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The Unshakable Rank

Poetic RenderingO man, do not cling to fading thingstime steals itself away,moonlight wanes,riches rise and fall like dust.All these are shadowsthat slip through your fingers.But there is one rankthat never…
Posted inAikya - Sharana SHARANA

The Test of True Courage

Poetic RenderingEveryone claims to be brave,everyone claims to be wiseheroes, thinkers, the famed and the fearless.But when measured against the vast face of Time,their greatness thins, their courage fades.They scratch…
Posted inMaheshwara - Aikya AIKYA

The One Self in All

Poetic RenderingWherever my wandering mind roams,whenever it sees someone as “other,”I bind it with this truth:The life within every beingis none but You.When my eyes fall upon another’s wife,I name…
Posted inAikya - Prasadi PRASADI

The Shadow of Pride

Poetic RenderingOne may master this,one may master that,yet who can master the truth:“Who am I?”None, unless blessedby the compassion of Koodalasangamadeva. vachana Spiritual Context Core Spiritual Principle: The final and…
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The Liar’s Palace

Poetic RenderingSome speak one lie in nine clever wayseyes blazing,chests thundering with self-praise,their noise rising like a storm.Let them shout;let them think I have stepped back.For those who do not…
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The Divine Exile

Poetic RenderingDo not make me two, O Lordthis body as anga and You as Linga apart.Hold me whole, undivided in Your truth.Place in my hand a single blade of sacred…
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The Unbroken Drum

Poetic RenderingEven if they flay my fleshand stretch it tight like a drumskinto beat upon in the marketplacestill, I will not forget Your sacred feet.Even if they mock my devotion,sneer…