Conversations with a Mirror...

a state of altered awareness. a state of complete freedom. a state of unbidden thoughts. a state of meditation. a state of infinite possibilities. a state of crossing over. a state of cognitive loop. a state of ecstasy. a state of enchantment. a state of awakening. a state of out of body experience.  a state of enhanced suggestibility. a state of healing. a state of lost dreams. a state of forgotten reality.  a state of conscious depth. a state here, and beyond. A State of Trance...

सज़ा पे छोड़ दिया, जहां पे छोड़ दिया, हर एक काम को हमने खुदा पे छोड़ दिया... वो हमको याद रखें या फिर भुला दें अब, उसी का काम था, उसी की रज़ा पे छोड़ दिया... अब उसकी मर्ज़ी भुझा दे, या जला दे, चिराग हमने जला के हवा पे छोड़ दिया... अब उससे बात किये बगैर कैसे रहेंगे हम ? ये मसला दुआ का था, सो दुआ पे छोड़ दिया... इसलिए तो वो कहते हैं दीवाने हम को,   हमने तो ये सारा ज़माना वफ़ा पे छोड़ दिया...

The news that Krishna was leaving spread like wildfire throughout Vrindavan. The youth sensed that they were losing a staunch friend; the maidens sensed that they were losing a man of their dreams and Radha.... Before Radha could even begin to ponder upon the consequences, the melodious sound of a flute wafted throughout the village. The women left what they were doing and ran to the Madhuban. There was no time to wear their ornaments or comb their hair. While running they tried to arrange their clothes to give an appearance of modesty but soon gave up. Radha picked up her anklets and raced ahead of everyone else, her bosom heaving with excitement. Her Kahn was calling her. Krishna was standing in his usual spot, his right leg crossed over his left, and playing his flute with gay abandon. Radha cuddled up to him and began to sway in the rhythm of his music. The other maidens formed circles around them and began to dance. The men folk, the elders and children too had come there, but ...