II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
परिसाचे अंगे सोने झाला विळा I
वांकणे या कळा हींन नव्हे II
अंतरी पालट घडला कारण I
मग समाधान तेचि गोड II
पिकलीया सेंद पूर्वकर्मा नये I
अव्हेरु तो काय घड़े मग II
तुका म्हणे आणा पंगती सुरण I
पृथक ते गुण केले पाके I
" It is said that,
"Improving yourself is to change the course of life "
Just as the ocean retains the same level and fullness irrespective of the volume of water discharged into it, the man of Wisdom retains Self Awareness and maintains poise amidst all the happenings around him. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says that journey of Self Realisation is all about a conscious effort of inculcating change from within. He says,
Inner awakening is a slow process similar to bitter to sweet journey of ripening of fruit. Just as the fruit holds the tree firmly till it is completely ripened, we the mortals cling to our bodily and worldly attachments holding dearly " I am the body " idea. However as One walks on the path of Self Realisation, the process of ripening of consciousness begins and the sense of detachment starts seeping in. This loses his grip on the worldly attachments such that when the glimpses of Spiritual Awakening are in sight, he experiences profound detachment which is similar to a ripe fruit falling down on its own. As ripening is a one way process so is Self Realisation.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies Sant Tukaram Maharaj says,
(सुरण), an Elephant Foot Yam is very itchy in nature when eaten raw. However on cooking it's itchiness disappears and it becomes edible.
Just like ripening of fruit, cooking is also irreversible process. Similar to cooking of Elephant Foot Yam which causes its itchiness to diminish, the journey of Self Realisation makes the desires to lose their grip, so that on Self realisation, One enjoys complete desirelessness.
An iron hook transmutes into Gold with a touch of a mystical Philosopher's Stone (परिस). Once it becomes precious Gold, the wierdness of the shape of hook carries little significance. Similarly the equipoise of Soul Transcended to Self Realisation remains untouched by worldly happenings.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, although change in intrinsic to life, there is an Unchanging Awareness within. To learn to become aware of One's True Self is to realise that changes pertain only to the body-mind- intellect set up and the Real Self is always Changeless "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
परिसाचे अंगे सोने झाला विळा I
वांकणे या कळा हींन नव्हे II
अंतरी पालट घडला कारण I
मग समाधान तेचि गोड II
पिकलीया सेंद पूर्वकर्मा नये I
अव्हेरु तो काय घड़े मग II
तुका म्हणे आणा पंगती सुरण I
पृथक ते गुण केले पाके I
" It is said that,
"Improving yourself is to change the course of life "
Just as the ocean retains the same level and fullness irrespective of the volume of water discharged into it, the man of Wisdom retains Self Awareness and maintains poise amidst all the happenings around him. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says that journey of Self Realisation is all about a conscious effort of inculcating change from within. He says,
Inner awakening is a slow process similar to bitter to sweet journey of ripening of fruit. Just as the fruit holds the tree firmly till it is completely ripened, we the mortals cling to our bodily and worldly attachments holding dearly " I am the body " idea. However as One walks on the path of Self Realisation, the process of ripening of consciousness begins and the sense of detachment starts seeping in. This loses his grip on the worldly attachments such that when the glimpses of Spiritual Awakening are in sight, he experiences profound detachment which is similar to a ripe fruit falling down on its own. As ripening is a one way process so is Self Realisation.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies Sant Tukaram Maharaj says,
(सुरण), an Elephant Foot Yam is very itchy in nature when eaten raw. However on cooking it's itchiness disappears and it becomes edible.
Just like ripening of fruit, cooking is also irreversible process. Similar to cooking of Elephant Foot Yam which causes its itchiness to diminish, the journey of Self Realisation makes the desires to lose their grip, so that on Self realisation, One enjoys complete desirelessness.
An iron hook transmutes into Gold with a touch of a mystical Philosopher's Stone (परिस). Once it becomes precious Gold, the wierdness of the shape of hook carries little significance. Similarly the equipoise of Soul Transcended to Self Realisation remains untouched by worldly happenings.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, although change in intrinsic to life, there is an Unchanging Awareness within. To learn to become aware of One's True Self is to realise that changes pertain only to the body-mind- intellect set up and the Real Self is always Changeless "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
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