.
With repeated meditation practice
the expanse of the visible universe
with all its qualities dissolves
to nothing, to where there is
only health and great joy.
All teaching comes to this.
*
With passionate practices
I held the reins secure on my mind
and made breath one column.
Then the new moon's clear
nectar descended into me,
nothing pouring into Nothing.
*
When will my shame fall away?
When will I accept being mocked
and let my robe of dignity burn up?
When the wandering pony inside
comes calm to my hand.
*
It is God who yawns and sneezes
and coughs, and now laughs.
Look, it's God doing ablutions!
God deciding to fast, God going naked
from one New Year's Eve to the next.
Will you ever understand
how near God is
to you?
.
~ Lalla
from Naked Song
translations by Coleman Barks
Lalla described herself as "a somewhat something moving dreamlike on a fading road."
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