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Yoga / Hindu : Advaita / Non-Dualist

17th Century

About Akha

Timeline (1600? - 1650?)

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English version by
Krishnaditya

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

Themes

Dawn

Light

Night

Sun

Recommended Books

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

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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About Akha

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