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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with all its qualities dissolves<br />
to nothing, to where there is<br />
only health and a great joy.<br />
All teaching comes to this.<br />
If you ride the breath<br />
and keep it under control,<br />
hunger and thirst and other wantings<br />
will not be dangerous to you.<br />
Being skilled with that bridle<br />
is a great blessing.<br />
* * *<br />
With passionate practices<br />
I held the reins secure on my mind<br />
and made the breath one column.<br />
Then the new moon's clear<br />
nectar descended into me,<br />
nothing pouring into Nothing.<br />
There are some demons dangerous<br />
to your soul: lust, anger.<br />
But there's a way to kill them.<br />
Feed them meditation only,<br />
and clear awareness, and you'll see<br />
the illusion of what they control.<br />
* * *<br />
At the end of a crazy-moon night<br />
the love of God rose.<br />
I said, "It's me, <strong>Lalla</strong>."<br />
The Beloved woke. We became That,<br />
and the lake is crystal-clear.<br />
I didn't trust it for a moment,
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