Let only that little be left of me

Let only that little be left of me
Whereby I may name thee my all.

Let only that little be left of my will
Whereby I may feel thee on every side,
And come to thee in everything,
And offer to thee my love every moment.

Let only that little be left of me
Whereby I may never hide thee.

Let only that little of my fetters
Be left whereby I am bound with they will,
And thy purpose is carried out in my life
And that is the fetter of thy love.

- Rabindranath Tagore (Geetanjali, Verse 34)


...It was a delightful part of the jungle where the robbers brought Kalyani. But it was dark, and there were no eyes trained enough to appreciate its physical beauty. Like the nobility of a poor man's heart, the forest was beautiful sans appreciation. The entire country side was starving, yet were flowers whose fragrance lightened the darkness...
- Bankim Chandra Chatterji (Anandmath, Part1 Canto 3)


Although one may range the whole world, and have all its satisfactions and pleasures, one cannot be truly free unless one is free within oneself.
- N. Sri Ram.


To live creatively is not merely to create something out of an occasional stirring in oneself, but to re-create or regenerate ourselves so that we may be able to create out of an unfailing current in ourselves.
- N. Sri Ram.


In love all contradictions of existence merge themselves and are lost.
- Rabindranath Tagore.