The Linga Anga Yoga: The Confluence of Two Lights

Poetic RenderingThe sunlight rising is the life-breath of the lotus;The moon’s cool glow is the life-breath of the water-lily.So too, within this fragile body,the meeting-place of devotion and awarenessis the…

Maheshwara - Sharana SHARANA

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…

Sharana - Aikya AIKYA

The Cosmic Joke

Poetic RenderingCan I call the all-embracing Siriyalaa devotee who offered even his only sona mere merchant?Can I call Sharana Machideva, radiant in truth, a washerman?Can I call Sharana Kakkaya, pure…

Prasadi - Sharana SHARANA

The Cruelty of Power

Poetic RenderingMust one hurl a grinding stoneupon one already fallen in the mud?Must one fasten a heavy anchorto a being already shackled and lame?Must one drive a swordinto a wound…

Bhakta - Sharana SHARANA

The Touchstone of Truth

Poetic RenderingWhat use are ten thousand sacred hymnsif the mind has not touched the all-pervading Linga?What use are vows, rituals, or renunciationsif your very being does not dissolve into the…

Sharana - Aikya AIKYA

The Altar of the Self

Poetic RenderingBeneath the festive garlands, the sacrificial lamb grazes, unaware.Unknowing of the knife that awaits its throat, the feast that demands its flesh.Was it born for this purpose? Was its…

Maheshwara - Sharana SHARANA

The Alchemy of Surrender

Poetic RenderingThey say the elders’ words are harshbut how can they be harsh,when every word of theirs shapes my life for good?If they ask for body, mind, or wealth,I shall…

Sharana - Aikya AIKYA

The Divine Armor

Poetic RenderingBehold the golden bangle that circles the wristit shines for all to see,yet it cannot be passed from hand to hand.See the armlet shaped to one man’s measurewhat fits…

Sharana - Aikya AIKYA

The Voice of the Primordial

Poetic RenderingWhen cream blends with jaggeryand becomes one crystal of sweetnessjust so are these Vachanas:the river of truth flowing unbrokeninto the ocean of being.Yet turning away from this stream,they dig…

Sharana - Prasadi PRASADI

The Alchemy of Being

Poetic RenderingMilk has its source,cream arises from milk,butter comes by churning,and sugar is born from the crushed caneeach transformation following its own fixed law.But in the company of Kudalasangama’s Sharanas,the…