The Necklet of Nine Gems

1.In the court, Siva, though motionless,dancesbefore Shakti in stillness.In Arunachala, with solemnity,He stands.She withdraws thereinto His still Self.2.’A,’ ‘Ru,’ and ‘Na’Sat, Chit, and Ananda –the Supreme Self, the...

Vinayagar Agaval

The ankletson the red lotus feetof the cool baby elephantsing many songs.The golden waist chainand fine skirtsresting upon his rainbow waistbeautifully shining.His weighty tusk!His elephant face& the auspicious orange markis easy to perceive.Five hands,goad...

Knowledge and Ignorance (from Amritanubhav)

By looking in a mirror, one perceives his own identity;But that identity was already there.In the same way, relative knowledge gives the understandingOf the identity of the world and the Self –But it is like using a knifeTo cut another knife.Fire, in the process...

“There is neither a sinner nor a virtuous one

“There is neither a sinner nor a virtuous one.”One who understands this is a true saint.The wheel of Time turns by its own nature;And thus sponteneous is the process of creation, dissolution.Knowing this, Akha, go and dissolve yourself;And avoid the babble...

The Refutation of Knowledge (from Amritanubhav)

As for ourselves,We possess neither knowledge nor ignorance.Our Guru has awakened usTo our true identity.If we attempt to see our own state,That seeing itself becomes ashamed.What, then, should we do?Fortunately,Our Guru has made us so vastThat we cannot be...

I wore myself out, looking for myself

I wore myself out, looking for myself.No one could have worked harder to break the code.I lost myself in myself and found a wine cellar. Nectar, I tell you.There were jars and jars of the good stuff, and no one to drink it.