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    The document discusses similarities between Rabindranath Tagore's writings and the Bhagavad Gita. It notes that in both works, a cosmic or transcendental self (Krishna in the Gita, Tagore's guiding overself) acts as a friend and guide to the finite self (Arjuna in the Gita, Tagore). Tagore felt his overself took delight in creation and played on the chords of his heart. The document also quotes Tagore asserting that his poetic goal was to build a bridge between the finite and infinite.

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    The document discusses similarities between Rabindranath Tagore's writings and the Bhagavad Gita. It notes that in both works, a cosmic or transcendental self (Krishna in the Gita, Tagore's guiding overself) acts as a friend and guide to the finite self (Arjuna in the Gita, Tagore). Tagore felt his overself took delight in creation and played on the chords of his heart. The document also quotes Tagore asserting that his poetic goal was to build a bridge between the finite and infinite.

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    The document discusses similarities between Rabindranath Tagore's writings and the Bhagavad Gita. It notes that in both works, a cosmic or transcendental self (Krishna in the Gita, Tagore's guiding overself) acts as a friend and guide to the finite self (Arjuna in the Gita, Tagore). Tagore felt his overself took delight in creation and played on the chords of his heart. The document also quotes Tagore asserting that his poetic goal was to build a bridge between the finite and infinite.

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    5/9/2020 Gita’s echoes in Tagore

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    Gita’s echoes in Tagore


    Editorial by M N Kundu

    We cannot miss some salient


    points of the striking
    resemblance between the Gita
    and the Gitanjali. In the Gita,
    Krishna, the cosmic Self, is a
    friend, philosopher and guide to
    his beloved disciple Arjuna,
    representing the confused,
    questioning and finite self of
    inquisitive humanity. When
    Krishna revealed his
    transcendental wisdom and
    cosmic Self, the finite self of
    Arjuna absolutely surrendered
    with awe, wonder and
    adoration.

    Interestingly, Tagore felt and wrote as per whispers from his guiding overself, his cosmic
    beloved who took delight in silently witnessing the eternal harmony of creation through his
    poetic ears and eyes. Tagore wrote, “Thou hast taken me as partner of all thine wealth. In my
    heart is the endless play of thy delight. In my life thy will is ever taking shape.”

    Throughout his life, he strictly and lovingly adhered to the higher Self and felt, “He it is who
    puts his enchantment upon these eyes and joyfully plays on the chords of my heart in varied
    cadence of pleasure and pain. So, he exclaimed, “There is no loss, there is no end, there is no
    stain of triviality. At the feet of thy wholesomeness my mind begs for a place.

    ” In a candid moment, Tagore asserted, “If you ask me to identify the dominant theme of my
    poetic compositions I would like to say that it is nothing but making a bridge between the
    finite and the Infinite, joyful discovery of Self within the colourful creation of sight and
    symphony and finding my own poetic self within the universal Self.”

    DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

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