Summary Basavanna begins with two sacred signs: Shri Vibhuti and Rudrakshi. The one who bears them is called Linga; the one without them is called Bhavi. The contrast is not…

Summary Basavanna begins with the wandering movement of the mind. Wherever the mind moves through seeing, he binds it under oath: by Kudalasangama Deva, and by the Lord’s Pramathas. The…

Summary Basavanna remembers three acts of offering associated with Dasayya, Siriyala, and Ballala. Yet he turns the attention away from the visible offering and toward Kudalasangama Deva’s prior giving. Before…

Summary Basavanna begins with the image of a crop already growing under the moon’s coolness. When the needed cooling light is already present, there is no need to seek another…

Summary Basavanna describes the relation between Jangama and Bhakta through inner disposition. In the mind-state of the Jangama, the Bhakta is servant. In the mind-state of the Bhakta, the Jangama…

Summary Basavanna begins by saying that one who seeks firm truth in the Linga must trust the Jangama who stands before. The truth sought inwardly in Linga must be recognized…

Summary Basavanna questions the devotee who worships the Linga while speaking ill of the Jangama. The contradiction is not minor. It shows worship divided against living sacred recognition. The cry…

Summary Basavanna gives one of the strongest warnings in the Linga-Jangama sequence. The fault is not ordinary ignorance. The person has worshipped the Linga, entered sacred practice, and yet, on…

Summary Basavanna moves from non-division to boundarylessness. He first asks whether the Sthavara-bhakta may appear to have a boundary, and then asks where any boundary can be placed upon the…

Summary Basavanna begins with two direct instructions: know conduct and know thought. Spiritual life cannot remain only in inward awareness, nor only in outward behavior. Both must be brought under…