Today's Beautiful Gem: "Human
Limitations" from a Hindu scripture.
"O Lord, forgive three sins that are due to my human
limitations:
Thou art everywhere, but I worship you here;
Thou art without form, but I worship you in these forms;
Thou needest no praise, yet I offer you these prayers and
salutations.
Lord, forgive three sins that are due to my human
limitations."
A Personal Note: O, how time flies! I still remember the day when
I mailed my first entry to begin the series "Today's
Beautiful Gem".
To-day, we are reading the one hundredth posting. I thank all the
readers and the editors for their appreciative comments and
constructive
criticisms. I am also thankful to my spouse and to my children
for
their kind words of support and encouragement.
The gems I offered you so far must not be considered as mere
quotations.
Most of them were read by me in their original context and many
touched
me and moved me. It is to share this experience and also to
ennoble
our selves that I post these. Only a few of the gems were my own.
The
rest belong to others, some living, some dead, and, some
anonymous. In
the tradition of the Tyagaraja song `Endaro mahaanubhaavulu,
andariki
vandanaalu', I am grateful to all those enlightened souls. I made
earnest effort to assign full credit to the authors and also to
their
translators. The sole criterion for selection of the gems was how
the passages moved me. Lines from budding poets to the world's
great
philosophers find place in my postings. What I offer on this
Digest are
only representative samples. The readers are strongly encouraged
to go
to the original sources by buying or borrowing the books and read
them
in full as well as seek other works by those authors.
May the Great Spirit inspire me to offer the readers more
beautiful gems
in the future. Let us open the windows of our souls' abode to the
gentle
scented breezes from the north and the south as well as from the
east
and the west. Please accept my sincere wishes and best regards.
Om Santih! Peace! - J. K. Mohana Rao
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