“Whatever work I did became worship of the Lord;
Whatever word I uttered became a prayer;
Whatever this body of mine experienced became
the sadhana of Saiva Tantra
illumining my path to Parmasiva.”

—  Lalleshwari

Lal Ded Vekhas http://ikashmir.net/lalded/vakhs.html <br class="br">Poetry, From Kashmiri Poetry

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