Mira (The Divine Lover)
Mira, the Divine Lover, another title in the Mystics of the East Series, presents the life and message of one of the most popular devotees that India has produced. Born and brought up in a royal family, Mira followed the path of divine love with unflinching dedication, in spite of public censure, persecution by her family and even attempts on her life.
Love and devotion for the Lord and the Master come alive for us in the songs of Mira. Her personal story of love and longing for God, exquisitely expressed in her inimitable poems, has been sung in Indian households for hundreds of years. Men and women, young and old, have sung her songs at village weddings, at village wells and in the streets, Mira expresses her longing for the Lord and the pain of separation from her Master with the anguish of a bride torn from her bridegroom. What she sings of is what all devotees sing of, deep within their heart. It is a cry to end duality, to merge in the One, to live in eternal and lasting bliss and peace. It is a song that is the same today as it was when Mira was singing. It is the song of love.
The poems selected for this volume are presumed to be those composed after Mira came in contact with Saint Ravidas. The poems clearly reflect the unity of the message of all mystics, who always urge us to seek the Lord within the temple of our own body, to learn the technique of going within ourselves from a true Master, and through the practice of Shade or Nam, imparted by the Master, to journey into the inner regions and reach our True Home.
| Preface | ix |
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| Mira’s Life | 3 |
| Mira’s Message | 31 |
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| Ferry Me Across | 55 |
| Love’s Complaint | 56 |
| A Petition | 57 |
| Mira’s Agony | 58 |
| All Roads Closed | 60 |
| Flame Merging into Flame | 62 |
| Sleepless Nights | 64 |
| Repeat the Lord’s Name | 6 |
| The Five-Colored Garment | 66 |
| The Rare Toy | 68 |
| The Day Is Short | 69 |
| Mira in Torment | 70 |
| Longing for the Jogi | 71 |
| Firm Resolve | 74 |
| The Beloved Comes Home | 75 |
| Be Steadfast | 76 |
| Why Art Thou Piqued? | 78 |
| Sold to the Saints | 79 |
| Mira Is Steadfast | 80 |
| Love’s Reproach | 82 |
| I Will Not Blink | 83 |
| The Lord’s Slave | 84 |
| A Prayer | 85 |
| The Master’s Lotus Feet | 86 |
| A True Devotee | 87 |
| The Insane | 88 |
| The Mighty Oak | 90 |
| Swan of the Crystal Lake | 92 |
| External Observances | 94 |
| A Profound Truth | 96 |
| The Bond of Love | 97 |
| The Divine Washerman | 98 |
| In the Lord’s Will | 100 |
| My Eternal Companion | 102 |
| A Sound Bargain | 103 |
| Smitten by Love | 104 |
| Mira’s Eternal Consort. | 105 |
| The Spinning Wheel | 106 |
| Above Slander and Praise | 108 |
| The Master’s Grace | 110 |
| Mira’s Torment | 111 |
| Forsake Not, 0 Master . | 113 |
| A Rare Boon | 114 |
| One Who Drinks Nectar | 116 |
| To Meet the Beloved | 118 |
| The Intoxication of Love. | 120 |
| An Invocation to the Master | 121 |
| Longing for the Lord. | 122 |
| Nam My Only Possession | 123 |
| Light Thy Temple | 125 |
| Satsang | 127 |
| My Eyes Ache | 128 |
| Divine Wedding | 129 |
| Clue to the Eternal Abode | 132 |
| The Path of Devotion | 134 |
| An Invocation | 136 |
| The Wealth of Nam | 138 |
| Love | 139 |
| None like the Lord. | 140 |
| Fish Thirsty in Water | 141 |
| Awaken, 0 Lord | 142 |
| The Way | 144 |
| The Springtime | 145 |
| In Adoration | 147 |
| A Rare Chance | 149 |
| The Lord and His Name. | 151 |
| Longing for the Master | 152 |
| Mira’s Refrain | 154 |
| Without the Lord’s Name | 155 |
| The Adept Marksman | 156 |
| Pure as Gold | 158 |
| The Obligation of the Path | 159 |
| A Prayer to the Master | 161 |
| Wed the Unbigoted One | 162 |
| Mira Firm in Her Devotion | 164 |
| The Nectar of Nam | 166 |
| Divine Love | 167 |
| The Lord’s Name. | 169 |
| Sleep for Sale. | 170 |
| The Bracelet | 173 |
| Within Thy Body | 176 |
| The Lord as the Guest. | 177 |
| The Anchorite | 179 |
| As You Deem Fit. | 181 |
| The Ways of the Swan. | 182 |
| The Lover’s Prayer | 184 |
| The Bond of Ego. | 187 |
| Tidings of the Beloved. | 188 |
| Let Not the Lord Go | 190 |
| The Way of the Tree. | 191 |
| While There Is Sunshine | 192 |
| The Craving of Miras Eyes | 194 |
| The True Queen | 195 |
| A Rainy Day | 197 |
| The Beloved Comes Home | 199 |
| One with the Ocean. | 201 |
| Endnotes. | 203 |
| Glossary. | 205 |
| Bibliography | 211 |
| Index Of Hindi/Gujarati First Lines | 215 |
| Subject Index | 219 |
| Addresses For Information And Books | 223 |
| Boxes On This Science | 229 |
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Item Code:
NAD415
Author:
V. K. Sethi
Cover:
Hardcover
Edition:
2009
Publisher:
Radha Soami Satsang Beas
ISBN:
9788182568327
Size:
9.0 inch X 5.5 inch
Pages:
240
Other Details:
Weight of the Book: 420 gms
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