CLASH OF TWO CULTURES
West: You live in time;
East: we live in space.
West: You're always on the move;
East: we're always at rest.
West: Religion is our first love;
East: we revel in metaphysics.
Weat: Science is your passion; you delight in physics. You believe in freedom of speech; you strive for articulation.
East: we believe in freedom of silence; we lapse into meditation.
West: Self- assertiveness is the key to your success;
East: self-abnegation is the secret of our survival.
West: You're urged every day to want more and more;
East: we're taught from the cradle to want less and less.
West: Joie de vivre is your ideal;
East: conquest of desires is our goal.
Weat: In the sunset years of life you retire to enjoy the fruits of your labour;
East: we renounce the world and prepare ourselves for the hereafter.
- Hari Dham
CLASH OF TWO CULTURES
West: You live in time;
East: we live in space.
West: You're always on the move;
East: we're always at rest.
West: Religion is our first love;
East: we revel in metaphysics.
Weat: Science is your passion; you delight in physics. You believe in freedom of speech; you strive for articulation.
East: we believe in freedom of silence; we lapse into meditation.
West: Self- assertiveness is the key to your success;
East: self-abnegation is the secret of our survival.
West: You're urged every day to want more and more;
East: we're taught from the cradle to want less and less.
West: Joie de vivre is your ideal;
East: conquest of desires is our goal.
Weat: In the sunset years of life you retire to enjoy the fruits of your labour;
East: we renounce the world and prepare ourselves for the hereafter.
- Hari Dham
Well said Guru Maharaja. good bad, hot cold, happy sad, and we have the balance given by You and His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta acintabeydabheyda. Sorry I do not know the correct spelling.
Yes; to the extent that there's any truth to the dichotomies presented here, Gaudiya vaishnavism is the perfect harmonizer.