Lalla (Lal Ded): I traveled a long way seeking God

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I traveled a long way seeking God

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
Swami Muktananda

Original Language
Kashmiri

Yoga / Hindu : Shaivite (Shiva)

14th Century

I traveled a long way seeking God,
but when I finally gave up and turned back,
there He was, within me!

O Lalli!
Now why do you wander
like a beggar?
Make some effort,
and He will grant you
a vision of Himself
in the form of bliss
in your heart.

-- from Lalleshwari: Spiritual Poems by a Great Siddha Yogini, Translated by Swami Muktananda

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Themes

Bliss

Heart

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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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	Lalleshwari: Spiritual Poems by a Great Siddha Yogini, Translated by Swami Muktananda
	Naked Song, by Lalla / Translated by Coleman Barks
	The Soul is Here for its Own Joy: Sacred Poems from Many Cultures, Edited by Robert Bly

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