The Song of the One Without a Second
Poetic RenderingOne earth the altar for all temples,for no place stands holier than the ground beneath your feet.One water that cleanses all,for purity flows not from the river, but from…
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The Radiance of Compassion
Poetic RenderingHe who speaks harshly, even if wise, knows not the warmth of compassion.He who quarrels with the world, no matter his piety, has not tasted the sweetness of surrender.The…
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The Mark Beyond All Marks
Poetic RenderingWhen the Linga is tied upon one’s body does anyone still ask of birth or clan?When the flame of worship is lit within who speaks of high or low,…
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The Word as the Bridge to Heaven
Poetic RenderingMerit and sin do not descend from the sky,nor do they rise from some distant starthey are born in the quiet chambers of the heart.Whisper “Ayya!” with love,and heaven…
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The True Kailasa is Within
Poetic RenderingWhy question the worth of onewho has turned from worldly tiesand offered his heart to Koodalasangama?Even if he was born in a house the world calls “low,”what weight does…
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True Giving
Poetic RenderingBali, who gave the three worlds in alms,Karna, who tore off his golden armor,Kacha, who offered himself to the gods,Shibi, who carved his flesh for a pleading birdtheir gifts…
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Silence of Oneness
Poetic RenderingThey asked him, “Basava, tell us trulyare there any real devotees left in this mortal world?”He smiled and said,“None, none, none!I alone am but a Bhakta,a mere seeker at…
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Divinity Knocks
Poetic RenderingWhen the Jangama arrives from afar,a traveler steeped in stillness, bearing truth’s own fragrancewe rise in reverence, seeing only the Linga in him.But if, in that moment,we forget the…
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The Empty House
Poetic RenderingIf arrogance fills the house of the mind,where can the Linga dwell?The body must become the Linga itself,leaving no room for pride.Only where ego is absentdoes the nearness of…
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Thrones and Titles
Poetic RenderingI do not longfor Brahma’s lofty seat of creation,nor for Vishnu’s radiant realm of preservation,nor for Rudra’s fierce thronewhere worlds are dissolved.These exalted stations,bright with celestial powerI seek none…