Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) Indian Bengali poet, philosopher [a.k.a. Rabi Thakur, Kabiguru]
(Attributed)

Alt trans: 
"Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come."
"Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come."
"Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come."
"Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come."


 
Added on 5-Aug-09 | Last updated 5-Aug-09
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