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The True Nobility

Poetic RenderingIt is no great honor to be queen in a king’s house.Greater by far to be a servant in a bhakta’s home.In royal courts they cry, “Bring vessels, fetch…
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The Pulse of Purpose

Poetic RenderingThe scorpion dies when it delivers its young,the plantain tree falls after bearing fruit.A warrior who retreats from battleis already slain.So too, O Koodalasangama,when a human abandons his work,it…
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The Five Pillars of Integrity

Poetic RenderingA Sharana must hold fast to vows:never desire another’s wealth,never touch another’s wife,never bow to another’s god,never forsake Linga and Jangama,never doubt the sanctity of Prasada.Without this steadfastness, O…
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The Circle of Grace

Poetic RenderingWhen the Jangama guides the bhakta,and the bhakta practices the path of the Lingathis harmony itself becomes sacred.When the bhakta walks with the Jangama,and the Jangama performs the work…
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The Living Altar

Poetic RenderingTo withdraw from the worldand build a private chamber for lingārcaneto claim that devotion needs distanceis to pour water into a potwith a hole at its base:the fire dies,the…