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Lalla


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Lalla, also affectionately called Lalli, Lal Ded, Lal Diddi ("Granny Lal"), or Lalleshwari, was born near Srinagar in Kashmir in northern India.

Little is known with certainty about her life, other than hints that come to us through her poetry and songs.

She was a young bride, married, tradition says, at the age of twelve. After moving into her husband's family home, she was abused by her mother-in-law and ignored by her husband.

A story is told about "Lalla's Lake" -- one day when returning from the well with a clay water jug on her head, her husband lost his temper over her delay and struck the jug in his anger. The clay vessel broke but, miraculously, the water held its shape above her head. This becomes an important symbol of the heaven
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Average rating: 4.32 · 317 ratings · 42 reviews · 8 distinct worksSimilar authors
I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Dĕd

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Naked Song

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Lalleshwari

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4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions
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Lalla Ded: Selected Poems

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The Book of Lalla Ded

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“The only offering you can make to God is your increasing awareness.”
Lalla translation by Coleman Barks

“My Master gave me just one rule:
Forget the outside, get to the inside of things.
I, Lalla, took that teaching to heart.
From that day, I’ve danced naked.”
Lalla, I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Dĕd

“The mind is what sleeps. What recognizes itself as God is awake.”
Lalla translation by Coleman Barks



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