Summary Basavanna addresses the ritual practitioner who waits for dawn, midday, and twilight before performing prescribed worship. He then asks what these divisions mean to the Sharana. The question does…

Summary Through the Guru’s compassion, the seeker understands the passing nature of worldly identity and the truth that lies beyond it. He gives up the inner and outer bhavi condition…

Summary Basavanna rejects the claim that Ishtalinga, Pranalinga, and Bhavalinga are three separate Lingas. They describe different ways in which the same Linga is worshipped, lived, and inwardly experienced. The…

Summary Basavanna describes Jangamasthala as a condition that cannot be identified through outward signs. When it stands, it casts no shadow; when it walks, it leaves no footprint; and nowhere…

Summary There is no need to invoke the Divine when Pranalinga has become inseparable from life itself. There is no occasion to dismiss the Linga when its presence remains continuously…

Summary Basavanna describes the quietness that follows fulfilment. Anguish subsides, longing becomes calm, and the mind stops forming restless intentions. In that stillness, the true self is found. Seeing Kudalasangama…

Summary Basavanna says that Linga cannot be understood as something that becomes attainable either in Adi, the beginning, or in Anadi, the beginningless. The words “possible” and “impossible” both belong…

Summary Basavanna says that the relation between Linga and Jangama was unknown even before the ideas of beginning and beginninglessness arose. To reveal this hidden relation, the Moon-crested Lord sent…

Summary A great intention arises in the mind of the Primordial Person. In that very movement of delight, the formless expands into manifestation. Earth, sky, waters, the many forms of…

Summary Basavanna moves beyond every idea used to explain origin. He speaks of a reality before Adi, before Anadi, before Sadashiva, before Shiva, and before anything could be identified by…