II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सज्जन तो शब्द सत्य जो मानी I
छळी दुर्जन आणिकांसी II
एक गुण जो केलासे दो ठायीं I
ज्याचा त्यास पाही जैसा तैसा II
भाविक तो शब्द बोले वाणीचा I
लटिका वाचा वाचाळ तो II
परउपकार घड़े तोचि भला I
नाट्याळ तयाला दया नाही II
जाणीवंत तोचि पायरी जाणे I
अधम तो नेणे खुंट जैसा II
हित ते अनहित केले कैसे I
तुका म्हणे पिसे लागले त्यासी II

It is said that "Real Wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about a Wise who knows that the doorstep to the temple of Wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. He says, the True Wisdom is achieved by keeping an open mind and a closed mouth while the ignorance is exposed by having an open mouth and a closed mind. He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. The Wise is adept in the art of knowing what to ignore.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a Wise believes in the Truth propounded in the Holy Scriptures as well as in the discourses by Spiritual Masters and hence tries to emulate it in his actions, for One becomes what he believes. However an evil minded person uses the Scriptures and not their Wisdom, to swindle money in the name of ritualistic practices,
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, loving kindness and compassion are the basis for Wise.The man's true wealth is the good he does in this world. Doing good to others is a true joy to the Wise, for all that is worth the doing, is what we do for others.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Truly Alive is the One who recognizes the responsibility of Wisdom and acts accordingly. He says, you can give a person knowledge, but you can't make him think. Some people want to remain fools, only because the Truth requires change."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जाऊनिया तीर्था काय तुवा केले I
चर्म प्रक्षाळीले वरी वरी II
अंतरींचे शुद्ध कासयाने झाले I
भूषण त्वां केले आपणया II
वृंदावन फळ घोळीले साकरा I
भीतरील थारा मोडेचिता II
तुका म्हणे नाही शांति क्षमा दया I
तोंवरी कासया फुंदा तुम्ही II

"It is said that "Faith is not clinging to the shrine but an endless Pilgrimage of the heart"
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the paramount importance of a Conscious Cleansing of our Subconscious Mind, for One needs to go to no Pilgrimages, but needs to go on journey within to understand the Truth of our True Self. He says, Pilgrimages are meant for Spiritual Cleansing and not for mere ablution.Taking dip in the waters at the Pilgrimages, One can at the most clean this bodily apparel, but the real cleansing from within needs a conscious effort to practice virtues, detachment, renunciation which help to cultivate purity, ultimately to become One with the Supreme Self, for bodies are cleansed by water while the mind is purified by Truth.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Bitter Gourd (कारले) is bitter to the core. It's bitterness does not diminish even if it swims in sugar. Similarly even if One makes a big talk on his spiritual ventures, it hardly makes any impact till his "I -ness" remains dominant. In another analogy he says, One may get a public praise for visiting Pilgrimages but its real purpose will be lost if the visit to Pilgrimage becomes a ritualistic formality.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we, the mortal beings, are the Pilgrims, in this rare human life, on  the spiritual journey to Liberation.The path to Self Realisation will unfold only when One walks on it with compassion, forgiveness and peace from within. He says, it is believed that the Pilgrimage is about going away, but it isn't. It is about coming home.Those who chose to go on Pilgrimage have already ventured away from themselves, and now set out in longing to journey back to who they are."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पण मस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मृगजळ दिसे साचपण ऐसे I
खोटियाचे पिसे ऊर फोड़ी II
जाणोनि कां करा आपुलाले घात I
विचारा रे हित लवलाही II
संचित सांगाती बोलवण सवें I
आचरले द्यावे फळ तेणे II
तुका म्हणे सेखी स्मशान ते वरी I
संबंध गोवरी आगीसवे II

"It is said that "Deeming false to be real is the stubborn nature of deluded mind."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the futility of chasing this mirage like world, in which everything born must perish, so is our physical body which diminishes with every passing moment. He says, the thirsty deer sees the shiny false water and runs for a short distance to drink it, but the mirage shifts ahead. Running again after a shimmering glaze which creates an illusion of water, the deer again finds water vanishing. This goes on till the point where the deer falls tired, thirsty and utterly disappointed. Similar is the dilemma we humans face, where  we are prone to get enticed by the illusion of happiness created by greed and passion inside us, to fall prey to bondage of our senses.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the alluring worldly charm cast by Maya, the Mistress of Illusion is like a shadow and not worth chasing it. Hence he says, the awareness of the ephemeral nature of our existence makes One ponder about what is really worthwhile to make this rare human birth fruitful on the journey of Self Quest.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the present life is just an unfoldment or revelation of the predestined Karma with which One comes fully loaded into the world. Just like a poor silk worm imprisoned in its own cocoon or a spider caught in its own web, One remains bound by the clutches of his own making, with no way of escape at all.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, regardless of being loved by family and friends, a man is all alone in his rendezvous with death. The soulless body is swallowed by flames on the funeral pyre leaving behind nothing materially but only memories.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, life is short and unpredictable. Hence waste not the precious time, but utilize most of this rare human birth for the noblest of causes, the Self Realisation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय रांम जय जय राम II

वत्स पळे धेनू धावे पाठीलागी I
प्रीतीचा तो अंगी आविर्भाव II
शिकविले काय येईल कारण I
सूत्र ओढ़ी मना आणिकाच्या II
सांडिले ते नाही येत मेळविता I
म्हणऊनि लाता मागे सारी II
तुका म्हणे आग्रह करावा न लगे I
सांगतसे हा गे अनुभव II

