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Wild and passionate, Mirabai is India s greatest poet of devotion and love. Married at a young age, after her husband s premature death she dedicated her life to worshipping the flute-playing Krishna. It was a decision that led her parents-in-law to evict her from their home. Mirabai spent the rest of her life travelling from village to village, singing and dancing to celebrate her love of Krishna. The rapturous lyrics she wrote enthralled worshippers then and continue to be sung in India today.Kabir was a controversial figure. An illiterate weaver, Kabir celebrated both Indian and Muslim spirituality, while criticising each religion s blinkered believers. Yet his straight talking, his wit, and the continued relevance of his cutting insights, ensure his often knotty poems still resonate powerfully for contemporary readers.Superbly translated into English-language poems that reflect their original imagery and forms, this collection shows why Mirabai and Kabir have enchanted devotees for five centuries. Their poems are accompanied by new versions of two of the key Upanishads that laid the foundations for Indian spirituality. These engaging versions will delight readers new to the work of two of India s greatest mystical poets, and surprise those already familiar with their playful profundity. MIRABAI: I SHALL DANCEI shall dance in the presence of Krishna, my lord.Purely to please, my bare feet will caress the floor.So solemn and enticing, I shant be ignored, and as I turn, closer-to examine him-will I draw.Yes, loves tied bells to my ankles, tinkling, so small.And who knows? Perhaps, as I dance, all my veils will fall.What do I care for customs and the worlds joyless laws?When he arrives, I shall silently close the door.Yes, Mira will share her lovers bed, embraced and warm.Theyll laugh and sip loves wine-she knows she wont be bored KABIR: ON THE COMPETENT GURUNo competent gurus nor pupils I found, just players of greedy games.All sank in mayas sea, for they sailed boats made of stone.I say, cut off that gurus beard whoseteaching doesnt scythe doubt, for not only does he sink buthe drags his pupils down.An incompetent guru meansthe pupil is incapable: grasping pupil, profit-seeking guru, and both are in trouble.Without a competent guruyoull remain an illiterate fool.Dress like a saint, inside youre an idiotbegging from door to door.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Attar Books
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