II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
सुख पाहता जवापाड़े I
दुःख पर्वताएवढे II
धरी धरी आठवण I
मानी संतांचे वचन II
नेले रात्रीने ते अर्ध I
बाळपण जराव्याध II
तुका म्हणे पुढा I
घाणा जुन्तिजसी मूढ़ा II
" It is said that, the cause of pain is love of pleasure. The pleasure is not in objects but it is in the imagination or inclination of mind. There is a grain of pleasure in objects, but the pain that is mixed with it is of the size of a big mountain. There is not a single object in this world which can give us lasting happiness. Any pleasure emanating from material objects ultimately turn into disease or pain. What separates human beings from animals is their faculty of Discrimination (विवेक बुद्धि) which allows man to discriminate between the Eternal (Permanent) and Ephemeral (Impermanent). The common mistake we make is to be complacent that in life everything will be permanent. But, when inevitable change happens we are often caught unaware.
Since that which comes is not eternal and cannot escape end, Sant Tukaram Maharaj urges us in this composition, to see deeper into the total unreality of coming and going or life and death, which only exists in our "I -ness". He says, One must not waste this rarest of rare human births in frivolous pursuits, since One is not sure what might be in store in the next.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj describes vividly of how uselessly we mortals waste this previous human life. He says,
Assuming a hundred year life span of human life, an average twelve hours sleep every day reduces the life span effectively to fifty years. Out of these, the first twelve years pass in childhood. Few are absorbed by exuberance of youth and in the end, the old age starts taking it's toll and our tongue becomes incapable of speaking the Truth, and in regrets and repents, tears flow copiously from our eyes. The next thing is the noose of death hanging over our head, which strikes suddenly to snatch away everything in a moment what we had tried to preserve all our life as our own.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj urges us not to fear death, but always keep it in mind until Truth is realised. He says, following the footsteps of Spirituality Wise is the only way One can avoid the vicious cycle of repeated pain and delusion. The True Happiness can be found nowhere, but within, realising our True Self. "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
सुख पाहता जवापाड़े I
दुःख पर्वताएवढे II
धरी धरी आठवण I
मानी संतांचे वचन II
नेले रात्रीने ते अर्ध I
बाळपण जराव्याध II
तुका म्हणे पुढा I
घाणा जुन्तिजसी मूढ़ा II
" It is said that, the cause of pain is love of pleasure. The pleasure is not in objects but it is in the imagination or inclination of mind. There is a grain of pleasure in objects, but the pain that is mixed with it is of the size of a big mountain. There is not a single object in this world which can give us lasting happiness. Any pleasure emanating from material objects ultimately turn into disease or pain. What separates human beings from animals is their faculty of Discrimination (विवेक बुद्धि) which allows man to discriminate between the Eternal (Permanent) and Ephemeral (Impermanent). The common mistake we make is to be complacent that in life everything will be permanent. But, when inevitable change happens we are often caught unaware.
Since that which comes is not eternal and cannot escape end, Sant Tukaram Maharaj urges us in this composition, to see deeper into the total unreality of coming and going or life and death, which only exists in our "I -ness". He says, One must not waste this rarest of rare human births in frivolous pursuits, since One is not sure what might be in store in the next.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj describes vividly of how uselessly we mortals waste this previous human life. He says,
Assuming a hundred year life span of human life, an average twelve hours sleep every day reduces the life span effectively to fifty years. Out of these, the first twelve years pass in childhood. Few are absorbed by exuberance of youth and in the end, the old age starts taking it's toll and our tongue becomes incapable of speaking the Truth, and in regrets and repents, tears flow copiously from our eyes. The next thing is the noose of death hanging over our head, which strikes suddenly to snatch away everything in a moment what we had tried to preserve all our life as our own.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj urges us not to fear death, but always keep it in mind until Truth is realised. He says, following the footsteps of Spirituality Wise is the only way One can avoid the vicious cycle of repeated pain and delusion. The True Happiness can be found nowhere, but within, realising our True Self. "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
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