Spontaneity is an instinctive reaction. It can neither be duped nor pretended, it just happens. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj has elucidated this thought. He says, instinctive reactions take their natural course without conscious thought.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies he says, a cow runs after her young calf by the maternal impulse to protect her young, for mothers love knows no boundaries. She doesn't have to be taught to do so. It happens instinctively. However on the other hand, as soon as the young calf grows older, there is a drastic change in her instinctive reactions. The cattle keeps  the older calf away from her and even if the older calf is forced to her udder, she kicks him away with intense disgust and revulsion.This marked change in her attitude towards her calf comes from within as a natural course and without a conscious thought.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, instinctive reaction is not a thing of solicitation, for experience always speaks for itself."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

संसारसंगे परमार्थ जोड़े I
ऐसे काय घड़े जाणतेनो II
हेंडग्याच्या आळा अवघी चिपाडे I
काय तेथे गोड़े निवडावी II
ढेकणाचे बाजे सुखाची कल्पना I
मूर्खत्व वचना येऊ पाहे II
तुका म्हणे मद्य सांड़वी लंगोटी I
सांगितला सेटी विचार त्या II

"There isn't enough room in your mind for both worry and faith. You must decide which one will live there."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, worry is born of ego and ego implies unawareness. Awareness of our True Self cannot coexist with ego or "I am the body" idea.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies he says, just like cuds chewed by cattle hardly have much juice left in them, most of our time is wasted in catering to the needs of survival and in the end there is hardly any time left to understand that this rare human birth is getting wasted on frivolous pursuits.
In another analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says,
To say that Self Realisation coexists with the powerful notion of "I -ness" is as absurd as pretending to sleep peacefully on a bed crawling with bed bugs.
In another analogy he says, just like a sound advice makes no sense to the drunkard, it is futile to even think of Self Realisation while being possessed by dominant "I am the body" idea.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the journey of Self Realisation is an arduous path to consciously undermine the thoughts like "I am" and " This is mine" so that slowly but steadily One moves towards the real purpose of this rare human birth, the Liberation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जायांचे अंगुले लेता नाही मान I
शोभा नेदी जन हांसविले II
घुसळीता ताक कांडिता भूस I
साध्य नाही क्लेश जाती वाया II
तुका म्हणे नाही स्वता भांडवल I
भिकेचे ते फ़ोल बीज नव्हे II

"It is said that "We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about hypocrisy which gets offended by Truth. He says, wearing a mask wears One out. The most exhaustive activity is pretending to be what you know you aren't.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies he says, the flaunting display with hired jewellery doesn't last much longer because people can see right through it and know the Truth.
In another analogy he says, One gets nothing by churning buttermilk, for all facades fall sometime, the mask comes off and the real heart is exposed.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Worship can never be mere performance, something One pretends. It is about getting personal with GOD, for GOD cannot bless who you pretend to be."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आवडीचे दान देतो नारायण I
बाहे उभारोन राहिलासे II
जे जयासी रुचे ते करी समोर I
सर्वज्ञ उदार मायबाप II
ठायीं पडिलिया तेंचि लागे खावे I
ठायींचेचि घ्यावे विचारुनि II
बीज पेरुनिया तेचि घ्यावे फळ I
डोरलीस केळ कैसे लागे II
तुका म्हणे देवा बोल काही नाही I
तुझा तूचि पाही शत्रू सखा II

"It is said that "Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, so shall you reap."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One is naturally inclined to do things according to his Sanchit Karma, the storehouse of accumulated deeds in all his past lives. It is inevitable and it cannot be changed. And hence he cautions us to be very alert when we seek something from GOD. He says, everything depends on what we ask for, for any repentance later becomes useless. Just like a brinjal tree will never bear bananas, we, by our thoughts and actions, become our destiny.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we make choices by our own free will and not by the will of GOD, but by doing so, we lose the chance to put the blame of our wrong choice on GOD. He says, in this fleeting human existence, we have been rewarded with a sense of discrimination which makes us unique among all other innumerable species. All depends upon how cleverly we make use of this unique trait, to discriminate between what is good for us and what is bad for us, on our journey to Self Realisation. He reiterates by saying that, only we can be our best friend or our worst enemy."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कवण जन्मता कवण जन्मविता I
न कळे कृपावंता माव तुझी II
कवण हा दाता कवण हा मागता I
न कळे कृपावंता माव तुझी II
कवण ते रूपता कवण अरूपता I
न कळे कृपावंता माव तुझी II
सर्वां ठायीं तूंचि सर्वहि झालासी I
तुका म्हणे यासी दूजे नाही II

"When One looks in the mirror he sees himself in it. This apparent Two-ness is however not true. The Eternal Reality is One and the Two-ness is but the illusion created byCosmic Dance of Maya, the Mistress of Illusion, which makes One believe, in that which is not. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj has elucidated this thought.
He says, if there is nothing but an all pervading GOD everywhere then understanding the Illusion of Duality seems to be difficult to comprehend, yet it appears to be so real and so happening.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, when a baby is born, the baby's Individual Consciousness seems to separate from his mother's Consciousness, while both are inherent part of the GOD Consciosness. Though we see mother and baby as two separate individuals, it is but an illusion created by our perception, distorted by the veil of ignorance, so that we see Two-ness in the Indivisible Eternal Oneness.
In another analogy he says, the Two-ness of One who suffers and One who makes him suffer is equally perplexing when we know that Duality is the polluted perception born from our ignorance.
He says, it will be improper to say that GOD created this world because then it will be again the Two-ness, of the Creation and its Creator, which contradicts with Oneness of the all encompassing GOD, for there is only the Eternal Supreme Essence pulsating in itself, so that GOD is Creation and Creation is GOD.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, only when we make a conscious effort to dispel the cloud of ignorance that distorts our vision, we can be free from the bondage of Duality, for Self Realisation will unfold only when One transcends all Duality."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

