II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
पाहो ग्रंथ तरी आयुष्य नाही हाती I
नाही ऐशी मती अर्थ कळे II
होईल ते हो या विठोबाच्या नावे I
अर्ज़िले ते भावे जीवी करू II
एखादा अंगासी येईल प्रकार I
विचारिता फार युक्ति वाढे II
तुका म्हणे आळी करिता गोमटी I
मायबापा पोटी येते दया II
It is said that,
" True knowledge lies in knowing and experiencing the Ultimate Reality, in the Light of which we blindly live, move about, and have our very being rooted, and yet know it not. "
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, reading books is but a drop in the ocean of knowledge. It is a great irony of fate, that we can know a lot about the world through books but it is nothing when it comes to knowing the Living Spirit, the life spark of consciousness that enlivens us and is our very life, our True Self.
He says, One needs a long healthy life to read books in his quest of acquiring knowledge. But it has its limitations because life is too short and most unpredictable to be relied upon. Not everyone can have a sharp intellect needed to discern the essence of the book. In other words acquiring knowledge by reading books needs a certain level of bookish literacy. Reading books may instill a sense of conceit in the reader as if he is the knower when he is not. However Name Worship of Divine Lord needs no knowledge of bookish grammar, as it can be practiced by anyone without dstinction.Practicing Name Worship of Supreme Lord is a mode of gaining knowledge by experience which is far superior than bookish knowledge because Name Worship is all about looking within and trying to comprehend the Supreme Indweller residing within. The Name Worship of Divine Lord is nothing but practicing to be a silent observer which in itself is a Divine Experience.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like parents do everything possible to promote a hobby of their child, the Divine Lord Vithoba uplifts the One absorbed in His Name Worship, making him move ahead firmly on his journey to Self Realisation. "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
पाहो ग्रंथ तरी आयुष्य नाही हाती I
नाही ऐशी मती अर्थ कळे II
होईल ते हो या विठोबाच्या नावे I
अर्ज़िले ते भावे जीवी करू II
एखादा अंगासी येईल प्रकार I
विचारिता फार युक्ति वाढे II
तुका म्हणे आळी करिता गोमटी I
मायबापा पोटी येते दया II
It is said that,
" True knowledge lies in knowing and experiencing the Ultimate Reality, in the Light of which we blindly live, move about, and have our very being rooted, and yet know it not. "
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, reading books is but a drop in the ocean of knowledge. It is a great irony of fate, that we can know a lot about the world through books but it is nothing when it comes to knowing the Living Spirit, the life spark of consciousness that enlivens us and is our very life, our True Self.
He says, One needs a long healthy life to read books in his quest of acquiring knowledge. But it has its limitations because life is too short and most unpredictable to be relied upon. Not everyone can have a sharp intellect needed to discern the essence of the book. In other words acquiring knowledge by reading books needs a certain level of bookish literacy. Reading books may instill a sense of conceit in the reader as if he is the knower when he is not. However Name Worship of Divine Lord needs no knowledge of bookish grammar, as it can be practiced by anyone without dstinction.Practicing Name Worship of Supreme Lord is a mode of gaining knowledge by experience which is far superior than bookish knowledge because Name Worship is all about looking within and trying to comprehend the Supreme Indweller residing within. The Name Worship of Divine Lord is nothing but practicing to be a silent observer which in itself is a Divine Experience.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like parents do everything possible to promote a hobby of their child, the Divine Lord Vithoba uplifts the One absorbed in His Name Worship, making him move ahead firmly on his journey to Self Realisation. "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
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