If they see
breasts and long hair coming
they call it woman,
if beards and whiskers
they call it man:
but,look, the self that hovers
in between
is neither man
nor woman
O Ramanatha
Suppose you cut a tall bamboo
in two;
make the bottom piece a woman,
the headpiece a man;
rub them together
till they kindle:
tell me now,
the fire that’s born,
is it male or female,
O Ramanatha?
These were writen by Devara Dasimayya in the 11th century. He also preached giving up meat.
that's nice :hexbear-non-binary: