Friday, January 20, 2017

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 58

JK/NKK 58
mèthya: kapaTh asath trovum,
manas kôrum suy vvapàdi:S     |
zanas andar ki:val zonum,
anas khènas kus chum dvi:S     ||

I gave up cheating, untruth,
and hypocrisy.
I saw the One in all others,
and taught that lesson
to the mind.
Why, then, not accept
their food?

Note: There are social prohibitions against accepting food from a person of another caste or religion. Lalla is pointing out that, especially for one who has a high degree of realization of the Self, this makes no sense.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