I Ascend and Descend

With my aspiration-lightI ascend from darkness’ cave.ThereforeGod loves me openly.With my Realisation-mightI descend from Illumination-palace.ThereforeGod embraces me proudly.

O infinite Consciousness

O infinite Consciousness,brimming with elixir,You live within my body,and I worship only You.I do not careif I die, take birth,or pass into some other state.These things are so ordinary now.

words do not come

words do not comethere is no need for profound utterances ordeep truthshere is an ordinary eveningwhy spoil it with dramatic overstatementthe silence amidst the noisethe gem at the coreof every experienceis polished by simple attentioninto shining magnificence

As the mirror to my hand

As the mirror to my hand,the flowers to my hair,kohl to my eyes,tambul to my mouth,musk to my breast,necklace to my throat,ecstasy to my flesh,heart to my home –as wing to bird,water to fish,life to the living –so you to me.But tell me,Madhava, beloved,who...