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The way is difficult and very intricate

Lalla (Lal Ded), Lalla (Lal Ded) poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Shaivite (Shiva) poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry by Lalla (Lal Ded)
(14th Century) Timeline

English version by
Coleman Barks

Original Language
Kashmiri
Yoga / Hindu : Shaivite (Shiva)
14th Century

The way is difficult and very intricate.
Lalla discarded her books that told
about it, and through meditation
saw the truth that never comes
to anyone from reading words.

 

 

-- from Naked Song, by Lalla / Translated by Coleman Barks

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The Ascent of Self: A Reinterpretation of the Mystical Poetry of Lalla-Ded, by B. N. Paramoo
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Naked Song, by Lalla / Translated by Coleman Barks
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