धीर तो कारण I
साहय होतो नारायण I
नेदी होऊ सीण I
वाहो चिंता दासांसी II
सूखे करावे कीर्तन I
हर्षे गावे हरिचे गुण I
वारी सुदर्शन I
आपणचि कळीकाळ II
जीव वेचि माता I
बाळा जड़भारी होतां I
तो तो नव्हे दाता प्राकृतां यांसारिखा II
माझ्या अनुभवे I
अनुभवा आले जीवे I
तुका म्हणे सत्य व्हावे I
आहाच नव्हे कारणा II

"It is said that "GOD has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of faith but it's worth the wait."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about True Devotion, a belief that whatever may happen, GOD loves me, He is always there for me, for the secret of true happiness lies within unwavering devotion to GOD. He says, GOD gives His realisation only to the True Devotee who praises GOD even when things go awry.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, with GOD, there is always an appointed time for things, and when you put Him first, trust His timing, and keep faith, miracles happen.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a mother who does everything possible to relieve her child from suffering, GOD provides comfort and strength to those who trust in Him unconditionally and absolutely.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj shares his own experience and says, love GOD with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind, for mere ritualistic and pompous display of devotion is only a self deception and nothing else. GOD indwells in the True Feelings One holds in his heart for Him."

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II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मी हे ऐसे काय जाती I
अवघड किती पाहतां II
नाही होत उल्लंघन I
नसता भिन्न दूसरे Ii
अंधाराने तेज नेले I
दृष्टीखाले अंतर II
तुका म्हणे सवे देव I
घेतां ठाव दावील II

"The mind conditioned by the perception of Duality sees Plurality, which in turn hides Reality."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about illusion of Duality. He says, the whole creation exists in GOD Consciousness. However in the darkness of ignorance, the Creation appears to be separate from GOD Consciousness. The play of mirage like appearance of world around is due to the false ego sense.The Duality arising from our conditioned mind veils our True Self, making One think himself as "Other" than the Soul. This is the notion of Two-ness or Duality or "I am the body" idea.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the formidable wall of senses-mind-intellect which is born of  "I am the body" idea makes it very hard for us to have even a glimpse of our True Self.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Duality and "I am the body" idea are as false as water existing in mirage. In reality, the "Seer", "Seeing" and "Seen " are one and the same. He says, GOD Consciousness is always present within, we are never separate from it. Real Self is only one and we cannot live without it. It is only the Self experiencing itself. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मुदलामध्ये पड़े तोटा I
ऐसा खोटा उदीम II
आणिकांची का लाज नाही I
आळस जिंही जिंतिले II
एके सति सारिखी वित्ते I
हानि हिते वेगळाली II
तुका म्हणे हित धरा I
नव्हे पूरा गांवढळ II

"On the journey of Self Realisation, nothing is more dangerous than the sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about ignorance which compels One to stick to the notion of "I am the body" idea which instills a false sense of Doership. He says, misapprehensions are enchanting only to the ignorant mind. To get rid of ignorance is to change, which needs a conscious effort, for it is a sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One must know what is good for him, to make a conscious effort to get it. Among all human beings, few know the worth of this rare human birth, as an opportunity to seek Liberation. This is similar to people in marketplace where each possesses capital, but their profit or loss depends on how they make use of their resources, consciously or carelessly.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, to know that you do not know is the best, to think you know when you do not is a disease. Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

निवड़े जेवण सेवटींच्या घांसे I
होय त्याच्या ऐसे सकळही II
न पाहिजे झाला बुद्धीचा पालट I
केली खटपट जाय वायां II
संपादिले व्हावे धरिले ते सोंग I
विटंबना व्यंग पडिलिगा II
तुका म्हणे वर्मे नेणतां जो रांधी I
पाववी ते बुद्धि अवकळा II

"It is said that "All's well that ends well."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about an end which makes the beginning meaningful.
He says, in the journey of Self Quest One needs to keep a watchful eye, not to let his mind deviate from the true purpose of this rare human birth, for opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared. It is not the act as such but we, our awareness, our being conscious, mindful, is what matters. If a role player quits a play without completing his part then he fails to make a lasting impact on audience, for nothing is more burdensome than an unfinished task.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like cooking without learning it's know- how becomes an event of awkwardness, One must pursue the path of Self Realisation, understanding its intricacies, so that then only he can finish what he has started, for One becomes what he believes."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

योगाचे ते भाग्य क्षमा I
आधी दमा इंद्रिये II
अवघी मान्ये येती घरा I
देव सोवरा झालिया II
मिरासीचे म्हणे सेत I
नाही देत पीक उभे II
तुका म्हणे उचित जाणा I
उगी सिणा काशाला II

It is said that "Opportunity is rare, and a Wise man will never let it go by him. "
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about not wasting this rarest of rare human birth on frivolous material pursuits, for this is the only chance to transcend beyond the realm of repeated sufferings. He implores that to make most of this unique opportunity, One must consciously sow the seeds of compassion,
He says, a man of truth and wisdom is never disturbed in any situations, for he is fully aware of the fact that the appearance of happiness or distress is fleeting and it is all the matter of perception. He says, since the senses are responsible for the instability of mind and hence delusion, they need to be consciously disengaged from the sense objects to which they are pulled habitually, so that then only the mind can zero in on the Inner Self. Freeing Oneself from the bondage of senses and following the dictates of the inner soul is the perfect way  to attain love of GOD.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, in the body of an awakened soul, the senses become the instruments of truth and reflect the radiance of GOD. The senses when rightly used help us to discern the truth while when wrongly used spread darkness and delusion and create confusion. "

