The Burden of the Unreal
Poetic RenderingThose who lack right conduct,whose hearts hold no true devotionI cast them aside. Their worship is mere weight,a hollow load upon the path.And those who toil in endless austeritiesyet…
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The Alchemy of Association
Poetic RenderingThe touch of the nobletheir company is sweet like nectar itself.The company of the ignobletheir presence is venom,a poison that seeps through the bones of the mind.Between these two…
The Venom of Association
Poetic RenderingSeek the company of the nobletheir presence shapes and uplifts.Turn away from the company of the corruptfor what is a snake, however patterned or splendid,but poison wrapped in shimmering…
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The Two Feasts
Poetic RenderingThe courtesan conceals her sin,yet those who cling to hershare in her hidden feast.The thief conceals his theft,yet the greedy who follow himshare in his secret feast.But those who…
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The Covenant of the Self
Poetic RenderingWhat binds the Primordial Awarenessto this fragile vessel of flesh?It is this alone:that the vessel speaks only what is true,and walks precisely the paththat its own words have declared.But…
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The Bitter Medicine of Truth
Poetic RenderingBrother, the elders’ words seem bitter at firstharsh on the tongue,yet sweet within.So too are the words of Kudalasangama’s sharanas:like neem bitter to taste,but healing in their truth. Basavanna…
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The Divine Economy
Poetic RenderingAll that appears to be “mine” in this worldlands, goods, wealth, and things acquiredare, in truth, held only in trustfor the children of Shiva, the Sharanas.If such things come…
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The Arrogance of the Tenant
Poetic RenderingYou claim: “These fifty acres,these fields of grain,these wealth-giving landsall prosper only because of my sacred lamp,my rituals, my offerings.”We cannot bear to hear such words.Life that is born…
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The Leaching of the Soul
Poetic RenderingSitting among Shiva’s own companions,I let arrogance cling to melike a famished dog guarding its morsel.My beloved, bound to me in private affection,filled my plate alone,forgetting the Sharanas who…
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The Debt of Illusion
Poetic RenderingWhat is gathered with pomp,and offered with pomp,is nothing but a debt to illusion.What is earned in falsehood,and spent in display,becomes a burden the soul cannot carry.Let not your…