{"id":17889,"date":"2024-04-18T02:19:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/?p=17889"},"modified":"2024-04-18T02:19:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:19:05","slug":"through-many-lives-i-heard-only-the-outer-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/18\/through-many-lives-i-heard-only-the-outer-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Through many lives, I heard only the outer music."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6792-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Now the teacher has whispered into my ears,\" class=\"wp-image-17890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6792-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6792-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6792-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6792-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6792.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Now the teacher has whispered into my ears,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6810-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"And familiar ties have gone the way of weak thread.\" class=\"wp-image-17891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6810-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6810-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6810-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6810-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6810.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And familiar ties have gone the way of weak thread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6811-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mira has met the Energy That Lifts Mountains\u2014\" class=\"wp-image-17892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6811-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6811-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6811-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6811-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSCF6811.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mira has met the Energy That Lifts Mountains\u2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/P4170330-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/P4170330-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"That good luck now is her home. \u2014Mirabai, translated by Robert Bly and Jane Hirshfield\" class=\"wp-image-17893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/P4170330-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/P4170330-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/P4170330-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/P4170330-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/P4170330-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">That good luck now is her home.<br\/><em>\u2014Mirabai, translated by Robert Bly and Jane 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