Breaking of Bonds

Poetic Renderinghen the Brahmin calls himself a devotee,he still clings to the thread of pride and lineage.When the flower-seller turns to devotion,he keeps the same stale well of illusion beside…

Flicker to Flame

Poetic RenderingSee, brother how shallow devotion can be!On the first day, the head bends in reverence.On the second, the hands move by habit.By the third, the eyelids droop,and drowsiness defeats…

True Giving

Poetic RenderingBali, who gave the three worlds in alms,Karna, who tore off his golden armor,Kacha, who offered himself to the gods,Shibi, who carved his flesh for a pleading birdtheir gifts…

Alchemy of Offering

Poetic RenderingAmong men, the learned and the valiantlock horns in endless quarrelwords leaping like sparks,scorching pride into ash.One wins and boasts,another loses and broods;yet both remain caughtin the same dusty…

Rolling Stones

Poetic RenderingStones rolling down a hill,a bottle gourd bobbing beside themtogether for a moment,yet never truly one.So too in this world:when those without the heart of devotionare taken as companions,discord…

False Company

Poetic RenderingFalse company burns the hearta heat that scorches, a presence that divides.The company of self-praise,that crowns itself in vanity,breeds only stench and turmoil.The company that destroys,that lifts another only…

Forget flavor 

Poetic RenderingO mind,like the monkey that once tasted jaggeryand forever remembers its sweetnesshold fast to what is true.Slip not awaylike the fox that, though its belly is full of cane,runs…