The Quest for the Divine: Exploring Spirituality in Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali

Abstract

Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali is a profound collection of poems centered around spirituality, divine love, and the human soul’s eternal quest for truth. The poems emphasize themes of devotion, humanity and the idea of spiritual surrender, where the poet yearns to abandon ego and worldly attachments in pursuit of union with divine. Tagore’s works reflect the omnipresence of the divine, seeing God in the everyday aspects of life, such as nature and human relationships. Central to Gitanjali is the idea of the interconnectedness of all souls, aligning with the Upanishadic concept of the universal spirit, Brahman. Morality is portrayed not as an end, but as a transition to the eternal, where the soul finds peace in union with the divine. Gitanjali presents a timeless spiritual journey, celebrating the unity of all beings and the eternal bond between humanity and divine, transcending cultural and religious boundaries.