Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Saraha

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a poet Saraha.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Saraha, Sarahapa, Sarahapāda, was known as the first sahajiya and one of the Mahasiddhas. The name Saraha means "the one who has shot the arrow.". According to one, scholar, "This is an explicit reference to an incident in many versions of his biography when he studied with a dakini disguised as a low-caste arrow smith. Metaphorically, it refers to one who has shot the arrow of non duality into the heart of duality."

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Detachment is the ultimate pleasure.

Saraha

Within my body are all the sacred places of the world, and the most profound pilgrimage I can ever make is within my own body.

Saraha

Here in this body are the sacred rivers, here are the sun and moon, as well as the pilgrimage places. I have not encountered another temple as blissful as my own body

Saraha

For I have not seen another shrine blissful like my own body.

Saraha

Forget diamonds or dogs—a girl or boy's best friend is always a high-powered weapon.

Saraha

The cross-eyed fool sees one lamp as two; The vision and the viewer are one

Saraha

How can one dive into the intricate mystery of man when One doesn't see where One is located

Saraha