Asking me to experience awareness,
the Guru placed the symbol on my palm.
See these sheep worshipping
the mere symbol,
forgetting one’s own awareness,
Chenna-sangama-deva.
— Chenna-basavanna
InsightThe Linga on my palm is a symbol of awareness. I should gaze at it, filling my mind with the thought that this is Mahalinga, Awareness, assuming a form. If I’m thoughtlessly engaged in the mere act of ritualistic worship without paying attention to awareness, I’ll remain with the symbol, forgetting awareness. FocusI begin with worship. Worship with awareness. Worship is consumed by awareness. Only awareness.Only Shiva. |
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Vachana Text 26 Ariva ariya heali 26. ಅರಿವಿನ ಕುರುಹು |
