Summary In this vachana, Basavanna presents the seeker’s embodied condition through the image of an eclipse. Samsara is compared to Rahu, the devouring force that swallows the moon. The body…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna compares his samsara to a rat caught in a snare. The image shows a life already trapped, unable to move freely. He then turns from…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna describes Māyā as an opposing movement within the seeker’s own thought and direction. When he thinks one thing, it thinks another. When he moves one…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks through repeated longing. He asks when the afflictions of samsara will fall away, when inner ripening will arise, and when he will abide in…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna confesses a split between conduct and speech. His way is one kind, his word another, and because of this division he says that nothing within…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna compares his mind to a monkey moving from branch to branch. It does not remain in Kudalasangama Deva, and even when it reaches, it does…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna states that if doubt remains in the mind, the claim of having seen the Linga is false. Vision cannot be true while the mind remains…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna presents the mind as unwilling to examine itself. Instead of turning inward, it runs outward and examines others. He then asks what can be done…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna presents a mind ruled by its own preference. When speech agrees with its wish, it approves. When speech opposes it, it rejects. The fault is…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks of the mind he has nourished. Through speech and conduct, that mind rises into the feeling, “I am greater.” The mind then clings to…