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II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आशाबद्ध जन I
काय जाणे नारायण II
करी इंद्रियांची सेवा I
पाहे आवडीचा हेवा II
भ्रमले चावळे I
तैसे उचित न कळे II
तुका म्हणे बिषे I
अन्न नाशियेले जैसे II

" For man, mind absorbed in sense objects is the cause of bondage, and mind detached from sense objects is the cause of Liberation. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about our forgetfulness of our relation with GOD due to being overtly attracted to material sense gratification since time immemorial. He says, man become what he thinks. Unfortunately One who is attached to sense pleasure never takes time to contemplate the nature of his existence. Man who spends the valuable time in this rare human birth to perfect his animal propensities is no more than an intellectual beast.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a poison mixed in well cooked food makes it uneatable so is the lure of sense gratification which takes One far away from the true purpose of this precious human birth, the Self Realisation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आचरती कर्मे I
तेथे काळे धर्माधर्मे II
खेळे गोवळीयासवे I
करिती ते त्यांचे साहावे II
यज्ञमुखे घांस I
मंत्रपूजेसी उदास II
तुका म्हणे चोरी I
योगियाही सवे करी II

"GOD doesn't want us to have rigid rituals with Him. He is more interested in having a relationship with us.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, to seek GOD by rituals is to get the ritual and lose GOD in the process. He says, don't seek, don't search, don't knock, don't demand but relax for GOD to be with you, for only in the relax state you start vibrating with GOD. And hence Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One who is unassuming, connects with GOD effortlessly while for the ascetic, it may never happen.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a naive has a better chance of Self Realisation than One trapped in the procedures of rituals, for Simple GOD cannot be crammed in rigid paraphernalia."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

धीर नव्हे मने I
काय तयापाशी उणे II
भार घातलियावरी I
दासां नुपेक्षील हरी II
याची ऐसी आटी I
द्यावी द्रव्याचिये साटी II
तुका म्हणे पोटे I
देवा बहु केले खोटे II

It is said that "GOD has perfect timing, never early, never late. It takes little Patience and it takes a lot of Faith. But it's worth the wait."
In this composition Sant Tukaram says, GOD blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptations, for only they are rewarded by His Grace. He says, when we entrust ourselves into GOD'S tender care and mercies, the prayer from deep within causes miracles.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, yesterday is gone, tomorrow has not yet come and we have only today. And hence to make this rare human birth worthwhile as a conduit to Self Realisation, One must consciously do efforts with the zest similar to those needed to survive in this world.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the longing for GOD comes only when One makes a conscious effort to become free from the bondage of "I am the body" idea, for GOD always remains a myth for slaves of desires."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

खरे बोले तरी I
फुकासाठी जोड़े हरी II
ऐसे फुकाचे उपाय I
सांडूनिया वायां जाय II
परउपकार I
एका वचनाचा फार II
तुका म्हणे मळ I
मने साडिता शीतळ II

It is said that "Unless One always Speaks the Truth, One cannot find GOD who is the soul of Truth "
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about  the paramount importance of Speaking Truth on the journey of Self Realisation. He says, the tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it, eat it's fruit. There is One whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the Wise brings healing.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, since GOD alone is Truth, the easiest way to seek Him is to Speak Truth which does not cost anything, yet man tries everything else but Speaking Truth, to seek Him.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, speaking a lie is but acknowledging the illusion, and becoming One with GOD is not possible unless One does a conscious effort to break free from the illusory entrapment, for only Truth or GOD can instill absolute tranquility of mind from within. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम Ii

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सोसे वाढे दोष I
झाला न पालटे कस II
ऐसे बरवे वचन I
करिता तो नारायण II
असे प्रारब्ध नेमे I
श्रमचि उरे श्रमे II
सुख देते शांति I
तुका म्हणे धरिता चित्ति II

"We are not our body, we are not our mind, we are Pure Consciousness and Awareness. When you start from there, you begin to have real conversations, the conversation within."
True happiness is an inner quality. It is a state of mind.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about True happiness which comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which can be attained by consciously cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed. He says, every birth is a result of fruits of our actions in all our past lives. Prarabdha is a part of that accumulation which has to be compulsorily experienced in every birth without discrimination. Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Karma or Act is associated with physical body and accordingly we all must inevitably endure the physical sufferings and challenges of this earthly life. It is then worthless to let our mind dwell and lament on the Prarabdha which is bound to follow it's course in this bodily existence inevitably.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, doing everything assuming that only GOD is the Doer, is the only way to remain untouched by the result of One's actions, good or bad. This is the only way to halt the constant replenishing of the warehouse, which contains the accumulated results of our actions in past lives, slowly but steadily, for Liberation happens only when this warehouse becomes empty.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, True Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in GOD. When we put ourselves in GOD'S HANDS, He puts His peace in our hearts."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

धावे माते सोई I
बाळ न विचारता काही II
मग त्याचे जाणे निके I
अंग वोडवी कौतुके II
नेणे सर्प दोरी I
आगी भलते हाती धरी II
तीविणे ते नेणे I
आणिक काही तुका म्हणे II

