Saint Mira

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

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THROUGH DARKNESS TO LIGHT
“They, of my own household, have combined against me and my difficulties are multiplied.
“Great is the trouble they give me in my endeavour to serve the sadhus,—the pure onesand to do kirtan, singing Krishna's Name.
“O Saint of God! Thou art like my mother, my father : and thou art the giver of joy to Hari-bhaktas, devotees of Krishna..
“O tell me, what is right for me to do. Write to me that I may understand.”
In answer to this, Saint Tulsi Das writes thus to Mira:
“This be my conviction that He, Rama, is the dearest of all, worthy of all worship, the Breath of all breath, the one Beloved. To His Lotus-feet let me be devoted for ever!"
On reading this letter, Mira rejoices and is now prepared to start for Brindaban. Her sakhis (sisterfriends) feel very sorry. Uda Bai tries her best to persuade her not to go. To her and others Mira answers in a few words, filled with tenderness towards all and with longing for her Lord. The central note of her answer is :-“I shall be now a vairagi (homeless wanderer), singing the Name of Him who is the one Beloved, who is my All."