Poetic RenderingWhat use is reading?What use is listening,if the feet do not walk the path of Shiva?Shuka, the great sage,read and recited endlesslyyet without the inner essence,what did all that…

Poetic RenderingA stone tied to the footpulls a man down into the depths;but the Linga tied around my neckkeeps me from sinking.The stone drags downward,the Linga lifts upwardand caught between…

Poetic RenderingA horse washed cleanstill rolls in dustso does this body return to its stains.This mind, thick like wool,holds fast the dirt it would cast away.Only when You breathe through…

Poetic RenderingLike a bull sunk deep in slush,I try to hold my gaze upon Youbut these eyes, like restless horns,swerve toward every sound and sight.I push, I strain,yet this body-mind,…

Poetic RenderingI will not harm any living being,I will not surrender to the greed of the tongue,nor touch another’s spouse.These are traps laid upon the pathI see them clearly.Let my…

Poetic RenderingWithin the cage where the parrot dwellsI poured oil into the waiting lamp,set the wick,and sat in stillness for Your coming.Like a dry leaf lifted by a restless wind,I…

Poetic RenderingIf I harden my heart, I lose the wayso I keep the highest seat within me empty,awaiting the Jangama’s arrival.Only by leaving space for Youcan I hope to merge…

Poetic RenderingAs a dog's tongue, again and again, returns to lick the ghee-pot,so my mind, O Lord, returns to the taste of the world.It will not leave this shoreless sea…

Poetic RenderingBefore the golden grain stands tall,it is but a blade of grasssoft, fragile, unnoticed.How then shall I darecall myself a bhakta?What skill, what purity,what depth have I truly earned?By…

Poetic RenderingLike lightning hiding inside a cloud,like the soul concealed within the body,like riches buried deep beneath the earthso You remain unseen,O Lord of Koodala Sangama.I search and stumble,I forget…