the serene Acceptance in unconditional Love.

Silence is—
The handcuff of Guilt,
The obstinacy of Foolishness,
The hesitation of Cowardice;

Peace is—
The adornment of Innocence,
The confidence of Wisdom,
The constancy of Courage.

In Silence is death without Death; in Peace is Eternal Life.

Silence is not Peace, Pilgrim;
Yet, in Enlightenment, You will discern—

In Silence lies the Opportunity
To find the Path…

And the Choice to seek Infinite Peace.



*Lodestar- Guiding star/Leading star

3 Comments:

At June 27, 2005 7:23 AM, Blogger ratish said...

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At June 27, 2005 7:25 AM, Blogger ratish said...

fareen...i am not able to understand this...
How i feel it or see it is...peace is the condition or status of the self...silence is an expression...

So the comparision between these two would be more or less like comparing a tree and its fruit...

and of course silence can be the expression of many other status of the self or at the mind level...

 
At June 27, 2005 3:33 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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