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1 " shüñuk mä’ dān kōdum pānasAlone, I crossed the Field of Emptiness,dropping my reason and my senses. I stumbled on my own secret there and flowered, a lotus rising from a marsh. "
― Lalla , I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Dĕd
2 " They lash me with insults, serenade me with curses.Their barking means nothing to me.Even if they came with soul-flowers to offer,I couldn’t care less.Untouched, I move on. "
3 " It’s so much easier to study than act, to philosophise than go looking for the Self. Losing the scriptures in the thick fog of my practice,I stumbled on second sight. "
4 " My Master gave me just one rule:Forget the outside, get to the inside of things.I, Lalla, took that teaching to heart. From that day, I’ve danced naked. "
5 " To dam a flood,to blow out a forest fire,to walk on air,to milk a wooden cow:any con artist could do it. ~ Lal Dĕd, poem 119 "
6 " Up, woman! Go make your offering. Take wine, meat and a cake fit for the gods. If you know the password to the Supreme Place,you can reach wisdom by breaking the rules. "
