Poetic Rendering
When two beings, whole within themselves,
meet in a single, unified vision
that very seeing becomes sacred.
In that union of awareness with awareness,
no second remains.
There, O Kudalasangama,
You Yourself gather and shine.
This brief but profound vachana is Basavanna’s revelation of Sangama not as geography, but as a state of consciousness. The phrase “when two complete beings meet as one sight” points to a transformative encounter between those established in inner integration the Shatpurushas who have harmonized Shiva and Shakti within. Such beings do not “meet” as individuals; instead: Awareness recognizes itself in another. The seer and the seen dissolve into one field of presence. This is the true Satsanga: not company, but resonance; not discussion, but merging; not instruction, but mutual revelation. In this union: ego drops away, perception becomes non-dual, and the space between two beings becomes a luminous field. Basavanna names this field Kudalasangama the ultimate Confluence where all rivers of consciousness meet. Thus, the vachana teaches: When two awakened beings stand in true presence, God is not remembered God appears.
Spiritual Context
Core Spiritual Principle: Consciousness is Contagious in Unity. Awakened awareness, when it meets its own kind, doesn’t just share information it amplifies and manifests its own fundamental nature (unity) as a tangible environmental reality. The highest form of worship is the co-creation of this unified field through conscious presence.
Cosmic Reality Perspective (non-dual, Shiva-Shakti dynamics): Each “complete being” is a perfect microcosm of Ardhanarishvara Shiva (silent witness) and Shakti (dynamic expression) in balanced unity. When two such microcosms meet, their Shiva aspects recognize identity (the one sight), and their Shakti aspects engage in a dance that generates a macroscopic field of unified consciousness. This field is Kudalasangama: the great confluence of all Shiva-Shakti pairs into the One.
Historical Reality (Anubhava Mantapa context): This vachana defines the highest purpose and operative principle of the Anubhava Mantapa. It was not merely a council, school, or debating society. It was a sustained, intentional experiment in collective awakeningan attempt to generate and maintain a permanent field of this “one sight.” The fellowship (Sangha) aimed to transcend being a community of individuals seeking God, and instead become a living, collective Jangama, a human Sangama where the divine confluence (Kudalasangama) would shine perpetually through their shared, purified awareness.
The staggering historical fruit of this experiment was the emergence of the “Amara Ganagalu” (The Immortal Cohort)a body of 770 fully realized beings recognized within the tradition. This represents an unprecedented event in recorded human history: the deliberate co-creation, within a single generation and community, of a critical mass of enlightened individuals. The Anubhava Mantapa, through the principle described in this vachana, succeeded in becoming the catalytic environment where the meeting of “two complete beings” could scale into the resonance of hundreds, actualizing the vachana’s vision on a historic scale.
Interpretation
1.”When two beings, whole within themselves…”: “Whole within themselves” (sampurna) indicates they lack nothing and seek nothing from the other. Their meeting is therefore not born of need, lack, or transaction. It is a superfluity, an overflow of completeness.
2.”meet in a single, unified vision…”: “Single, unified vision” (ondu kannadi) is the key. Perception has shifted from the dualistic subject-object mode to a unitary mode. They do not see each other; they see through each other to the common source. The medium of sight itself becomes the object of sight.
3.”that very seeing becomes sacred.”: The act of perception is sanctified. Ordinarily, perception reinforces separation (“I see a thing out there”). Here, perception is the mechanism of union. The glance is a holy rite that dissolves boundaries.
4.”In that union of awareness with awareness, no second remains.”: This clarifies the ontology. It is not two awarenesses touching, but one awareness recognizing itself in a mirror. The “second” was always an illusion; in this meeting, the illusion cannot be maintained.
5.”There, O Kudalasangama, You Yourself gather and shine.”: The location of divinity is identified: there, in that non-dual space between/within them. God is not invoked; God appears as the inevitable consequence of separateness collapsing. “Gather and shine” implies a divine concentration, a focusing of the absolute into the relative field of their communion.
The Cosmic Reality
Anga (Human Dimension): The Anga, in its perfected state, is a transparent lens for consciousness. It has no opaque, personal distortions. When two such lenses align, they do not see each other’s frames; they together focus the same light into a brilliant point.
