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Analysis and comments on Brahma by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Comment 8 of 8, added on August 20th, 2012 at 11:28 AM.
Brahma

I belive that Brahma is the god of hindhu.It is standing for every
where.Especially it is seeing by a baby.

Arun
Comment 7 of 8, added on December 23rd, 2011 at 4:15 PM.
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gaulkehtel from United States
Comment 6 of 8, added on April 2nd, 2010 at 1:52 PM.
brahma

here goes my analysis:
Emerson has very beautifully summarised the entire Bhagvath Gita in this
poem.Brahma here refers to that universal energy that is behind this entire
creation, that which is indestructible. Call it God, Big mindconsciousness,
Self, Paramatman, Nature, Light..
and thta big mind is speaking to us, revealing itself that shadow and light
are in fact same, ( opposite values are complementary) and my favourite bit
is Find me.. all of us need to seek the brahma within us :)

the doubter and the doubt being one is basis for all the indian text. the
actor and teh act is one, the dancer and the dance is one..when that
happens there is true union ..( that is the actual meaning of yoga, union)
If you are into any art form, you will realise at some point, there is a
space where you becoem one with music, that is when you ar ein touch with
the cosmos or the brahma

for more understanding of the poem, you may need to do sudarshan kriya (
the awesomest process ever invented by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar) in workshops
conducted by the Art of Living :D

sharika from India
Comment 5 of 8, added on January 9th, 2009 at 11:12 PM.

I believe that the Brahma is Billy Mays posing as a Hindu god. He is
selling the bend n' swipe. He also likes 24 men in his pants at one time!
yeah i know thats a lot.

Ima Jue from Austria
Comment 4 of 8, added on January 5th, 2009 at 7:03 PM.

I personal think the poem means that if you sin against the Hindu gods you
will be slain and killed with the whip of justice, carried by Budda. He is
a level 84 meele and 75 defense. Alright lets own some noobs!!!

Ben Dover from Chile
Comment 3 of 8, added on August 9th, 2007 at 8:18 PM.

i really agree with this poem. you dont god in your life

Javier from United States
Comment 2 of 8, added on October 31st, 2004 at 2:39 PM.

Brahma - the single absolute being pervading the universe and found within
the individual; atman.

I think that in "The vanished gods to me appear,
And one to me are shame and fame.", it means that he doesn't care for the
gods, for in saying "The strong gods pine for my abode,
And pine in vain the sacred Seven;
But thou, meek lover of the good!
Find me, and turn thy back on heaven.", it means that if you find Brahma,
you no longer need the "gods", or faith, because they are one in the same,
& if you have found Brahma, you are self-fufiled, and need not faith, for
you are above humanity, and in turn you are your own "god", or symbol of
faith, so turn your back on primitive beliefs, or "heaven", for you are
better, you are all in one.




Aaron Quintana from United States
Comment 1 of 8, added on August 19th, 2004 at 3:53 PM.

Brahma is pronounced as Brahm, means self. The poem explains the Hindu
belief that soul never dies, body does. Soul just change bodies, leaves one
and takes another. Until the soul attains perfection it keeps coming back
to earth in some form or another. On getting perfection with good deeds, it
reaches God, and becomes one with Him.
Some critics wrongly ananlyze Brahma as Brahmaa - one of the Hindu God
among Trinity. Here Brahma is Brahm, also spelled as Brahman that means the
self, soul.

S S Samant

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Poet: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Poem: Brahma
Added: Jan 31 2004
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Poem of the Day: Dec 20 2003


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