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words do not come

Nirmala, Nirmala poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Advaita / Non-Dualist poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, Secular or Eclectic poetry by Nirmala
(1950? - ) Timeline

Original Language
English

Yoga / Hindu : Advaita / Non-Dualist
Secular or Eclectic
Contemporary

words do not come
there is no need for profound utterances or
deep truths
here is an ordinary evening
why spoil it with dramatic overstatement

the silence amidst the noise
the gem at the core
of every experience
is polished by simple attention
into shining magnificence

 

 

-- from Gifts With No Giver: A Love Affair With Truth, by Nirmala

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Themes

  Silence
 
 
 
 


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Gifts With No Giver: A Love Affair With Truth, by Nirmala

 

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