It is said that "To completely trust GOD is to be like a child who knows deeply that even if he does not call for the mother, the mother is totally aware of him and is looking after him. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD wants us to come before Him as children, because children are innocent, and trust with a pure, uncorrupted heart. He says, One must go before GOD stripped of all doubts, full of wide eyed inspiration that comes from absolute and unconditional faith, for faith talks in the language of GOD.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, on the journey of Self Realisation One must seek GOD with childlike faith, for only GOD knows the Truth, He cares "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सोने दावी वरी तांबे तयापोटी I
खरियाचेसाठी विकू पाहे II
पारखी तो जाणे तयाचे जीवीचे I
निवड दोहींचे वेगळाले II
क्षीरा नीरा कैसे होय एकपण I
स्वादी तोचि भिन्न भिन्न काढ़ी II
तुका म्हणे वीता आपणचि खोटा I
अपमान मोठा पावईल II

"It is said that "You can run with a lie but you can't hide from the truth. It will catch you."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Truth always speaks for itself. It is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it doesn't go away. He says, Self Realisation cannot be disguised. The mask of Enlightenment may fool for sometime, but the lie behind it surfaces as soon as One feels insulted. An insult happens when "I am the body" idea is predominant and for such a vibrant display of "I -ness", a Self Realisation is a long way to go. He says, Living Self Realisation cannot be camouflaged.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy, Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a jeweller knows the difference between gold plated and pure gold, the Truth never remains hidden for long.
In another analogy he says, even though water in milk cannot be distinguished by naked eye, their distinctness doesn't remain hidden from the eye of the Wise
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Truth is like a silhouette, it keeps appearing along with light, it cannot be camouflaged forever. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जाणे अंतरींचा भाव I
तोचि करितो उपाव II
न लगे सांगावे मागावे I
जीवे भावे अनुसरावे I
अविनाश घ्यावे I
फळ धीर धरोनि II
बाळा न मागता भोजन I
माता घाली पाचारुन II
तुका म्हणे तरी I
एकी लंघियेले गिरी II

"Oneness isn't just experiencing something, it's a state of being."
 Every single thing is an aspect of Supreme Consciousness. The Whole never loses contact with its parts, they are never lost or forgotten. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Oneness of Supreme Essence which the Scriptures narrate as तत् or "THAT". He says, to understand or experience anything, we need to compare it to something else, which immediately brings us face to face with Duality. Oneness by itself is incomparable. Talking about Oneness he says, we are One, we will always be One, until we think we are not. However when we convey our feelings to GOD or when we ask something from GOD, we assume GOD as different from us. In a way this sense of separation makes us forget our Oneness. The illusory world of Duality so created thus leads to suffering. The root cause of all conflicts is the mistaken belief that we are separate.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj has illustrated this with a beautiful analogy. He says, just like a mother instinctively knows when her child feels famished, so is GOD who doesn't have to be told of what his devotee seeks from Him, for part is never different from the Whole.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a disabled man may cross a mountain by sheer Will power, for the Will which makes this otherwise impossible task as possible is nothing but GOD's Will. Oneness is always with us as the underlying essence of everything. We have to go beyond senses, beyond Duality to experience Oneness."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बुद्धीचा पालट धरा रे काही I
मागुता हा नाही मनुष्यदेह II
आपुल्या हिताचे नव्हती सायास I
गृहदारा आस धनवित्त II
अवचित निधान लागले हे हाती I
भोगाची विपत्ती गर्भवास II
यावे जावे पुढे ऐसेचि कारण I
भोगावे पतन नरकवास II
तुका म्हणे धरी आठव या देही I
नाही तरी कांही बरे नव्हे II

"Every animal has its own intelligence. However of all the innumerable species, human beings possess the Discriminating Intelligence which gives them power to decide what is good for them and what is not. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about this rare human birth where One gets a unique opportunity to look within and hence discover the Nature of his True Self. He says, natural tendency of mind is to seek sense gratification. But we humans, with our sense of discrimination, can discipline our mind to turn inward, for within indwells GOD. If One knows how to fulfill his rare human birth, then Liberation is at his doorstep, but if he does not, then the life becomes a vehicle for endless wandering. The spell of Maya, the Mistress of Illusion makes "I am the body" idea very real thus making One intoxicated to worldly attachments of relations and possessions. The gruelling cycle of repeated sufferings will continue relentlessly until One destroys the cause consciously, so that the effect too will come to an end and consequently another birth will cease to occur.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Liberation does not come free, One must be consciously bold to liberate himself, for True Freedom is Self Liberation. He says, to live consciously is the rarest thing in the world. Unfortunately most people just exist, that is all."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

हित तेंचि एक नाम कंठी राहे I
नाठविती देहभाव देही II
हाचि एक धर्म निज बीजवर्म I
हेचि जाळी कर्मे केली महा II
चित्त राहे पायी रूप बैसे डोळा I
जीवे कळवळा आवडीचा II
अखंड न खंडे अभंग न भंगे I
तुका म्हणे गंगे मिळणी सिंधु II

"It is said that "Worship is adoring contemplation of GOD."
The Supreme Essence is all pervading in each individual and is yet hidden and unfelt. It is manifested through Holy Ram Nam. GOD is in the soul and the soul is in GOD, as the sea is in the fish and the fish is in the sea.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Contemplation, being a process happening involuntarily, just like the journey of water of Ganges River into the ocean is happening without pause since time immemorial. He says, for One who remains absorbed in Holy Ram Nam, his body performs duties but his mind remains deployed only in Contemplation of GOD. In a way Contemplation helps One to become detached from "I am the body" idea slowly but steadily.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Sanchit Karma is a warehouse containing the totality of all actions accumulated in an individual's past lives, including all good and bad actions. Everything we do in our present life keeps accumulating in this storehouse. However this incessant process can stall if One does everything in his present life assuming GOD, and not he, as the Doer. As soon as the Doership shifts, One becomes free from the ownership of his actions and hence accumulation of these actions in storehouse of Sanchit Karma is thwarted. Only when the bucket of Sanchit Karma will empty, the door to Liberation will unlock.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, refuge at the Lotus Feet of Lord Pandurang takes One to the abode of desirelessness, for what we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, our body is the merchant's storehouse and has in it the Holy Ram Nam as wares. A rare buyer may get it only by GOD's Grace."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

