Body And Soul Poem by Sathya Narayana
Body And Soul
This body; a sheer materialist...
seeks sensuous pleasures
but the soul; a pure spiritualist...
wants to meld with the Redeemer!
Man is thus in fight with the man inside
...whether to treat this flesh and blood
with aesthetics and physical indulgence
or wait with asceticism for heavenly bliss!
Questions reign; answers elude,
many a true wise man died dispirited
leaving a little said and a lot unsaid
those few greats living today are subdued.
But these conundrums, for some charlatans
became unexpected professional boons.
Mushroomed half-bred brains christened
as Saints, sages, realists, rationalists and so on.
Well, their business is going on fine.
The so called saints are enjoying material gains
while pagans are praying God
to let their crowd swell
to buttress their pretensions and power-castles.
Even I don't know for sure the answers:
God or no God; rational or irrational
I only know that we are all social animals
supposed to treat
with love and kindness, each other.
' Mushroomed half-bred brains christened as Saints, sages, realists, rationalists and so on' wow that was well expressed indeed Sathya....the world has become infected with all sorts of viruses, Man has turned out to be a spiritually impotent person....I lilked the way you expressed this theme..10++
man's yearning to become more than what he is..is his god...as you truely said this is a business..luxury today..man is not a social animal iam sure not even social..he can down below anomal and he can raise up near god..he chooses
a very expressive write..striking very true.. the positive and negative of being human... we are created rational but act as not sometimes... and thus forgetting the reason of our existence..which is to multiply God's goodness... not just for the luxury of the body but also for the salvation of soul... 'Man has been called a rational being, but rationality is a matter of choice — and the alternative his nature offers him is: rational being or suicidal animal. Man has to be man — by choice; he has to hold his life as a value — by choice; he has to learn to sustain it — by choice; he has to discover the values it requires and practice his virtues — by choice.' - Ayn Rand this a very great share....an awakening piece... thanks for sharing this very brilliant thoughts... 10++++++
Under the pretext of saving human souls, many spiritual leaders & saints, have started doing brisk business! But in reality, all that this sad world needs - is love, care and empathy! Your last two lines sums it up well! 10+ -Raj Nandy
the hand has the power to love and hurt lets all pray.. that only love flows.. 10 for the truth
Hi, I rated you that way not because the poem isn't nice. Indeed the thought is nice. But a bit confusing to some young readers.or perhaps to some not well versed or don't have good English command.
one more great piece of you. no, god does not exist. but love do. and if we want live in peace we must believe on it. kindness and love to treat each other. our body and soul are linked by these feelings and we must to spread it all over the world... hugs.
Hello Sathya...I must be blessed because I know beyond any doubt that God is real...alive and loves me...because I love Him body, spirit and soul. He is waiting, arms outstretched, to love you as well... Loved your poem 10.. regards Alf
very very true. we all deserve kindness, love and care no matter what....
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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We learn ABC............YZ, in school.When we grow up, its a jungle out there! ! They say!