The Soul

The soul, like the moon,Is new, and always new again.

And I have seen the ocean continuously creating.

Since I scoured my mind and my body, I too, Lalla, am new, each moment new.

My teacher told me one thing, Live in the soul.

When that was so, I began to go naked and dance.

-“The Soul” Lal Ded 14th Century Kashmiri