Category: Bhakti Theology Songs

BT Song 1766 There is a saying that a friend is someone with whom you do not need to explain yourself. Yet such understanding grows through the mutual understanding that develops between two people in friendship. But when it comes to God, there is no such requirement. Even before we attempt to explain ourselves, He…

BT Song 1761 BT Song 1761 – What Name Shall We Give? Can we truly say“This one alone is God”?Can we point and claim“That one alone is Lord”? One whom we can showWithin the limits of speech—Can such a beingBe called the Divine? Beyond mind and speech,Beyond scripture and creed,That which simply IS—What name shall…

BT Song 1756 As I was heating my dinner, without any clear reason, the first line of this song echoed in my mind. I am not even sure what kind of thought was moving within me at that moment. Yet, as I sat down to eat, the words began to flow on their own. So…

BT Song 1751 Every human effort to realise God through external means—apart from the Ātman—is nothing but an attempt to experience Him through our faculties, whether external senses or the internal instruments of mind and buddhi. Yet the One who stands beyond all things also dwells within us as transcendent immanence. Until we relinquish these…

BT Song 1746 Both this and the next song were written one after the other, as I was reflecting on the role of Scripture in faith. Every piece of literature—whether Scripture or otherwise—is limited, in the sense that the words used to record a thought or reflection can never convey it in its entirety. The…

Bhkti Songs by Salem Gopal When I visited my friend Kannan in Erode, after a few days he shared with me a few handwritten pages of Psalms composed by the late Sri Salem Gopal. He had written many songs expressing his bhakti at Muktinath. I had the privilege of meeting him in person two or…

BT Song 1741 I woke up very early this morning, around 3:00 a.m. Unable to fall asleep again, I had an early cup of tea and sat quietly by the bay window, stretching my leg and immersing myself in the surrounding silence. I love this solitary way of life—close to nature, free from noise, crowds,…

BT Song 1736 Again, I began to read too much. I went to the library and brought back several books. In the same way, though I try to avoid writing and prefer to spend time in quiet reflection—because my mind is always turning over many themes—I still cannot avoid writing. To justify my busyness, I…

BT Song 1731 Yesterday evening, I arrived at Jukkal, Telangana, in Kanta’s party office, and stayed there. This morning, after my walking exercise, I returned to my room, took a bath, and sat quietly and calmly for my worship and meditation. As a party officer outside the city, surrounded by cotton fields, I opened the…

BT Song 1726 After a light but healthy breakfast—soaked beaten rice (chuda) in a little warm milk with salt and pepper-jeera powder, vegetable juice with ragi modda, and, I must confess, a small secret indulgence in jackfruit ice cream (which I had prepared for a guest, but tasted just to ensure it turned out well)—I…