Lalleshwari Body Poems

• 1. Why Have You Sunk Deep In The Sea
  Why have you sunk deep in the sea
  of the illusory pleasures of the world?
  Why have you pulled down the high-banked road
  which could have led you safe across?
  ...
• 2. The Soul, Like The Moon
  The soul, like the moon,
  is now, and always new again.
  
  And I have seen the ocean
  ...
• 3. O Infinite Consciousness
  O infinite Consciousness,
  brimming with elixir,
  You live within my body,
  and I worship only You.
  ...
• 4. A Wooden Bow And Rush Grass For An Arrow
  A wooden bow and rush grass for an arrow:
  A carpenter unskilled and a palace to build:
  A shop unlocked in a busy bazaar:
  A body uncleansed by waters holy-
  ...
• 5. This Counsel To The Body Give, O Soul
  This counsel to the body give, O Soul:
  Wear only such clothes as ward off cold;
  Eat only to satisfy your hunger;
  Devote yourself with all your heart
  ...
• 6. The Sling Of My Candy Load Has Ggone Loose
  The sling of my candy load has gone loose,
  (and it galls my back):
  My body has bent double under its weight;
  how shall I carry the load ?
  ...
• 7. Should You, In This Body, Seek
  Should you, in this body, seek
  The Supreme Self that dwells within,
  Greed and illusion soon removed,
  A halo of glory will surround
  ...
• 8. Coursing In Emptiness
  Coursing in emptiness,
  I, Lalla,
  dropped off body and mind,
  
  ...
• 9. Let Not Your Body Suffer
  Let not your body suffer
  from hunger and thirst,
  Feed it whenever it feels famished.
  Fie on your fasts and religious rites;
  ...

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