Poetic RenderingWherever my wandering mind roams,whenever it sees someone as “other,”I bind it with this truth:The life within every beingis none but You.When my eyes fall upon another’s wife,I name…

Poetic RenderingLike the silkworm, O Lord,You spin the universe from Your very being.No loom, no weaver, no spindleonly Your essence, flowering into worlds.From Yourself You give,within Yourself You nurture,and to…

Poetic RenderingThis is the true bond of Guru and disciplethe Guru walks ahead,leaving the disciple to rise in his own flame.Hear me, O Kudalasangama!Like bamboo thrust deep into burning embers,the…

Poetic RenderingThe ocean rises in full-bodied swellsimply because the moon lifts into the sky;and when the moon slips away,its waters fall without complaint.Rahu roams the very same heavens,yet the sea…

Poetic Rendering“I offered my body,” I saybut if my mind strays from the Guru’s word,that single thought of givingbuilds a wall within me.“I offered my mind,” I saybut if I…

Poetic Renderingif ever I let division enter my sight,if I see one as high-born and another as low-born,then let it be known: I have strayed from Your truth.Among those who…

Poetic RenderingTo be pure in one’s wealth,to be fearless in one’s lifewhat treasure surpasses these?Yet see the ways of the world, Lord:the wealth gained through secrecy and hoardingis shunned by…

Poetic RenderingThey say He loves music  yet He is beyond the reach of sound.They say He loves the Vedas  yet no scripture binds His heart.Those who sang in vanity lost…

Poetic RenderingHe who worships the Linga with a heart unmoved,who walks no path but Yours, O Lord,shines like the radiant gemresting on the hood of the cosmic serpentsteady, luminous, serene.Unwavering…