The deep Self...

One who handles a sword well
gets power.

Someone generous
and disciplined wins what
the public religions offer.

But, knowledge of the deep self comes
only from a teacher who is That.

Everything we do mixes
in the ground of the self.


- Lalla
14th Century North Indian mystic

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From "Naked Song"
Versions by Coleman Barks
Maypop 1992