Saint Mira

Author(s): T L Vaswani
Publisher: Saint Miras English Medium School

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INTRODUCTION
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Word of God. Krishna is to her the Word, the Divine Word.
She now understands that to commune . with Krishna, she must forsake the vanity of the world. Mira has learnt the supreme lesson of spiritual life, the lesson of renunciation. She renounces (1) her palace and material things; (2) all earthly honours; and (3) the "ego". She moves on, from place to place, detached from the things of the world : she moves on devoted to Sri Krishna. In detachment is the strength of true life. Practical was the saint who said, if he had a dozen really detached men, he should be able to transform the world. Detachment is born of the perception that the world and its things are passing, that He abides, and that “works” have no value but only "devotion” to him and “deeds” of compassion and love.
Listen to Mira's words :
Yes, brief is life. So be not vain of thy passing works : But sing, sing, and ever sing The Nama, the Name of Rama, The Name of Shyama, The Name of Hari, - The Three are one ! This body thou wilt leave behind Reduced to ashes and dust :