Shadow And Sunlight Are The Same

if the
red slayer
think he slays,
or if the slain
think he is slain,
they know
not well
the subtle ways
i keep,
and pass,
and turn again.

far or forgot
to me is near,
shadow and sunlight
are the same,
the vanished gods
to me appear,
and one to me
are shame
and fame.

they reckon ill who leave me out.
when me they fly, i am the wings.
i am the doubter and the doubt,
and i the hymn the brahmin sings.

the strong gods pine for my abode,
and pine in vain the sacred Seven.
but thou, meek lover of the good,
find me, and turn thy back on heaven.

--ralph waldo emerson ("brahma")

Buddha Temple (top)
Vishnu Temple (middle)
Zoroaster and Brahma Temples (below)