So thirsty for a glimpse you would grow wings — and the mercy you ask for falls like rain.
The Arc
Some mornings you want something so much it feels like wings. Turn your mind toward the One and rest there. You can be that thirsty for a glimpse of the One. Keep searching, and the path shows up. Walk it by helping the people around you. Ask for kindness, and the Naam tastes sweeter than cool water on a hot day. When you feel burned out, you can call for help out loud. Come to the One's shelter. Hold out your hand and let it be taken. You belong to the One. At the centre, the Rahao: rest at the One's feet, and longing for a glimpse gives you wings.
Key Vocabulary
pankh lagaa-ay — to take wings and fly; longing at its most soaring.
daras pi-aas — thirst for a glimpse of the One.
khojat khojat — searching and seeking; the finding rewards the search.
jaltau kirpaa keejai — I am burning, have mercy; the dry heat before the monsoon, turned into prayer.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Longing given wings is Malaar's viraha at its most hopeful. Effort and grace meet: the seeker searches, and the sweetness (ras) is given as kindness.
For Raag Malaar
Thirst given wings, and mercy that falls like the longed-for rain.
Hukumnama
Subject: Your longing for the One can give you wings Preview: Resting at the One's feet, wings of longing, a path found, the sweetest taste, a hand held in the heat.
Today: Some mornings you want something so much it feels like wings. Turn your mind toward the One and rest there. You can be that thirsty for a glimpse of the One. Keep searching, and the path shows up. Walk it by helping the people around you. Ask for kindness, and the Naam tastes sweeter than cool water on a hot day. When you feel burned out, you can call for help out loud. Come to the One's shelter. Hold out your hand and let it be taken. You belong to the One.
Rest your mind at the One's feet, and your longing grows wings.
For today: Name one thing you long for today, and let that longing turn you toward the One.
So thirsty for a glimpse you would grow wings — and the mercy you ask for falls like rain.
The Arc
Some mornings you want something so much it feels like wings. Turn your mind toward the One and rest there. You can be that thirsty for a glimpse of the One. Keep searching, and the path shows up. Walk it by helping the people around you. Ask for kindness, and the Naam tastes sweeter than cool water on a hot day. When you feel burned out, you can call for help out loud. Come to the One's shelter. Hold out your hand and let it be taken. You belong to the One. At the centre, the Rahao: rest at the One's feet, and longing for a glimpse gives you wings.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Longing given wings is Malaar's viraha at its most hopeful. Effort and grace meet: the seeker searches, and the sweetness (ras) is given as kindness.
For Raag Malaar
Thirst given wings, and mercy that falls like the longed-for rain.
Hukumnama
Subject: Your longing for the One can give you wings Preview: Resting at the One's feet, wings of longing, a path found, the sweetest taste, a hand held in the heat.
Today: Some mornings you want something so much it feels like wings. Turn your mind toward the One and rest there. You can be that thirsty for a glimpse of the One. Keep searching, and the path shows up. Walk it by helping the people around you. Ask for kindness, and the Naam tastes sweeter than cool water on a hot day. When you feel burned out, you can call for help out loud. Come to the One's shelter. Hold out your hand and let it be taken. You belong to the One.
Rest your mind at the One's feet, and your longing grows wings.
For today: Name one thing you long for today, and let that longing turn you toward the One.