The practice of loving presence before loss, where grief becomes a form of devotional attention to what civilization is and could be.
Mirabai's prema—her radical, embodied love—offers a model for witnessing civilization's fragility without numbing or despair. Rather than approaching anticipated loss with resignation, prema invites us to love what exists now with full awareness of its impermanence. This is not passive sentimentality but active devotion: we grieve what we love precisely because we have truly seen it. For civilization, this means developing a practice of tender, clear-eyed attention to human achievement, connection, and beauty—even as we acknowledge existential risks. Mirabai sang to Krishna while in turmoil; we can practice loving our world, our institutions, and each other with the same unflinching devotion. This transforms anticipatory grief from paralyzing anxiety into fuel for meaningful action and deeper presence.
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