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What is worship? Who are this man
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by Lalla
(14th Century) Timeline
English version by Coleman Barks
Original Language Kashmiri
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What is worship? Who are this man and this woman bringing flowers?
What kinds of flowers should be brought, and what streamwater poured over the images?
Real worship is done by the mind (Let that be a man) and by the desire (Let that be a woman). And let those two choose what to sacrifice.
There is a liquid that can be released from under the mask of the face, a nectar which when it rushes down gives discipline and strength.
Let that be your sacred pouring, Let your worship song be silence.
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