Mirabai war eine indische Mystikerin und Dichterin. Ihre ganz persönlich gehaltenen ekstatischen Liebes-, Preis- und Klagelieder sind durch die Jahrhunderte lebendig geblieben und werden noch heute auf dem indischen Subkontinent von Hindus, Sikhs, Muslimen und Christen gleichermaßen rezitiert, gesungen und von den indischen Radiostationen ausgestrahlt. Es gibt zahlreiche Buchausgaben sowie CDs mit Vertonungen der Lieder und Mirabais Leben ist Gegenstand eines Spielfilms. Wikipedia
“Don't forget love;
it will bring all the madness you need
to unfurl yourself across the universe.”
Mīrābāī, in ” Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West”, p. 251
Mīrābāī, in For love of the Dark One: songs of Mirabai http://books.google.co.in/books?id=oLFjAAAAMAAJ, p. 55
V.K.Subramanian in "Mystic Songs of Meera", p. 23
Swarup, Ram (2000). Meditations: Yogas, gods, religions. p. 196
Mīrābāī, in “Christian Mysticism East and West: What the Masters Teach Us “, p. 122
“The Great Dancer is my husband," Mira says, "rain washes off all the other colors.””
Mīrābā, in Christian Mysticism East and West: What the Masters Teach Us http://books.google.co.in/books?id=u2EBULLB-uQC&pg=PA121, p. 121
V.K.Subramanian in Mystic Songs of Meera http://books.google.co.in/books?id=dP-oekmHwWQC&pg=PA81#v=onepage&q&f=false, p. 21
Mira Bai, Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ENaRTjQRMaIC&pg=PT329
Mīrābāī, in Indian Religions: A Historical Reader of Spiritual Expression and Experience http://books.google.co.in/books?id=HTepAfJv_6YC&pg=PA351, p. 351
Variante: O my companion, worldly comfort is illusion,
As soon you get it, it goes.
I have chosen the indestructible for my refuge,
Him whom the snake of death will not devour.
My beloved dwells in my heart all day,
I have actually seen that abode of joy.
Meera's lord is Hari, the indestructible.
My lord, I have taken refuge with you, your maidservant.
Meera Bai, in [ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=fpcvv5pGKWMC&pg=PA250 Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West], p. 250
Swami Yatishwaranandji in “Others on Mirabai”
