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Shade is not mine

Poetic RenderingWho sits beneath a treeand dares to say,“This shade belongs to me”?Before Your Sharanas,what sort of bhakta am I?Before their vast knowing,what claim can my little wisdom make?Standing in…
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The Unshaken Core

Poetic RenderingWhen cattle are stolen,do not cry aloud, “My dharma is lost!”When enemies rage,do not wail, “My dharma is broken!”Here a gathering, there a gatheringdharma is one essence everywhere,says Koodalasangamadeva.…
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Soundless Deed

Poetic RenderingWhen deeds are done, let ego be still.Do not cry, “I did this for the Linga,”nor boast, “I did this for the Jangama.”Like Shiva’s drum,let the sound arise without…
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Seedless Heart

Poetic RenderingThe body of a true devotee, O Lord,must be like the stem of the plantaintender, open, without hardness inside.Those ripened in Your graceare wholly consumed  fruit, seed, and skin…
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Breath of Being

Poetic RenderingLet my mind be Yours, O Lingaa still mirrorwhere only Your radiance rests.Let my wealth serve the Jangamathe moving flame of Your living truth.Let my body be for Prasadafor…
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The Indivisible Trinity

Poetic RenderingIs there pride in the Lingathe boundless, deathless One?Is there caste or creed in the Jangamathe living form of the same Divine?Is there bitterness in Prasadathe sharing that springs…