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The True Measure of Worth
Poetic RenderingDo not let me praise myself,nor lend my ears to the slander of othersthis alone is Your dharma for me.If I call myself a bhaktayet hunger for honor and…
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The Altar of the Present Moment
Poetic RenderingWake at dawn;offer fresh leaves that fade even as you touch themyour own body fades the same.Before death spreads its shadowand no one remembers your name,do your worship now,Kudalasangamadeva.…
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The Fourfold Path to Purpose
Poetic RenderingAt dawn I risenot for You, but to serve body, wealth, wife, and child;my own mind knows this truth.One tied only to household caresis but a paid servant in…
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The Peril of Hypocritical Devotion
Poetic RenderingTo bow at the doorstepand then trample over itis this what you call devotion?To take from the Sharanaswhat nourishes your life,and then cast them asideis this what you call…
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The Path of Humble Steps
Poetic RenderingIf an elephant walks a forest path,can the small goat claim it can follow?So too how can I,a mere speck of dust,pretend to stand equal to the holy sharanas?Yet…
The Mirror of Authenticity
Poetic Rendering“Come near, come closer,”the true sharanas call.Some step forward shyly,a hand over the mouthnot from pride,but from the softness of little learning,simple lives, simple words.Yet their faint whispersshine with…
The Living Transmission
Poetic RenderingSome flaunt itfor the world to see.Some wear the Lingabecause they were told to,others because they were scolded into it.But to wear itwithout inner firelike a marriage thread without…
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The Soul’s True Address
Poetic RenderingLet no one ask,"Whose man is he?"Let them say instead,"He is ours,truly one of our own."O Koodalasangamadeva,let them recognize meas a child of Your household. This vachana reveals the…
The Law of Spiritual Consequence
Poetic RenderingCan one place glowing embers on the headand hope to escape the burn?Can one chew grain mixed with stonesand not shatter the jaw?So toothose who mock or scorn the…
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,…