The Lotus of the Heart

BY BASUDHA CHAKRAVARTHI

(This is one of the most significant of the songs popularized by Bauls, a special community of devotees in Bengal)

 

The lotus of the heart goes on blossoming for ages:

unto it both you and I are tied and

there is nothing to be done about it.

The blooming of the lotus knows no end;

the equality of the honey within

the lotus is of special excellence;

so the greedy bee cannot leave it off.

So to it both you and I are tied and there is no escape.

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