RELIGION |
And an old priest said, "Speak to us of Religion."
And he said: Have I spoken this day of aught else? Is not religion all deeds and all reflection, And that which is neither deed nor reflection, bu...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
THE FAREWELL |
And now it was evening.
And Almitra the seeress said, "Blessed be this day and this place and your spirit that has spoken."
And he answered, Was it I who spoke? Was I not also a listener?
The...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
DEATH |
Then Almitra spoke, saying, "We would ask now of Death."
And he said: You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? The owl whose night-boun...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
BEAUTY |
And a poet said, "Speak to us of Beauty."
And he answered: Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide? And how shall you speak of her exce...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
PLEASURE |
Then a hermit, who visited the city once a year, came forth and said, "Speak to us of Pleasure."
And he answered, saying: Pleasure is a freedom-song, But it is not freedom. It is the blossoming o...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
TEACHING |
Then said a teacher, "Speak to us of Teaching."
And he said: No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. The teacher who walks in the sh...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
GOOD AND EVIL |
And one of the elders of the city said, "Speak to us of Good and Evil."
And he answered: Of the good in you I can speak, but not of the evil. For what is evil but good tortured by its own hunger an...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
TALKING |
And then a scholar said, "Speak of Talking."
And he answered, saying: You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you l...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
PRAYER |
Then a priestess said, "Speak to us of Prayer."
And he answered, saying: You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of a...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
FRIENDSHIP |
And a youth said, "Speak to us of Friendship."
And he answered, saying: Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board...
Posted by The Prophet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
