Radical Devotion to the Fallen

Mirabai's bhakti tradition teaches that love doesn't end with death—it transforms into devotion. When mourning public figures and tragedies, radical devotion means channeling collective grief not into denial or numbness, but into sustained attention and care for their memory. This is not sentimentality; it is the examined heart's way of honoring loss. By treating the deceased as worthy of our full emotional and spiritual presence, we acknowledge their significance and our own capacity to love across the boundary of death. This practice prevents grief from calcifying into resentment or apathy, instead keeping the heart alive and responsive.