Do you know of the poet-saint Mirabai? She was in an ecstasy of love for God and wrote much beautiful poetry. I love this one, below:
Listen
Listen, my friend, this road is the heart opening,
kissing his feet, resistance broken, tears all night.
If we could reach the Lord through immersion in water,
I would have asked to be born a fish in this life.
If we could reach Him through nothing but berries and wild nuts
then surely the saints would have been monkeys when they came from the womb!
If we could reach him by munching lettuce and dry leaves
then the goats would surely get to the Holy One before us!
If the worship of stone statues could bring us all the way,
I would have adored a granite mountain years ago.
You can read more about Mirabai here: http://www.biographyonline.net/spiritual/mirabai.html
beautiful touching poetry-thoughts of being closed to god in any form.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend everyone and hopefully Penny is feeling better with her medication.
Ha-ha! I knew you would comment on this poem, Ursula. Thanks for not disappointing me! Smile. Yes, Penny is doing MUCH better, thank you. The seizures have stopped. Modern medicine has many benefits, when we use it the right way. Hugs and Penny kisses to you!
ReplyDeleteGreat poem!
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