Tagore

The Mystic Poets

Rabindranath Tagore

• Publisher: SkyLight Paths
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781594735370
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Religious Poetry
• Index: Literature

Discover How Tagore's Spiritual Life and Vision Can Enlighten Your Own

"Rabindranath Tagore's philosophical and spiritual thoughts transcend all limits of language, culture, and nationality. In his writings, the poet and mystic takes us on a spiritual quest and gives us a glimpse of the infinite in the midst of the finite, unity at the heart of all diversity, and the Divine in all beings and things of the universe."
—from the Preface by Swami Adiswarananda

Rabindranath Tagore is one of the most influential mystic poets and teachers of the last century. Deeply spiritual and profoundly sensitive, his verse speaks to people from all backgrounds who seek a deeper understanding of self, country, creation, God, and love.

This beautiful sampling of Tagore's two most important works, The Gardener and Gitanjali, offers a glimpse into his spiritual vision that has inspired people around the world. Poems from The Gardener explore youth and earthly love, while excerpts from Gitanjali express divine love and Tagore's difficulty in satisfying it.

Overwhelmingly mystical and lovely in its simplicity, this unique collection offers insight into Tagore's heavenly desires, his ongoing quest for Brahama Vihara, the joy eternal, and illuminates the remarkable diversity that made him the most important bridge between the spirituality of the East and West in the first half of the twentieth century.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Preface by Swami Adiswarananda
• Who Is Rabindranath Tagore?
• A Short Introduction to Tagore’s Mysticism
• Poems from The Gardener
• Poems from Gitanjali (“Song Offerings”)
• Notes
• Index of Poems (by title)
• Index of First Lines
• About the Authors
• Copyright
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