Western And Eastern Philosophy Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Philosophy is knowing existence
Human values, reasons and realities.
Western philosophy comes from Greek thoughts.
Indian philosophy comes from Vedas.

Socrates' philosophy deals with human
Whereas the Indian's deal with divine.
Western philosophy is off religions.
Indian ones are blending with religions.

Christian theology is not philosophy
But Upanisheds are philosophy.
Christians are to have come from Palestine
While Western Philosophy is from Greece.

Western philosophy philosophies
Only on waking state of consciousness
Unlike Indian philosophy which speaks
From the state of waking, dreaming and sleep.

Western philosophy speaks on ethics;
It sharpens one's faculties and awakens.
Eastern philosophy speaks on virtues.
It refines one's consciousness and enlightens.
03.03.2020

Passion for goal, dispassion for a name,
And compassion for inmates is hallmark
Of woman, who serves as roots underneath,
To bring about a robust growth of boughs.
03.03.2020