Linga (Divine Principle): The Linga is that focused point of light the bindu where all lines of sight converge. It is the singular reality that appears when all perspectives merge into one. Kudalasangama is the name for that point of perfect convergence.
Jangama (Dynamic Interaction): The Jangama is the act of focusing, the aligning of the lenses. It is the dynamic, graceful process by which two separate viewpoints soften, dissolve, and yield to the unitary sight. This process is the sacred activity that makes the divine visible.
Shata Sthala
Primary Sthala: Aikya. This is a direct description of Aikya in relational expression. Aikya is not a solitary state; when fully realized, it perceives itself everywhere. The meeting of two in Aikya is a celebration and confirmation of that truth. The “shining” of Kudalasangama is the luminosity characteristic of the Aikya state.
Supporting Sthala: Pranalingi. The “whole beings” are those for whom the Linga has become their very life (prana). Their wholeness is a result of this complete internalization. Thus, their meeting is a meeting of two life-forces that are already identical in source, guaranteeing the seamless union.
Practical Integration
Arivu (Awareness Practices): In conversations, practice “seeking the one sight.” Soften your gaze from the person’s form and personality. Listen for the silence between their words, and sense the conscious presence behind their eyes. Attempt to meet there.
Achara (Personal Discipline): Cultivate inner “wholeness” or completeness. Heal your inner divisions. Practice being content and undivided in solitude. This makes you a vessel capable of this sacred meeting; you arrive not to take, but to share what you are.
Kayaka (Sacred Action): Let your collaborative work with others be an opportunity to create a “unified field.” Before a joint endeavor, take a moment of shared silence to align intention not as two wills, but as one purpose emerging.
Dasoha (Communal Offering): The highest Dasoha is to offer your awakened presence to the community. Participate in satsanga with the intention of contributing to the collective field of awareness, of helping to “gather” the divine presence through shared, silent, unified attention.
Modern Application
“Networked Isolation.” We are hyper-connected digitally but often experience relationships as fragmented exchanges of data, opinion, and utility. Our interactions reinforce our separateness and differences. We lack experiences of true communion that transcend the psychological and social selves.
This vachana liberates us from the poverty of transactional relationships. It invites us to seek and cultivate moments of true “meeting” whether in deep dialogue, shared meditation, or silent companionship where the goal is not exchange but merger. It suggests that the cure for loneliness is not more contact, but a different quality of contact: one where we dare to put down our personal stories and meet in the naked space of aware presence. In a meeting like that, healing and revelation occur not from what is said, but from what is silently realized together.
Essence
Two lamps, each burning with a still, clear flame,
Draw near and are not two. They are the same.
No wick, no vessel, and no oil remain,
Just Light, aware of Itself, without a name.
And in that space where boundaries disappear,
The One who Conjoins all things is gathered here.
This vachana illustrates the quantum principle of entanglement applied to consciousness. Two particles (beings), when “prepared” in a certain pure state (wholeness), can become entangled such that the state of one instantly defines the state of the other, regardless of distance. Here, the “pure state” is non-dual awareness. When two such “prepared” consciousnesses interact (“meet”), they become entangled in the unity of “one sight.” Their separate wavefunctions collapse into a single, shared reality. The “shining” of Kudalasangama is the macroscopic, observable manifestation of this entangled statea unified field of consciousness that is coherent and potent.
Imagine two perfectly clear, still pools of water. When separate, each reflects the sky. When their waters mingle at the edges, the ripples and reflections don’t create conflict; instead, they merge into a single, larger, clearer pool reflecting one sky. The moment of mingling isn’t about the water; it’s about the sky becoming manifest in a new, expanded way. The awakened beings are the clear pools; their meeting is the mingling; Kudalasangama is the singular, vast sky reflected perfectly in their union.
We harbor a deep, often unconscious longing to be truly seen not our persona, but our essence. We also long to truly see another. This mutual recognition of essence is what this vachana describes. It reveals that our ultimate fulfillment in relationship comes not from being validated as a separate self, but from having the illusion of separation dissolved in the mirror of another’s awake presence. In that dissolution, we don’t find loneliness, but our true, boundless nature. The gathering of two in truth is where God remembers Himself.
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