![]() ![]() This longing for unalloyed happiness springs from the core of the soul in which is secreted the divinely inherent perfection and everlasting bliss of one's true being. Thus does every being at times wish he could play the role of Creator and make this world more to his heart's desire. Re-mould it nearer to the Heart's Desire! To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire, Protracted efforts at right action produce gradual benefits but if in addition you unite your will with God's wisdom through deep meditation, you will know instantly the real meaning of freedom.Īh, Love! could thou and I with Fate conspire If you are unhappy with your self-created destiny, remind yourself that God has given you the power of free choice to change that fate. You should neither curse fate for your sorrows nor hail luck as the progenitor of your good fortune, but recognize your own hand in the turning of events in your life. When destiny maneuvers the game of your life through advances, stalemates, and retreats, it should be remembered that these effects are from causes you yourself have created in past lives. Finally, their existences are cut short by the transition called death…. Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays,Īs a checkerboard consists of alternate white and dark squares on which chessmen representing rulers and their underlings are moved about, so does the rotating earth with its alternating days and nights form a grand checkerboard on which are played the lives of human chessmen.Men are moved from one state or condition to another throughout their lives, and are often thwarted in purpose, unable to carry out their plans. 'Tis all a Chequer-board of Nights and Days ![]() John the Divine.’ The Rubaiyat may rightly be called 'The Revelation of Omar Khayyam.’” The veiling of Khayyam's metaphysical and practical philosophy in these verses reminds me of ‘The Revelation of St. “As I worked on the spiritual interpretation of the Rubaiyat, it took me into an endless labyrinth of truth, until I was rapturously lost in wonderment. I have felt that this dream-castle of truth, which can be seen by any penetrating eye, would be a haven for many shelter-seeking souls invaded by enemy armies of ignorance…. “Ever since, I have admired the beauty of the previously invisible castle of inner wisdom in the Rubaiyat. “One day as I was deeply concentrated on the pages of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, I suddenly beheld the walls of its outer meanings crumble away, and the vast inner fortress of golden spiritual treasures stood open to my gaze. I remember the great satisfaction I derived from his explanations of the twofold significance of several Persian poems. “Long ago in India I met a hoary Persian poet who told me that the poetry of Persia often has two meanings, one inner and one outer. Paramahansa Yogananda reveals that behind Omar Khayyam's outward imagery is hidden a profoundly beautiful understanding of the joy and sublime purpose of human existence.įrom Paramahansa Yogananda's introduction to Wine of the Mystic More than just a commentary, this book presents a spiritual teaching for the conduct of life. It was this universal outlook and breadth of vision that enabled him to elucidate the profound kinship between the teachings of India's ancient science of Yoga and the writings of one of the greatest and most misunderstood mystical poets of the Islamic world, Omar Khayyam. Like the enlightened sages of all spiritual traditions, Sri Yogananda perceived that underlying the doctrines and practices of the various religions is one Truth, one transcendent Reality. Paramahansa Yogananda's interpretation of the Rubaiyat was one aspect of a lifelong effort to awaken people of both East and West to a deeper awareness of the innate divinity latent in every human being. In his illuminating interpretation, Paramahansa Yogananda reveals-behind the enigmatic veil of metaphor-the mystical essence of this literary classic. Yet the true meaning of the poem has been a subject of much debate. The eleventh-century verses of Omar Khayyam, and their nineteenth-century translation by Edward FitzGerald, have long delighted readers. Wine of the Mystic, presenting Paramahansa Yogananda's complete commentaries on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, brings together the poetic and spiritual insights of three men of great renown, whose lives spanned a period of more than nine hundred years. The Hidden Truths in Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat ![]()
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