Beyond the Marketplace

Poetic RenderingPot-god, tree-god, street-stone god,banana-bunch god, three-leafed-twig godand look, even the measuring cup becomes a god!Everywhere I turn, gods multiply like waresin a crowded marketplacewhere there is no room leftto…

Vacant Temple

Poetic RenderingWithin the house, does the Master dwell?Or have we filled His seat with pride and shell?In the courtyard of devotion, new grass may grow,but weeds of ego steal its…

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.…

Spiritual Automation

Poetic RenderingDoing and doing, they act without knowing,Giving and giving, they offer without feeling.Their deeds lack truth, their acts lack soulHow then shall they unitewith Koodalasangama Deva? The cosmic principle…

The Waiting Bird

Poetic RenderingLike the crane that stands in the pondon a single leg,waiting for the faint glow-wormto rise from the watersso they wait, so they strain,yet miss the light within.Holding their…