“The arrow that is shot should penetrate so deeply
that even the feathers do not show.
Hug the body of the Lord so tightly
that the bones must be crushed to crumble.
Weld to the divine until the very welding disappears.”
~ Akka Mahadevi
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Quote by Akka Mahadevi (1130 – 1160)
Photo by Alain Joly
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Bibliography:
– ‘Sky-clad: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Akka Mahadevi’ – by Mukunda Rao – (Westland)
Website:
– Akka Mahadevi (Wikipedia)
Suggestion:
– O Mystic Nuns (Homage to Akka Mahadevi, Andal and Mirabai)
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