In giving up all trying

[Guest guest]

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I wearied myself searching for the Friend

with efforts beyond my strength.

 

I came to the door and saw how

powerfully the locks were bolted.

 

And the longing in me became that strong,

and then I saw that I was gazing

from within the presence.

 

With that waiting, and in giving up all trying,

only then did Lalla flow out

from where I knelt.

 

- Lalla

14th Century North Indian mystic

 

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From " Naked Song "

Versions by Coleman Barks

Maypop, 1992