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شري / ميرة باي = श्री मीरा बाई : \الأميرة ميرة، رابعة الهند\ : سيرتها وشعرها
عندما يفقد أمير من شبه القارة الهندية أمه في سن مبكرة، ثم يغادر القصر خلال العقد الثالث من عمره مخلفا وراءه زوجا وابنا وملكا بحثا عن الحق والحقيقة متخذا حياة الزهد والرهبنة طريقا لبلوغ ذلك، حينها تخرج إلى العالم ملة تصبح بعد مائتي سنة الدين الرسمي للدولة آنذاك، واليوم تتبوأ مرتبة رابع أكبر ديانة على مستوى العالم بحيث يصل عدد أتباعها إلى ما يفوق الخمسمائة مليون فرد، لا بل وتبشر ثلاثة كتب مقدسة بتعاليمها، أما عندما تفقد أميرة من ذات الرقعة الجغرافية أمها في سن مبكرة أيضا، ثم تغادر القصر هي الأخرى خلال العقد الثالث من عمرها مخلفة وراءها إرث زوجها (ولي العهد)، ومعه دنيا الرخاء والرفاه بحثا عن الحق والحقيقة متخذة حياة الزهد والرهبنة طريقا لذلك، فبالكاد يصلنا عنها شيء : لا ملة ولا أتباع ولا كتاب بل ولا أي أثر مثبت سوى بعض الأغاني والأشعار التي تناجي فيها ليل نهار محبوبها (مولاها) والتي وصلت إلى مسامعنا لأنها لا تزال تتردد إلى اليوم في حناجر البسطاء وأرباب العشق، والذين لو لم تأخذ بهم عفوية الكلمات وعذوبة الألحان وصدق الإحساس لتلك القصائد، لما كنا قد عرفنا حتى بأنها قد عاشت يوما ما على هذه البسيطة، هكذا كانت تقسم الأقدار في الشرق نصيب الذكر ونصيب الأنثى ؛ هكذا كانت قسمة بوذا وقسمة ميرة !.
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Mirabai Seeks God: A Journey of Devotional Love and Longing
In this paper, I will be discussing, through the lens of this paradox, the experiences of a Hindu devotee of God, the 16th-century poet Mirabai. I will map out some contours of this interaction that seems to be conceptually impossible and yet animates the devotional life. I will explore how Mirabai seeks to transgress, through her poetic expressions alternating with joy and sorrow, the finite realm and somehow contain the divine non-finite reality, namely, Krishna. As we will see, her attempts to engage with Krishna, her non-finite beloved, and generate a loving interaction between herself and Krishna often leads to the disappearance of Krishna which encases her in a spiral of deep suffering and lament. However, it is precisely this agony that enables her to gradually withdraw herself from the finite world and, in turn, immerse herself devotionally in Krishna. I will explore, in the final section, the nature of Mirabai’s devotional victory, and how these moments of suffering, in the experience of separation from Krishna (
viraha-bhakti
), are yet charged with a liberating power. This spiritual telos allows for a deep devotional connection to be established between her finite self and Krishna, a connection that cannot be articulated straightforwardly on the logical plane.
Journal Article
The Spiritual Prodigy, the Reluctant Guru, and the Saint: Mirabai and Collaborative Leadership at Hari Krishna Mandir
This article explores the life and influence of Indira Devi Niloy (1920–1997) who in 1949 began to encounter the sixteenth-century saint–poet Mirabai during her meditative trance states. She would recount songs, stories, and teachings that the saint gave to her as well as scenes from Mirabai’s life that she witnessed as an observer and at other times experienced directly as a participant. Their ongoing relationship would have a tremendous influence on Indira Devi as well as her guru Dilip Kumar Roy (1897–1980) and the increasingly international community that grew up around them. Their interactions and Indira Devi’s reports in turn would also significantly influence the reception and perceived continuing relevance of Mirabai as both inspiration and authorization for women’s self-realization. Additionally, Indira Devi’s own story reveals a mode of female guruhood, with a distinct absence of identification with shakti or divine incarnation, a more egalitarian model for the guru–disciple relationship, and an alternate bhakti mode of male–female collaborative leadership with Roy. Further their experiences with Mirabai offer insight into the ongoing engagement of women and men with such influential women of the past, the intersubjective nature of the traditions that surround them, and what Mirabai’s message might be for women (and men) today.
