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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

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.

"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.

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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?"
...
"I'm okay where I am, says Kabir.
Spare me the trip."

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