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Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), the greatest poet of Rumania, learnt of Indian philosophy through Schopenhauer. The Hindu approach to reality and beauty is found in his verses.
The title of his poem "Tattwamasi," indicates his familiarity with Upanishadic thought, but the content deals with the identity of Atman and Brahman. Hindu Monoism is reflected in his poem:
" So it is that bird and man,
Sun and moon
Are born and die in Brahma
the Sacred -
Where all things become one."
Eminescu's poetry also contains many erotic themes, such as Kamadeva, after the Hindu god of love, the spark of creation. That Eminescu chose an Indian symbol to express one of his intimate sentiments is held as " yet another proof of the deep and wide contact he had with the ancient literature of India."
(source: India and World Civilization - By D. P. Singhal p. 252).
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