Hell with You is Liberation
Liberation without You is Hell
Pleasure without You is Grief
Grief with You is Ultimate Pleasure
Akka Mahadevi to Lord Shiva.
If I worship You from fear of hell,
Burn me in hell.
If I worship You from hope of heaven,
Exclude me from heaven.
If I worship You for Your Love,
Show me Your Eternal Beauty.
Rabia of Basra to Allah.
Punitavati aka Karaikkal Ammaiyar, was a beautiful woman, who prayed to Lord Shiva to make her hideous so that she might not attract the men who saw her & her prayer was granted.
Julian of Norwich, in one of her "shewings" prayed to be allowed to experience the pains of Jesus Christ on the Cross & her prayer was granted.
Kodai aka Andal adorned herself with the garlands meant for Lord Krishna. When her father reproved her, the Lord admonished him in a dream & wanted to be worshipped with the garland worn by her.
St.Teresa of Avila famously said "More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones." meaning one should never ask God for worldly boons, because God knows exactly what we need.
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