"On the other shore
Of the ocean
Of one's own self,
Quivers a drop of fluid --
As the origin of all.
But who can cross the seas
To reach it?
The root of all
Is based in you.
Explore the base
To reach the essence...."
Haude Gosain (1795 - ?)
from _The Mirror of the Sky: Songs of the Bauls of Bengal_
Translated by Deben Bhattacharya
http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/G/GosainHaude/Onorshore.htm
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