City of Feeling
Kabir and other Bhakti poets, in song and translation, by Vipul Rikhi
Mar 9, 2018
Shartiyun Aain Ta
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Allah, you’ve made lovers Of many different kinds One waits on the path Another wakes all night… Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, the deepl...
Mar 6, 2018
Ber Chalya Mera Bhai
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O wise one, I was the first to be born Then my elder brother With great fanfare my father was born In the end my mother All things ...
Mar 3, 2018
Chala Chali Ka Khela
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It’s all a game of come-and-go! Nothing stays; everything slips away. Fleeting, transient, impermanent. And, therefore, beautiful! In ...
Feb 21, 2018
Lai Re Naam
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Remember the Name, take the Name – the Name is what saves! This ‘Name’ is the breath, the inner sound, the energy, which keeps us alive!...
Feb 18, 2018
Jab Lag Sukhiyo Shareer
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Indian philosophy is understood to propose four stages of life – childhood, youth, middle age and old age, with prescribed dharmas for...
Feb 1, 2018
Mann Laago Yaar Fakiri Mein
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In a radical departure from the norm of pursuing wealth and success, in this song the poet Kabir celebrates the joy of poverty, and the...
May 1, 2017
Chun Chun Maati
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Death. How can we forget it? The most basic fact of life is forgotten in the rush of life itself. Kabir reminds us - that which is bui...
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