Summary Others say that Basavanna was born and will die. He replies that birth and death do not define his true relation with Kudalasangama Deva. If birth is spoken of,…

Summary Basavanna attributes his entire spiritual transformation to Kudalasangama Deva. The Lord becomes awareness within his inner being, right conduct in his outward life, and steady remembrance in his mind.…

Summary Basavanna declares that every part of his life belongs to Kudalasangama Deva: his inner and outer being, awareness and forgetfulness, devotion and understanding, weakness and rapt absorption. He compares…

Summary Basavanna describes a sacred exchange involving Animisha, the Linga held in the palm, the devotee, and Kudalasangama Deva. The Linga is received from Animisha, yet the movement is reversed…

Summary Basavanna describes a decisive change that takes place through Chennabasavanna. The darkness connected with bodily identity is broken. Greed for body, mind, and wealth falls away, and the ego…

Summary Within the Karasthala-Linga, Basavanna beholds Allama Prabhudeva, Chennabasavanna, and Madivala Machideva. The Linga held in the palm is no longer experienced as an isolated object of worship. It becomes…

Summary Basavanna speaks in the voice of one preparing an inner home for the arrival of the Beloved Lord. He opens the house of the inner being, prepares the chamber…

Summary Basavanna declares that Kudalasangama Deva alone is his Guru and Supreme Guru. The Lord is also his direction and understanding, the light of his awareness, and the greatness filling…

Summary Through the Guru, the division between Basavanna’s body and mind is removed, and both are made one in Linga. With this integration, his inner and outer life are no…

Summary Basavanna addresses Kudalasangama Deva as the fulfilment of his entire spiritual life. The Lord is the destination of his Anubhava, the resting place of his awareness, the fulfilment of…