करावी ते पूजा मनेचि उत्तम I
लौकिकाचे काम काय असे II
कळावे तयासि कळे अंतरींचे I
कारण ते साचे साचा अंगी II
अतिशयाअंती लाभ किंवा घात I
फळ देते चित्त बीजा ऐसे II
तुका म्हणे जेणें राहे समाधान I
ऐसे ते भजन पार पावी II

"GOD is a Spirit and hence worshipping Him in Spirit is the only way to seek Him. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the Mental Worship of GOD. He says, seeing GOD'S HAND is everything is His True Worship. The true purpose of worship is to become One with GOD which is possible only when One makes a conscious effort to lessen the grip of his false ego sense. However often the opposite happens with stringent ritualistic practices where personal gains and self proclamation get precedence, spoiling the true goal of worship.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, as GOD dwells within, it is the Mental Worship or Intuitive Worship which is the most sublime, for it purifies the mind by destroying all the ignorance completely. He says, everything depends on the mindset of the devotee, for all the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, only through Name Worship of GOD, One becomes absorbed in the intuitive peace and poise, for GOD hears every silent prayer of a sincere heart."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ढेकर जेवण दिसे साचे I
नाही तरि काचें कुंथाकुंथीं II
हेही बोल तेही बोल I
कोरडे फ़ोल रुचीविण II
गव्हांचिया  होती परी I
फकेवरी खाऊं नये II
तुका म्हणे असे हातींचे कांकण I
तयासी दर्पण विल्हाळक II

"It is said that "Nothing ever becomes real till It is experienced-even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it "
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about futility of mere wording the experience without living it. He says, a belch comes naturally when stomach is full. It is the mark of the contentment One feels from within. However a deliberate sound of belching void of eating food is futile. Similarly GOD is a feeling experience and not a believing experience.
In another analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, many delicacies are made of wheat. But then we do not eat raw wheat. Making delicacies from wheat is an experience and when we eat these delicacies, we actually relish the experience. Some things cannot be taught, they must be experienced. One never learns valuable lessons in life until he goes through his own journey.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it will be utterly pointless to look in the mirror to enjoy the bangles One is wearing, for value of experience is not in seeing, but in seeing wisely. He says, Knowledge is marvelous, but Wisdom is even better."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

परपुरुषाचे सुख भोगे जरी I
उतरोनी करी घ्यावे सीस II
संवसारा आगी आपुलेनि हाते I
लावूनी मागुते पाहू नये II
तुका म्हणे व्हावे तयापरी धीट I
पतंग हा नीट दीपावरी II

"It is said that "If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything to obtain it, for One must have guts to do what is needed, not what is convenient."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the journey of Self Realisation as a gutsy proposition. He says, knowing nature of our True Self or the all pervading Divine Oneness, is possible only through this rare and precious human birth. "I am the body" idea engrosses the Self as soon as One is born. Our mind is habituated to the external reality and hence with practice One can direct the attention of mind inward, till it becomes his natural way of living. A conscious effort to remain in body but as an observer needs courage of conviction.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, those who fervently love GOD, are inebriated by His warmth and live out their addiction like Moths drawn to the Flame."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

इंद्रियांचे पूरे कोड I
तेंचि गोड पुढतीही II
जावे म्हणती पंढरपुरा I
हाचि खरा संसार II
बैसले ते मनामुळी I
सुख डोळी देखिले II
तुका म्हणे देती कान I
वाणावाण निवडूूनी II

"As the saying goes "It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates importance of our way of thinking in our Self Quest. He says, One who thinks little errs much. Unless he weeds his own mind, he is apt to be overrun by nettles.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, for One blinded by ignorance, the sense gratification is the ultimate joy. However for One absorbed in worship of GOD, the feeling of contentment from within is Him.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, unless we decide what we really desire, we will not be able to differentiate between what is good or what is bad and this will ensue in only aimless wandering of our mind. Hence he insists the seeker on the journey of Self Realisation to set his goal so that appropriate way of thinking will follow suit.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Self Realisation is a way of thinking which does not happen spontaneously, for meaningful change requires a specific and deliberate act of will. He says, the journey of Self Realisation is making Oneself better with each new realisation about Self."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

भक्तिप्रेमसुख नेणवे आणिका I
पंडित वाचकां ज्ञानियांसि II
आत्मनिष्ठ जरी झाले जीवन्मुक्त I
तरी भक्तिसुख दुर्लभ त्यां II
तुका म्हणे कृपा करील नारायण I
तरीच हे वर्म पड़े ठायीं II

It is said that "If the Creator stood before a million men with the light of a million lamps, only a few will truly see Him because Truth is already alive in their hearts. Truth can only be seen by those with Truth in them. He who does not have Truth in his heart, will always be blind to it."
There is an innate nature in man to seek GOD. But to many, GOD is too abstract and 'up' there. He is too far away, unseen and unknown and hence man strives for something he can feel and relate with, to give him a sense of worship.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Devotion, which is unparalleled among all other kinds of worship, in the sense that it can be pursued by anybody without distinction. He says, GOD is Spirit and hence One must seek Him in Spiritual way which is Devotion. Devotion is a journey to become One with GOD. In other words a transition from Duality to Non Duality or from false ego sense to egolessness. The stream of Devotion is most ideal to seek GOD.
Learned men often get trapped in the arrogance emanating from their expertise. In a way their bookish knowledge promotes their "I - ness" thus keeping them in bondage of Duality forever.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD knows when to send you exactly what you need, and hence by Grace of GOD, Devotion comes in our life."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

