The Alchemy of Surrender

Poetic RenderingLike camphor that burns itself away,leaving neither smoke nor shadowlike nectar infused with that subtle,unlocatable current of lifesoftly threading every bodywithout announcing its presencelike the divine lionsavoring the sweetnessof…

Aikya - Bhakta BHAKTA

The Currency of Compassion

Poetic RenderingWhat worth is this life of mineif I lock away what I possessand offer nothing to those in need?If my hands refuse to give,would it not be betterthat they…

Sharana - Bhakta Aikya - Bhakta Maheshwara - Bhakta

The Mirror of Authenticity

Poetic Rendering“Come near, come closer,”the true sharanas call.Some step forward shyly,a hand over the mouthnot from pride,but from the softness of little learning,simple lives, simple words.Yet their faint whispersshine with…

Maheshwara - Bhakta Pranalingi - Bhakta Sharana - Bhakta

The Living Transmission

Poetic RenderingSome flaunt itfor the world to see.Some wear the Lingabecause they were told to,others because they were scolded into it.But to wear itwithout inner firelike a marriage thread without…

Aikya - Bhakta BHAKTA

The Stain of Self Congratulation

Poetic Rendering“They shared food with all kinds of peopleof every caste, every manner, every way,” they say,“and so they lost their religion.”Tell me, thencan such ones be called bhaktas?Can they…

Aikya - Bhakta BHAKTA

The Eyes That See One

Poetic RenderingIf a jangama arrives wrapped in silk,you bow and call him holy.If another comes in tattered cloth,you turn away and call him low.To see difference where none existsthat is…

Aikya - Bhakta BHAKTA

The Sacred Equality

Poetic RenderingWhen they declare"This jangama is superior,that one mediocre,this one inferior"my heart burns with protest,my spirit flames with outrage.Can there truly be,O Koodalasangamadeva,such a thing asa fortunate or ordinary jangama?…

Maheshwara - Bhakta Pranalingi - Bhakta Sharana - Bhakta

The Law of Spiritual Consequence

Poetic RenderingCan one place glowing embers on the headand hope to escape the burn?Can one chew grain mixed with stonesand not shatter the jaw?So toothose who mock or scorn the…

Aikya - Prasadi PRASADI

The Stream That Built a Kingdom of Conscience

Poetic RenderingWhen milk flows freely in the village stream,why should the calf hide to drink in shame?Why barter grace for greed,bow to thrones for a coin?O Koodalasangama, Your presence overflowsin…

Aikya - Sharana SHARANA

The Eternal Now of Devotion

Poetic RenderingDo not speak of yesterday or tomorrow.Each day let me live as “Shiva’s sharana,”each day let me live as “Hara’s sharana,”each day let me remember our Koodalasangama,without faltering. The…