II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय जय राम II
विभ्रंशिली बुद्धि देहान्ति जवळी I
काळाची अवकाळी वायचाळा II
पालटले जैसे देठ सांडी पान I
पिकले आपण तयापरी II
न मारिता हीन बुद्धि दुःख पावी I
माजल्याचि गोवी तयापरी II
तुका म्हणे गळ लागलिया मत्स्या I
तळमळेचा तैसा लावलाहो II
" As you sow, so shall you reap. "
As a famous saying goes, there is a perfect correlation between cause and effect by which our thoughts and actions have consequences - good or bad. The intensity of suffering at the time of death is about what wealth One accumulates in this rare human birth. If One spends his entire lifetime acquiring material wealth then what comes with it free is its attachment. It is this attachment that becomes the root of sufferings when he is at the brink of his death. However if One makes a conscious effort throughout his lifetime of living in the world but not of the world then it inculcates a sense of detachment in him which makes the transition at death much smoother than otherwise. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj has elucidated this thought. He says,
Bearing in mind the ephemeral nature of our earthly life, One must use his discerning intelligence to make the right choice of his outlook towards life while living. Else on the verge of death all his prudence bears no significance and nothing but guilt will linger for not using his wonderful asset of sagacity for the journey of Self Realisation.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj has illustrated the journey from birth to death of human life with a beautiful analogy. He says, just like a green leaf holds the tree dearly, we hold our worldly life dearly. It needs a great amount of effort to pluck the unripened green leaf off the tree. Similarly our "I - ness" due to false ego sense does not allow us to be detached from the worldly possessions we acquire from time to time. In the end when the leaf ripens which is inevitable, it fall freely to the ground on its own. Similarly when our life comes to an end, we realise that none of our worldly possessions are of any value and One must part from everything we have including our sagacity. Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, only sanity based on the sense of discrimination can keep the false ego sense at bay so that One can avoid the grave mistake of using his prudence for material well- being instead of using it for his journey to Self Realisation.
In another analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a fish lured by the bait put at the end of fishing rod, gets trapped and repents for its foolishness, we in this rarest of rare human birth remain enticed in the materialistic contentment for whole of our life and only in the end when deaths stands at our door we realise what grave and unpardonable mistake we have committed from which there is no going back.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, only if One makes a conscious effort to remain absorbed in Holy Ram Nam, then it is a wonderful way to keep the mind alert of the evanescent nature of our existence and hence do everything possible to elevate us on our quest of True Self. "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
विभ्रंशिली बुद्धि देहान्ति जवळी I
काळाची अवकाळी वायचाळा II
पालटले जैसे देठ सांडी पान I
पिकले आपण तयापरी II
न मारिता हीन बुद्धि दुःख पावी I
माजल्याचि गोवी तयापरी II
तुका म्हणे गळ लागलिया मत्स्या I
तळमळेचा तैसा लावलाहो II
" As you sow, so shall you reap. "
As a famous saying goes, there is a perfect correlation between cause and effect by which our thoughts and actions have consequences - good or bad. The intensity of suffering at the time of death is about what wealth One accumulates in this rare human birth. If One spends his entire lifetime acquiring material wealth then what comes with it free is its attachment. It is this attachment that becomes the root of sufferings when he is at the brink of his death. However if One makes a conscious effort throughout his lifetime of living in the world but not of the world then it inculcates a sense of detachment in him which makes the transition at death much smoother than otherwise. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj has elucidated this thought. He says,
Bearing in mind the ephemeral nature of our earthly life, One must use his discerning intelligence to make the right choice of his outlook towards life while living. Else on the verge of death all his prudence bears no significance and nothing but guilt will linger for not using his wonderful asset of sagacity for the journey of Self Realisation.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj has illustrated the journey from birth to death of human life with a beautiful analogy. He says, just like a green leaf holds the tree dearly, we hold our worldly life dearly. It needs a great amount of effort to pluck the unripened green leaf off the tree. Similarly our "I - ness" due to false ego sense does not allow us to be detached from the worldly possessions we acquire from time to time. In the end when the leaf ripens which is inevitable, it fall freely to the ground on its own. Similarly when our life comes to an end, we realise that none of our worldly possessions are of any value and One must part from everything we have including our sagacity. Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, only sanity based on the sense of discrimination can keep the false ego sense at bay so that One can avoid the grave mistake of using his prudence for material well- being instead of using it for his journey to Self Realisation.
In another analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a fish lured by the bait put at the end of fishing rod, gets trapped and repents for its foolishness, we in this rarest of rare human birth remain enticed in the materialistic contentment for whole of our life and only in the end when deaths stands at our door we realise what grave and unpardonable mistake we have committed from which there is no going back.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, only if One makes a conscious effort to remain absorbed in Holy Ram Nam, then it is a wonderful way to keep the mind alert of the evanescent nature of our existence and hence do everything possible to elevate us on our quest of True Self. "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
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