II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
सावधान ऐसे काय तें विचारा I
आले हो संसारा सकळही II
अंती समयाचा करणे विचार I
वेंचती सादर घटिका पळे II
मंगळ हे नोहे कन्यापुत्रादिक I
राहिला लौकिक अंतरपाट II
तुका म्हणे देव अंतरला दूरी I
डोळीया अंधारी पडलीसे II
"It is said "That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence.
The magic fades too fast and scent of summer never lasts, the nights turn hollow and vast, but nothing remains ....Nothing lasts."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about human life which is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightening. He says, life is unpredictable but death is inevitable. A constant reminder of this inevitability keeps One on toes, to make most of this precious human birth. The mind boggling spell of Maya, the Mistress of Illusion compels One to adhere to "I am the body" idea thereby wasting the precious moments of this fleeting life on frivolous material pursuits. Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. However to lose precious moments of this rare human life due to mere ignorance is unpardonable, because entering human form of life is to be born to inquire into the Absolute Truth, an Awareness of our True Self.
Animals have four propensities - they eat, sleep, mate and defend. However in human form of life we have an opportunity to do the fifth thing. It is to realise the Absolute Truth, to realise I am part and parcel of the Supreme Soul. This realisation is the beginning of the beautiful journey of Self Realisation which can happen only when One has this rare human birth.
Attachment naturally follows when One holds"I am the body" idea dearly. The sense of Duality is created by an attached mind. The Self Quest is Transcendence beyond Duality. All worldly relations and possessions make the mind drift away from the Quest of knowing our True Self, for attachments are the root cause of all sufferings.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Attachment is a sense of twoness or duality. It is just like "I am the body" idea where One tends to assume that he is body or a separate entity, different from Self, when he is not. The nectar of Oneness can be tasted only by transcending the ladder of Dualities. "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
सावधान ऐसे काय तें विचारा I
आले हो संसारा सकळही II
अंती समयाचा करणे विचार I
वेंचती सादर घटिका पळे II
मंगळ हे नोहे कन्यापुत्रादिक I
राहिला लौकिक अंतरपाट II
तुका म्हणे देव अंतरला दूरी I
डोळीया अंधारी पडलीसे II
"It is said "That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence.
The magic fades too fast and scent of summer never lasts, the nights turn hollow and vast, but nothing remains ....Nothing lasts."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about human life which is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightening. He says, life is unpredictable but death is inevitable. A constant reminder of this inevitability keeps One on toes, to make most of this precious human birth. The mind boggling spell of Maya, the Mistress of Illusion compels One to adhere to "I am the body" idea thereby wasting the precious moments of this fleeting life on frivolous material pursuits. Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. However to lose precious moments of this rare human life due to mere ignorance is unpardonable, because entering human form of life is to be born to inquire into the Absolute Truth, an Awareness of our True Self.
Animals have four propensities - they eat, sleep, mate and defend. However in human form of life we have an opportunity to do the fifth thing. It is to realise the Absolute Truth, to realise I am part and parcel of the Supreme Soul. This realisation is the beginning of the beautiful journey of Self Realisation which can happen only when One has this rare human birth.
Attachment naturally follows when One holds"I am the body" idea dearly. The sense of Duality is created by an attached mind. The Self Quest is Transcendence beyond Duality. All worldly relations and possessions make the mind drift away from the Quest of knowing our True Self, for attachments are the root cause of all sufferings.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Attachment is a sense of twoness or duality. It is just like "I am the body" idea where One tends to assume that he is body or a separate entity, different from Self, when he is not. The nectar of Oneness can be tasted only by transcending the ladder of Dualities. "
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
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