रज्जु धरुनिया हाती I
भेडसाविली नेणती I
कळो येता चित्ति I
दोरी दोघां सारिखी II
तुम्हा आम्हांमध्ये हरी I
झाली होती तैसी परी I
मृगजळाचे पुरी I
ठाव पाहो तरावया II
सरी चितांक भोंवरी I
अलंकाराचिया परी I
नामे झाली दूरी I
एक सोने आटिता II
पिसांची पारवी I
करोनि बाजेगिरी दावी I
तुका म्हणे तेवी I
मज नको चाळवू II

"Every experience arise in Duality, in the form of opposite and contrast. It is only illusion, caused by the mind and the play of senses, which makes us see the world and everything in it as real and separate from us. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Duality, being an Illusion in itself, is the root cause of Fear. He says, Fear is an emotional reaction for something other than you and hence Duality becomes an inherent part of fear. When ropes are mistaken for snakes, there are indeed snakes there, but only illusory ones. At the moment of illusion, the ignorance in the perceiver instantly creates that illusory snake. Upon dispelling of illusion, that illusory snake is sublated by correct knowledge of rope. He says, our experience of the world around is also an illusion created by Cosmic Ignorance. The analogy of Rope mistaken for a Snake helps us to remove the misunderstanding of our True Nature which is Pure Consciousness. Once the misunderstanding is removed, our True Self stands revealed within.
In another analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a lonely traveller in a parched and hot desert, sees a broad stream of water. In deserts, this Mirage is an Illusion, a trick of our vision. The Mirage thus rejects the reality and deceives us with falsehood. We are like the traveller illusioned by Mirage. The Eternal Truth which we reject is always within us. However, in Ignorance, we accept the Mirage like appearance of the world around as the reality which is the chase to eternity.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like Gold is the base of every kind of jewellery made from it, GOD is the Supreme Essence of everything in this colourful universe. In other words Duality is always secretly Unity.
He says, just like a fowler makes a dummy bird stuffed with feathers solely for deception, Maya the Mistress of Illusion lures us to accept the illusion of "I am the body" idea.and it appears  to us as That which Is Not.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, all Duality is mind's creation and beyond all Dualities lies the Indivisible Oneness."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीरंम जय राम जय जय राम II

हारपल्याची नका चित्ति I
धरु खंती वायांच II
पावले ते म्हणा देवा I
सहज सेवा या नांव II
होणार ते भोगे घड़े I
लाभ जोड़े संकल्पे II
तुका म्हणे मोकळे मन I
अवघे पुण्य या नांवे II

"It is said that "Things change in the blink of an eye. Everything happens for reason, but GOD only knows why."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, what happens to us in this life is not solely the result of our actions of this life but due to the cumulative result of our actions of the past lives. He says, everything is predetermined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control.
You can will what you want, but you can't will what you will. However if everything is done assuming that not you, but only GOD is the Doer then you remain detached from its effects, good or bad. In a way the incessant accumulation in the storehouse of Sanchit Karma gets aborted at least for time being. It then becomes a win win situation.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we often regret when something precious to us is lost. However if we assume that we have offered that precious thing to GOD then there is no regret and to have no regret is to be free of "I -ness" at least infinitesimally which is so vital to knock on the door of Self Realisation.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, our True Nature is like a blue sky. When we know who we really are, the clouds of ignorance and all negative emotions dissipate promptly. What remains is Pure Unblemished Self, our capacity for Divinity and Transcendence."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सरते माझे तुझे I
तरि हे उतरते ओझे II
न लगे सांडावे मांडावे I
आहे शुद्धचि स्वभावे II
घातला तो आशा I
मोहोजाळे गळा फांसा II
सुखाचा तो मान I
नाही दुःखाचा तो शीण II
करिता नारायण I
एवढे वेचिता वचन II
तैसा मान अपमान I
लाभ हानि ते समान II
तुका म्हणे याचे I
नांव सोवळे हे साचे II

"It is said that "Like a watch, the heart needs the winding of purity, or the Supreme Indweller ceases to speak."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Supreme Bliss of the Heart is the most miraculous stirring from the depths of existence. He says, our individual Self is the Absolute Supreme Self. However man doubts it when the the sense of duality caused by "I am the body" idea muddles his True Nature. Unless One unburdens his sense of "this is mine" or "this is yours"  consciously, there is no way out.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, man is slave of his fate. Just like seasons, the happiness and sorrow come and go. And hence One must maintain poise regardless of whether he feels elated by happiness or feels sad by sorrow, for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, inculcating a habit of saying that only GOD is the Doer and everything happens by His Will is a beautiful way to look at this worldly life in detached manner. This saves One from personalising the things happening around, good or bad. In a way it is a conscious suppressing of "I am the body" idea which is so vital on the journey of Self Realisation.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Purity of Heart is the transparency to Truth. Only when One's Consciousness becomes free from the distortions of attachment, the door to the Supreme Bliss ajars and One sees the glimpses of the Divine Splendour in its full glory."

