Friday, August 16, 2013

Mira: A Hundred Objects Close By


I know a cure for sadness:
Let your hands touch something that
makes your eyes
smile.

I bet there are a hundred objects close by
that can do that.

Look at
beauty's gift to us -
her power is so great she enlivens
the earth, the sky, our
soul.

- Mira, from Love Poems From God:
Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West
 

Mirabai (c. 1498-1550) is the most renowned woman poet-saint
of India, her songs sung by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs alike.


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