Lalla-Naked-Song
Lalla lived in Kashmir in the 14th century, when many doctrinal streams were merging: Shaivism, sufism, Vedantic non-dualism, and other -isms, but Lalla is beyond religious categories, a living combination that cannot be described in those terms.
Lalla lived in Kashmir in the 14th century, when many doctrinal streams were merging: Shaivism, sufism, Vedantic non-dualism, and other -isms, but Lalla is beyond religious categories, a living combination that cannot be described in those terms.
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There is no word for it, no mind<br />
to understand it with, no categories<br />
of transcendence or non-transcendence,<br />
no vow of silence, no mystical attitude.<br />
There is no Shiva and no Shakti<br />
in enlightenment, and if there is something<br />
that remains, that whatever-it-is<br />
is the only teaching.<br />
* * *<br />
They arrive and others arrive,<br />
and then they go, and the others go.<br />
Day and night, a constant traffic.<br />
Where do they come from?<br />
Where do they go?<br />
Does it mean anything?<br />
Nothing, nothing, nothing.<br />
What is worship? Who are this man<br />
and this woman bringing flowers?<br />
What kinds of flowers should be brought,<br />
and what streamwater poured over the images?<br />
Real worship is done by the mind<br />
(Let that be a man) and by the desire<br />
(Let that be a woman). And let those two<br />
choose what to sacrifice.<br />
There is a liquid that can be released<br />
from under the mask of the face,<br />
a nectar which when it rushes down<br />
gives discipline and strength.<br />
Let that be your sacred pouring.<br />
Let your worship song be silence.
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