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Songs of Kabir
Songs of Kabir | Kabir
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A New York Review Books Original Transcending divisions of creed, challenging social distinctions of all sorts, and celebrating individual unity with the divine, the poetry of Kabir is one of passion and paradox, of mind-bending riddles and exultant riffs. These new translations by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of Indias finest contemporary poets, bring out the richness, wit, and power of a literary and spiritual master.
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#SeptemberSenses Day 10: The Introduction by Mehrotra provides some background as to what it means to be a Bhakti poet: “Bhakti is derived from the Sanskrit root bhaj, and one of its meanings is ‘to serve, honor, revere, love, adore.‘ The bhakta, the ‘devotee‘ or ‘lover of God,‘ looks upon God with a certain intimacy. It was a relationship based not on ritual but romance, and it had its #sensual, erotic side.” My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-lPn

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 4y
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I have a habit of buying myself presents during this time of year. One book was purchased to read for the #Nyrbbookclub, the second purchased to read before my daily meditation, and the third purchased to rip my heart out.

BarbaraBB As if I am looking at a work of art... gorgeous 😍. And well-deserved if course 😉💕 4y
batsy Ooohhh! 4y
Suet624 @BarbaraBB Aww, thanks Barbara! 4y
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Suet624 @batsy Thanks to you for letting me know about 4y
LeahBergen I buy a lot for myself at this time of year, too. 😆 4y
vivastory I second @BarbaraBB ! 4y
vivastory I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Kabir 4y
kspenmoll It‘s hard to resist treating yourself while treating others! 4y
Suet624 @kspenmoll I must confess I haven‘t started shopping for anyone else yet. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 4y
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"Enough, my lord.

Invite me over, says Kabir,
Or come over yourself."

I love this book of devotional poetry by a 15th-century Indian mystic of the bhakti movement, rendered in a fresh, modern idiom in the English translation.

#LikeAPrayer #MOvember @Cinfhen

Graywacke Wow... noting 4y
Cinfhen Sounds special 4y
slategreyskies I want this book. This looks amazing! 💕!! 4y
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vivastory Kabir was a much better poet than Rumi IMO 4y
batsy @Graywacke @Cinfhen @slategreyskies It's lovely to dip in and out of ❤️ 4y
batsy @vivastory Shots fired! Haha. I love a bit of Rumi but I think I prefer Kabir, too... There's an edge there & humour that I love. 4y
Suet624 I‘ve never heard of Kabir. I was going to order the December NYRB read today. Looks like I‘ll be ordering two books now! 4y
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Inspired by @Tanisha_A , for #travel I'm going with a 15th-century Indian mystic saint and poet, Kabir. This modern translation by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra is wonderful; earthy and grounded, sometimes tongue-in-cheek:

"And is there a paradise anyway?"
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"I'm okay where I am, says Kabir.
Spare me the trip."

#PoetryMatters @LazyDays

Cathythoughts Beautiful ❤️ 6y
batsy @Cathythoughts This book is wonderful to dip into when the mind needs some calm and quiet 💫 6y
Tanisha_A Kabir is such wisdom, that my mind goes for a flurry! Love this, thanks for sharing! 💜 6y
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quietlycuriouskate I love the playfulness in this! I have a Kabir book translated by Tagore, but I admit it's a long while since I last read it. 6y
batsy @Tanisha_A ❤️❤️ 6y
batsy @River_Voice Me too! That playfulness is really captured well in this translation. Though the Tagore version is one I'd love to own as well 😍 6y
Tanisha_A And the playfulness, yes! "Spare me the trip" ?! 6y
Centique Love it! 😍 6y
GatheringBooks i have yet to read my copy!!! 6y
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