4.16.2006

nothing holds fast

Again the day, again the night
Dawn and dusk, winter, spring.
In the play of time, life ebbs away--
Only desire remains

Again birth, again death
Again the dark journey through the womb
In this world of changes, nothing holds fast
Except the coiled vine of desire.

[Sri {Adi} Shankaracharya {A.D. 788-820}, in Bhaja Govindam]

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