“Mumbling and prattling the many names of the Lord …
while onlookers say, “They’re crazy!”
entering or not entering cities
standing still or swaying
before a laughing world
they dance, they leap
undone by feeling
And the gods bow down
before them.”
[ A Poetic Translation of a song by Sri Namalwar –
one of the twelve Alvar saints of South India, who are known for their affiliation to the Vaishnava tradition. ]
[ From Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu issue 464 ]
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
— Nietzsche
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