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IN FOCUS BEST BETS FOR THINGS TO DO AROUND TAOS
This week viewers of a short film called \"Shika Shika\" will climb the Peruvian Andes \"to harvest ice for a local treat; travel with a nomadic tribe on the outer edges of Mongolia to witness how closely their survival is tied to that of the reindeer; and fish in the Lijiang River in China with Zong Man whose prowess rests in his ability to bond with and train his group of cormorants in a tradition that is hundreds of years old.\" Metta Theatre presents a staged, choral adaptation of \"Mother of God, Similar to Fire,\" by Taos residents Mirabai Starr and Fr. William McNichols. Shows are Friday and Saturday (Jan. 21 and 22), at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee Sunday (Jan. 23), at 4 p.m. It repeats Jan. 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m., all at Metta Theatre, 1470 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. Tickets are $10 or pay what you can, limited seating so RSVP at (575) 758-1104. With a poet's sensibility, Starr writes of [Mary] in the book's Introduction: \"Mary melts the boundaries of religion and manifests in a thousand forms,\" sometimes exuding mercy and compassion, other times burning \"with the ferocity of protection and transformation.\"
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Friends host book sale at library
Avrum B. Organick signs and discusses his story collection \"Scandal in Yvonsk\" at 4 p.m. today. The stories begin in a Polish town about 100 years ago and move forward in time and place to the American West. Organick is a veteran physician who lives in Navajo, N.M. Organick organized the 2002 story collection, \"Canyon Boy,\" which is based on tales that Joe Gail, the author's half-Hopi, half- Navajo father-in-law, told. The tales recall Gail's life in Canyon de Chelly. ... Kaya McLaren talks about her second novel, \"On the Divinity of Second Chances\" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. The novel is filled with some wacky characters -- among them Jade, who takes responsibility for getting people to lighten up; her brother, Forrest, who is in self-imposed solitary confinement because he doesn't think he's worthy of freedom; and sister Olive who may marry the Earth instead of entering another relationship with a man stuck in \"guy-dom.\" McLaren's first novel was \"Church of the Dog.\" She lives and teaches on the Jicaril
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HERE'S your chance to step into the shoes of Big Brother 2 contestant Mirabai Peart, (right) -- the black thigh-high size 6 leather boots she wore to the Brisbane International Film Festival this week are for sale
HERE'S your chance to step into the shoes of Big Brother 2 contestant [Mirabai Peart], -- the black thigh-high size 6 leather boots she wore to the Brisbane International Film Festival this week are for sale.
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Tailor-made for festival
[Mirabai Peart], 21, had a trial fitting yesterday, showing off the mauve- and-pink gown made of deconstructed silk and chiffon which de [Richard de Chazal] said was \"young and funky\", and appropriate for a festival opening. Tonight, Mirabai will play the violin in a \"Cannes on Queen\" event outside the Regent where most of the 100 BIFF films will be screened. The festival runs until July 21.
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Rove to revive the Brotherhood
Big Brother interviews are now a regular addition on Rove -- host Rove McManus, above, set tongues wagging when he pitted Queenslander Damian Hoo with the boyfriend of Hoo's Big Brother love-interest, Sydney musician Mirabai Peart.
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Writing on the wall: Mirabai
The Sydney music teacher was voted out of the Big Brother house on Sunday to leave five contestants vying for the reality show's $250,000 in prizemoney. [Mirabai Peart] was known for her romantic exploits during her stint at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast -- first with Brisbane student Damian Hoo, who was ousted after just two weeks and recently, with intruder Brodie, who entered the house mid-series.
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Brother's beauty gets boot
By phone poll, viewers voted [Mirabai Peart] out ahead of investment consultant Sahra and skincare products manager Keiran, both from Sydney. On tonight's eviction nomination show, Peart will be re-united with her first Big Brother boyfriend, Brisbane student Damian Hoo. Peart's eviction leaves Sahra, Keiran, information technology worker Peter, Tweed Heads performer Jessica Hardy and West Australian farmer Marty in the running for the Big Brother prizemoney.
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