Lalleshwari Away Poems

• 1. I Practiced What I Read
  I practiced what I read,
  And learnt what was not taught.
  From its jungle abode
  I brought the lion down
  ...
• 2. I Have Seen A Learned Man Die Of Hunger
  I have seen a learned man die of hunger,
  A sere leaf dropp in winter wind;
  I have seen an utter fool beat his cook
  (who could not make a toothsome dish).
  ...
• 3. Five Sayings Of Lal Ded
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  By a way I came, but I went not by the way.
  While I was yet on the midst of the embankment
  ...
• 4. Intense Cold Makes Water Ice
  Intense cold makes water ice.
  Then the hard ice turns to slush
  and back to water, so there are three
  forms of consciousness: the individual,
  ...
• 5. Fondly Will They Drink Water From
  Fondly will they drink water from
  The very lake
  That is too brimful to accommodate
  Even a mustard seed anymore:
  ...
• 6. You Will Not Know Peace Of Mind
  You will not know peace of mind
  if you a kingdom gain,
  Nor will you gain content or rest
  if you give it away.
  ...
• 7. He Stands Close By You!
  Give up imagining that the skill of killing desire,
  and meditating on the Self are too costly to buy;
  He stands close by you! Do not look for Him far away.
  The void was dissolved in the Void!
  ...
• 8. Ah Me! The Five
  Ah me! the Five (Bhuta-s) , the ten (Indriya-s) ,
  And the Eleventh, their lord the mind,
  scraped this pot* and went away.
  Had all together pulled on the rope,
  ...

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