Akha: Speaker of truth and the sun -- these two

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Speaker of truth and the sun -- these two

by Akha
(1600? - 1650?) Timeline

English version by
Krishnaditya

Yoga / Hindu : Advaita / Non-Dualist

17th Century

Speaker of truth and the sun -- these two --
Give knowledge and light to all.
As with the sunrise the owl's power subsides,
So also a malign mind dislikes the truth.
Akha, one without malice speaks straight;
It's the sun's approach which removes darkness.

-- from Wings of the Soul: Poems of Akha: The Spiritual Poet of India, Translated by Krishnaditya

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Themes

Awakening

Dawn

Light

Night

Sun

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	Wings of the Soul: Poems of Akha: The Spiritual Poet of India, Translated by Krishnaditya

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