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When one settles into a state of desirelessness

by Akha
(1600? - 1650?) Timeline

English version by
Krishnaditya
Yoga / Hindu : Advaita / Non-Dualist
17th Century

When one settles into a state of desirelessness,
Then the self's flame is fired up.
A great man is done with deeds,
When his ties of desires are truly severed.
As the sun shines clear in a cloudless sky,
Akha, a shining light means desires are nowhere nearby.

 

 

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

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Themes

  Fire
  Light
  Sky
  Sun
 


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

 

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