Tao Te Ching
Meera
(Mirabai, Meera Bai )
1498 – 1546 CE
Inspiring poet, cultural freedom inspiration
Royal family princess, mystical poet, Bhakti movement saint; Meera’s deep devotion expressed in public dancing and singing aroused strong opposition, rejection, and assassination attempts from the Royal Family. Dedicated to a formless divinity, she wrote countless devotional poems called bhajans that became and remain popular on temples across India. Her devotion and courage inspired folk tales, legends, poets, and now popular literature, comic strips, and movies. Her life became a symbol for the common people’s suffering and inspirations for creating a better world as well as for women struggling in an environment trying to force them into role-based boxes. Also one of 16 Sikh bhakti saints, she became a symbol of freedom and following a personal path of inspiration rather than bowing to social, family, and political pressures of conformity.
Lineages
Hindu Poets Sikh Women of Wisdom
Eras
Western
Renaissance (1304 – 1576 CE)Chinese
Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644 CE)Unlisted Sources
Quotes by Meera (8 quotes)
“After making me fall for you so hard, where are you going? Until the day I see you, no repose: my life, like a fish washed on shore, flails in agony.”
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“Don't forget love; it will bring all the madness you need to unfurl yourself across the universe.”
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“I want you to have this: all the beauty in my eyes, and the grace of my mouth, all the splendor of my strength, all the wonder of the musk parts of my body, for are we not talking about real love, real love?”
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“One night as I walked in the desert, the mountains rode on my shoulders, the sky became my heart, and the earth - my own body”
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“I have felt the swaying of the elephant's shoulders; and now you want me to climb on a jackass? Try to be serious.”
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“Life passes in an instant—the leaf doesn’t go back to the branch. Get up, stop sleeping—the days of a life are short.”
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“You say I gave too much; I say too little. What I paid was my social body, my town body, my family body, and all my inherited jewels.”
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“Meditation beads and the forehead streak, those are my scarves and my rings. That's enough feminine wiles for me. I praise the Mountain Energy night and day.”
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