Question 113
HardOriginal questionLeave this chanting and singing and telling of ! Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut? Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee!
He is there where the is tilling the hard ground and where the pathmaker is breaking stones. He is with them in sun and in shower, and his garment is covered with dust. Put off thy holy and even like him come down on the dusty soil!
? Where is this deliverance to be found? Our master himself has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of creation; he is bound with us all for ever.
Come out of thy meditations and leave aside thy flowers and incense! What harm is there if thy clothes become and stained? Meet him and stand by him in toil and in sweat of thy brow.
"Our master himself has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of creation." What does this suggest?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The line answers the question "Where is this deliverance to be found?"
If God himself is "bound with us all for ever", running from the world into meditation is no way to reach him.
Worth noting
"Joyfully" shows God is not a prisoner; he takes on the bonds willingly.
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- Interpreting a difficult line
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