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The Bride-Soul
The Bride-Soul
When will that day dawn, Mother;
When the One I took birth for
Holds me to His heart with deathless love?
I long for the b…
The Guest is inside you, and also inside me
The Guest is inside you, and also inside me
The Guest is inside you, and also inside me;
you know the sprout is hidden inside the seed.
We are al…
Tentacles of Time
Tentacles of Time
Sadho Ye Murdon Ka Gaon
Peer Mare, Pygambar Mari Hain
Mari Hain Zinda Jogi
Raja Mari Hain, Parja Mari Hain
Mari…
Tell me Brother
Tell me Brother
Tell me, Brother, how can I renounce Maya?
When I gave up the tying of ribbons, still I tied my garment about me:
When I gave up …
O servant where dost thou seek me
O servant where dost thou seek me
O servant, where dost thou seek Me?
O servant, where dost thou seek Me?
Lo! I am beside thee.
I…
Oh friend, I love you, think this over
Oh friend, I love you, think this over
Oh friend, I love you, think this over
carefully! If you are in love,
then why are you asleep?
O friend
O friend
O friend! hope for Him whilst you live
O friend! hope for Him whilst you live,
know whilst you live, understand whilst you live:
…
O lord Increate, who will serve Thee?
O lord Increate, who will serve Thee?
O lord Increate, who will serve Thee?
Every votary offers his worship to the God of his own creation:
each …
Many Hoped
Many Hoped
Many hoped
but no one found
Hari's heart.
Where do the senses rest?
Where do the Ram-chanters go?
Where do the…
My body is flooded
My body is flooded
My body is flooded
With the flame of Love.
My soul lives in
A furnace of bliss.
Love's fragran…
Knowing Nothing Shuts The Iron Gates
Knowing Nothing Shuts The Iron Gates
Knowing nothing shuts the iron gates;
the new love opens them.
The sound of the gates opening wakes …
Lift The Veil
Lift The Veil
Lift the veil
that obscures
the heart
and there
you will find
what you are
looking for
It Is Needless To Ask Of A Saint
It Is Needless To Ask Of A Saint
It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs;
For the priest, the warrior. the tradesman, and all the …
I won’t come
I won’t come
I won’t come
I won’t go
I won’t live
I won’t die
I’ll keep uttering
The name
And lose myself…
I Played day and night
I Played day and night
I played day and night with my comrades,
and now I am greatly afraid.
So high is my Lord's palace,
…
I said to the wanting-creature inside me
I said to the wanting-creature inside me
I said to the wanting-creature inside me:
What is this river you want to cross?
There are no travelers o…
I have been thinking
I have been thinking
I have been thinking...
I have been thinking of the difference between water
I have been thinkingI have been thinkingand the…
I Burst Into Laughter
I Burst Into Laughter
I burst into laughter
whenever I hear
that the fish is thirsty in water.
Without the knowledge of Self
How do you
How do you
How do you,
Asks the chief of police,
Patrol a city
Where the butcher shops
Are guarded by vultures;
Where bul…
His Death In Benares
His Death In Benares
His death in Benares
Won't save the assassin
From certain hell,
Any more than a dip
In the G…
Having Crossed The River
Having Crossed The River
Having crossed the river,
where will you go, O friend?
There's no road to tread,
No traveler ahe…
Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?
Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?
Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?
Talk and talk and the real things get lost.
Talk and ta…
Friend, Wake Up! Why Do You Go On Sleeping?
Friend, Wake Up! Why Do You Go On Sleeping?
Friend, wake up! Why do you go on sleeping?
The night is over— do you want to lose the day
the same w…
Do Not Go To The Garden Of Flowers
Do Not Go To The Garden Of Flowers
Do not go to the garden of flowers!
Do not go to the garden of flowers!
O Friend! go not there;
In you…