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My soul is your temple, O Lord (from Shiva Manasa Pooja) by Shankara (788 - 820) Timeline English version by P. R. Ramachander (reworked by Ivan M. Granger) Yoga / Hindu : Advaita / Non-Dualist 9th Century My soul is your temple, O Lord, My actions are your handmaids, My body is your home, My senses witness only you, My sleep is pure meditation on you, These walking feet are your journey, Whatever falls from my mouth is prayer to you, Oh Lord, everything I say and do are worship.       / Photo by DieselDemon /	Recommended Books Ramana, Shankara and the Forty Verses: The Essential Teachings of Advaita, by Alan Jacobs Saundarya Lahari of Sri Sankaracarya, by Shankara Shankara and Indian Philosophy, by Natalia Isayeva Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination, Translated by Swami Prabhavananda / Translated by Christopher Isherwood Upadesa Sahasri: A Thousand Teachings, by Shankara / Translated by Swami Jagadananda
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Something to start off your week by the great Advaita Vedanta philosopher-saint Shankara.

everything I say and do are worship...

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