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= WORK IS WORSHIP =
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Poet Rabindranath Tagore is a poet,philosopher,and teacher. He wrote poetry,drama and fiction in the Bengali language and was also a celebrated artist and musician. [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_m398d4bea.jpg| right]]
  
Leave this chanting and singing and [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_5859e41.jpg| right]]
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He won the noble prize for the literature in 1913 after the publication of 'Digitalizing English', a volume of spiritual poetry. In 1919 he established at Shantiniketan a university for promoting cultural co-operation between the east and the west and named it Vishwa-Bharathi.
telling of beads!Whom dost thou [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_4bfe3c24.jpg| left]]
 
worship in this lonely dark corner of a
 
temple with doors all shut? Open
 
thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_150f7ca9.jpg| right]]
 
  
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=Poem=
  
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Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads!
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Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?<br>
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Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee<br>
  
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He is there the tiller is tilling the hard ground and where the path-maker is breaking stones.<br>
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He is with them in sun and shower,and his garment is covered with dust.<br>
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Put off thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!<br>
  
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Deliverance? Where is this deliverance to be found? <br>
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Our master himself has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of creation; he is bound with us all forever.<br>
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Come out of thy meditations and leave aside thy flowers and incense!<br>
  
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What harm is there if thy clothes become tattered and stained?<br>
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Meet him and stand by him in toil and in sweat of thy brow.<br>
  
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He is there the tiller is tilling [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_m70f9bda1.jpg| left]]
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the hard ground and where the path-maker [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_m5de8f098.jpg| right]]
 
  
is breaking stones. He is with them [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_m52c79509.jpg| left]]
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[[File:Work_is_Worship_html_m52c79509.jpg]]
in sun and shower,and his
 
garment is covered with dust. Put off
 
thy holy mantle and even like him come
 
down on the dusty soil![[File:Work_is_Worship_html_3169dad5.jpg| right]]
 
  
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==Theme of the poem==
 
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Karmayoga (socially productive and useful work) alone will help man achieve liberation from rebirth.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deliverance? Where is this deliverance
 
to be found? Our master himself
 
has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of
 
 
 
creation; he is bound with us all forever.
 
Come out of thy meditations and
 
leave aside thy flowers and incense!
 
 
 
What harm is there if thy clothes
 
become tattered and stained?Meet
 
him and stand by him in toil and in
 
sweat of thy brow.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Introduction:'''
 
 
 
Poet Rabindranath Tagore is a poet,philosopher,and teacher. He wrote poetry,drama and fiction in the Bengali language and was also a celebrated artist and musician. [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_m398d4bea.jpg| right]]
 
 
 
He won the noble prize for the literature in 1913 after the publication of 'Digitalizing English', a volume of spiritual poetry. In 1919 he established at Shantiniketan a university for promoting cultural co-operation between the east and the west and named it Vishwa-Bharathi
 
 
 
  
 
'''Seven deadly sins by Mahatma Gandhi'''
 
'''Seven deadly sins by Mahatma Gandhi'''
 
  
 
# wealth without work
 
# wealth without work
 
 
# pleasure without conscience
 
# pleasure without conscience
 
 
# science without humanity
 
# science without humanity
 
 
# knowledge without character
 
# knowledge without character
 
 
# politics without principle
 
# politics without principle
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# commerce without morality
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# worship without sacrifice.
  
# commerce without morality
 
  
# worship without sacrifice.
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'''Best line of the poem which I liked most:'''
  
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''Put off the thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!''
  
'''Quotations which emphasize importance of work or Karmayog:'''
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==Quotations which emphasize importance of work or Karmayog==
 
# work before you play
 
# work before you play
 
# work is food for noble mind
 
# work is food for noble mind
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# work without love is slavery – M. Teresa
 
# work without love is slavery – M. Teresa
  
'''New words:'''
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==New words==
  
 
# Chant-say a prayer in a singing voice
 
# Chant-say a prayer in a singing voice
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==Suggested books for further reading==
 
 
'''Theme of the poem:'''
 
Karmayoga (socially productive and useful work) alone will help man achieve liberation from rebirth.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Best line of the poem which I liked most:'''
 
 
 
''Put off the thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Suggested books for further reading:'''
 
  
 
# Vachana's of lord Basavanna
 
# Vachana's of lord Basavanna
 
# Vachana's of Sarvajnana
 
# Vachana's of Sarvajnana
 
# Vachana's of Allam Prabhu and Akka mahadevi
 
# Vachana's of Allam Prabhu and Akka mahadevi
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Contributed by: Dundappa Talwar, GHS Malla.B, Shorapur

Latest revision as of 09:46, 31 January 2013

Poet Rabindranath Tagore is a poet,philosopher,and teacher. He wrote poetry,drama and fiction in the Bengali language and was also a celebrated artist and musician.

Work is Worship html m398d4bea.jpg

He won the noble prize for the literature in 1913 after the publication of 'Digitalizing English', a volume of spiritual poetry. In 1919 he established at Shantiniketan a university for promoting cultural co-operation between the east and the west and named it Vishwa-Bharathi.

Poem

Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads! Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?
Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee

He is there the tiller is tilling the hard ground and where the path-maker is breaking stones.
He is with them in sun and shower,and his garment is covered with dust.
Put off thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!

Deliverance? Where is this deliverance to be found?
Our master himself has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of creation; he is bound with us all forever.
Come out of thy meditations and leave aside thy flowers and incense!

What harm is there if thy clothes become tattered and stained?
Meet him and stand by him in toil and in sweat of thy brow.

Work is Worship html 150f7ca9.jpg

Work is Worship html m70f9bda1.jpg

Work is Worship html m5de8f098.jpg

Work is Worship html m52c79509.jpg

Work is Worship html 3169dad5.jpg

Theme of the poem

Karmayoga (socially productive and useful work) alone will help man achieve liberation from rebirth.

Seven deadly sins by Mahatma Gandhi

  1. wealth without work
  2. pleasure without conscience
  3. science without humanity
  4. knowledge without character
  5. politics without principle
  6. commerce without morality
  7. worship without sacrifice.


Best line of the poem which I liked most:

Put off the thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!

Quotations which emphasize importance of work or Karmayog

  1. work before you play
  2. work is food for noble mind
  3. There is no shortcut to hard work
  4. work without love is slavery – M. Teresa

New words

  1. Chant-say a prayer in a singing voice
  2. Till(verb)-prepare and use land for growing crops
  3. Garment-dress
  4. Deliverance-final release from rebirth
  5. Bead-a small round ball of wood


Suggested books for further reading

  1. Vachana's of lord Basavanna
  2. Vachana's of Sarvajnana
  3. Vachana's of Allam Prabhu and Akka mahadevi

Contributed by: Dundappa Talwar, GHS Malla.B, Shorapur