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...I remain here with you Because the wind is cold outside. And where else could I go. Life's a long lonely road, besides. It's just the human's lot Like birds who must live in pairs Like animals who must have their lairs, I too need a mate... |
I was very inspired
to be able to follow this spiritual practitioner to the deepest
and most private corners of Her being. The reader finds Her in
love and passionate; in despair as well as in happiness, when
the spirit gloriously shines to when the mind is engulfed by the
fire of passion. I could feel the seemingly endless and dramatic
inner struggle between ignorance and enlightenment, between the
upward struggle of righteousness and the downward pull of enticement.
I no longer see the model of spiritual asceticism that leaves
one desiccated due to abstinence as being correct for spiritual
practitioners. On the contrary, I have seen clearly a refreshingly
new image which is bright, innocent, and full of life. The poet
refers to matters, that are normally seen as prohibited, in a
carefree manner; mentions former loves with tranquillity; talks
of passion with a pure heart; recalls all the sadness with a heart
that is no longer sad; and talks of past despairs with a heart
full of hope. This positive, relaxed and uninhibited attitude
surely can only exist when a spiritual practitioner has reached
the pinnacle of enlightenment. No reader can avoid the heart-wrenching
emotion when reading of the poet's uncertainty as She faces the
struggle between staying with Her husband and renouncing the world.
Thu Phong