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Brahma: A poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson

If the red slayer thinks he slays,

Or if the slain thinks he is slain,

They know not well the subtle ways

I keep, and pass, and turn again.

Far or forgot to me is near;

Shadow and sunlight are the same;

The vanished gods to me appear;

And one to me are shame and fame.

They reckon ill who leave me out;

When me they fly, I am the wings;

I am the doubter and the doubt,

And I the hymn the Brahmin sings.

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.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803-1882)

(The poem 'Brahma' was written by the well known American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1856. It was first published in the November 1857 issue of the American magazine 'The Atlantic'.

The poem is inspired by the Hindu philosophical concept of 'Brahman', which denotes the Ultimate Reality. It is believed that 'Brahman' pervades everything in existence and is without a beginning or an end. It is infinite, omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. The doctrine of non-duality clearly postulates one reality only, that is, Brahman. Everything else is "unreal" or manifested.

The poem "Brahma" suggests that there is no real distinction even between opposites things of life and nature and the divine Ultimate Reality is present in all.

The poem examines the nature of ultimate reality and unity. It also explores the themes of non-dualism, and interconnectedness of all phenomena.)

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