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"One of God's Name is Love. He Himself resides within all,

at every moment,  everywhere."   Sri Ma Anandamayi

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I, Lalla - Poems of Lal Ded - Part 2

Hermit or householder: same difference.

If you've dissolved your desires in the river of time,

you will see that the Lord is everywhere and is perfect.

As you know, so shall you be.

Don't waste your wisdom on a fool

or your sugar on an ass.

Don't plant seeds in the river's sand

or pour oil on bran cakes kept for the cow.

Some, who have closed their eyes, are wide awake.

Some, who look out at the world, are fast asleep.

Some, who bathe in sacred pools remain dirty.

Some are at home in the world but keep their hands clean.

I can scatter the battalions of southern clouds,

dry the ocean, play physician

to the most lingering fever and cure it.

But I can't knock sense into a fool.

from I, Lalla - Poems of Lal Ded translated from the Kashmiri by Ranjit Hoskote

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