Lalleshwari Heart Poems

• 1. I Traveled A Long Way Seeking God
  I traveled a long way seeking God,
  but when I finally gave up and turned back,
  there He was, within me!
  
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• 2. My Guru Gave Me But One Percept
  My Guru gave me but one percept :
  'From without withdraw your gaze within
  And fix it on the Inmost Self.'
  Taking to heart this one percept,
  ...
• 3. I Overpowered And Subdued
  I overpowered and subdued
  My vile heart.
  Twisted my liver.
  And renounced all I had.;
  ...
• 4. 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
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• 5. It Is Easy To Read And Tto Recite
  It is easy to read and to recite;
  It is hard to practice what one reads,
  And, reading seek out the Self within.
  By constant practice, not by books,
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• 6. The Dirt Of Myfilthy Heart
  The dirt of my filthy heart
  Seemed to be cleansed,
  I found the known, unknown: and
  The dirt of my filthy heart
  ...
• 7. Draped In Stores Of Knowledge
  Draped in stores of knowledge,
  The points of the verses
  That Lalla sang, became,
  Organic parts of her heart and soul;
  ...

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