The Urgency of Now
Poetic RenderingWhy wait? Why wander in delay?Before this body hardens like unripe fruit,taste the sweetness of truth now.Life is a spark hidden in a dying emberbefore it cools to ash,…
The All Consuming Radiance
Poetic RenderingWherever I turn my eyes,Your radiance meets me first.In joy, in sorrow,in the quiet chambers of thoughtonly You shine.How can darkness standbefore the face of the sun?So too, when…
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The Yoke of Grace
Poetic RenderingI have made myself Your ox,not the wild one that kicks in pride,but the gentle onethat bows its neck to Your yoke.Among Your sharanas I walk,bearing the weight of…
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The Cosmic Body of God
Poetic RenderingWherever I turn,only You shine before me.Eyes of every creature are Your eyes,faces in all directions are Your face.The hands that hold the world,the feet that steady the earthall…
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The Living Spring of Sacred Company
Poetic RenderingIn the wilderness one struck hard for water,and suddenly found a spring at his side.Like a blind man who gains sight,like a poor man who finds treasureso feels my…
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The Final Breath of Surrender
Poetic RenderingLet troubles come as they willI shall not fear.Let my bones tremble,let my nerves quiver,let my breath falterI shall not fear.Even if this headis severed and falls to the…
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The Witness of Humility
Poetic RenderingNone is smaller than I am,none greater than the devotees of Shiva.Your feet bear witness to this,and my own heart affirms it.This alone is truth,O Koodalasangamadeva. Basavanna declares the…