II श्रीरंम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

लटिके ते रुचे I
साच कोणाही न पचे II
ऐसा माजल्याचा गुण I
भोगे केळो येईल सीण II
वाढवी ममता I
नाही वरपडला तो दुतां II
न मनी माकड़ I
काही उपदेश हेकट II

"It is said that "A monkey's transformed body weds the human mind. Mind is a monkey - this, the truth profound."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about our mind, which is just like a crazy monkey that is always dying to escape the moment or in other words to escape the reality. He says, We are all lies waiting for the day when we will break free from our cocoon and become the beautiful truth we waited for. He says, it's not that we are not aware of the eternal truth that our body is perishable and it is diminishing with every passing moment. But "I am the body" idea has such a powerful grip on us that we tend to assume this body as the truth, when we know it is not. He says, One must come to his senses and realise that, a day will come when he will wake up and  will find that there won't be any more time left to do the things which were expected to be done in this rarest of rare human birth.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, all our worldly relations and possessions are but offsprings of our body centric thinking. They are as fleeting and impermanent as the body. We have nothing that is really our own, but we hold everything as a loan, so is this body in human birth which must be employed consciously to know the True Nature of our Self.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, time is running out with every flutter of an eyelash. We must make a conscious effort to make sure that every moment of this precious human birth counts."

II श्रीरंम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अधीरा माझ्या मना ऐक एक मात I
तूं का रे दुश्चित्त निरंतर II
हेचि चिंता काय खावे म्हणऊनि I
भले तुजहुनि पक्षिराज II
पाहा ते चातक नेघे भूमि जळा I
वरूपे उन्हाळा मेघ तया II
सकळ यातीमध्ये ठक हा सोनार I
त्या घरी व्यापार झारियाचा II
तुका म्हणे जळी वनी जीव एक I
तयापाशी लेख काय आहे II

"It is said that "Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death."
GOD will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds and clothes the grass with the splendour of lilies. How much more, then will He care for us who are made in His image? Our only concern should be Faith in Him and hence leave the consequences to Him.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj has elucidated  dialogue with his conditioned mind. He says, the aura of "I am the body" idea is so powerful  in man, it makes him believe that onus of getting food for survival is only his. But he forgets that we are all children of GOD and He feeds us, not we. GOD bestows his blessings without discrimination.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a Cuckoo bird (चातक पक्षी) is believed to drink rain water drop by drop as it pours down. However thirsty it may be, it does not drink any other kind of water. But in summer when there is still time for rains to come, the Cuckoo calls on the Rain GOD to make it rain and it is said that it's call is always answered.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a jewellery maker pays very meagerly to his artisans while earns handsomely on his trade. The artisans however can still capture every last particle of gold dust by filtering the gold ash. In a way GOD compensates the artisans for their misfortune of getting very less for their intricate work.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, of all the innumerable species of Creation, none except man have a tendency of stockpiling for future needs. This tendency springs from uncertainty, which in itself is his lack of faith in GOD. He says, faith in GOD doesn't reduce uncertainty, but faith embraces uncertainty.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, for all the worries of future, we need to do one thing consciouly,
Give it to GOD and go to sleep."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देवासी तो पूरे एकभाव गाठी I
तोचि त्याचे मिठी देईल पायी II
पाहोनि राहीन कवतुके निराळा I
मी मज वेगळा होऊनिया II
काही नेघे शिरी निमित्ताचा भार I
न लगे उत्तर वेंचावेंचि II
तुका म्हणे जीवे पडिलिया गाठी I
मग नाही मिठी सुटों येत II

"It is said that "There is nothing impossible with GOD. All the possibility is with us when we measure GOD by the limitations of our Unbelief."
In thIs composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, salvation of soul comes not from faith in GOD but from One's imagination of the mind of GOD or Becoming One with GOD. He says, single minded devotion to GOD is the only way to transcend duality, ultimately to become One with Him.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, believing that not he, but GOD is the Doer of all things is like leaving everything in GOD'S HAND, for GOD Consciousness is not felt, it is your own Self."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

वितीयेवढेसे पोट I
केवढा बोभाट तयाचा II
जळो याची विटंबना I
भूक जना नाचवी II
अभिमाना सिरी भार I
झाले खर तृष्णाचे II
तुका म्हणे नरका जावे I
हाचि जीवे व्यापार II

"It is said that "The belly rules the mind"
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the belly is an ungrateful wretch, it never remembers
past favours, it always wants more tomorrow, for rebellions of the belly are the worst.
He says, hunger makes thief of any man. Stomach has a limited capacity to accommodate food and hence hunger comes from your mind, not just your stomach.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, unless we make a conscious effort to offload the burden of "I am the body" idea which we carry on our backs like a donkey, this rare human birth will be a real waste and there will be no escape from the repeated sufferings."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

फुकाचे ते लुटा सार I
व्हा रे अमर सदैव II
नाही गर्भवास पुढती I
डोंगर जळती दोषांचे II
उदंड  भावे उदंड घ्यावे I
नाम गावें आवडी II
तुका म्हणे घरिच्या घरी I
दीशा उरी न सिणीजे II

"The goal of this rare and precious human birth is to attain Immortality or GOD. God is Bliss and the Eternal Infinite Bliss can be had only by realising the Eternal Self.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Immortality as nothing but becoming One with the Eternal Self. In other words realisation of Immortal Self is the True Immortality. He says, when One churns his soul in the Name Worship of GOD, Truth becomes manifest. The incessant recital of Holy Ram Nam is the way to go beyond the Body Consciousness and becoming One with GOD Consciousness. In a way the Name Worship of GOD is a royal way of attaining Immortality and Eternal Bliss. The reasonless Name Worship of GOD done with utmost devotion pleases Him most.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says Name Worship of Supreme Lord Shri Ram is a journey within and hence One needs to go nowhere but within, for He who personifies Supreme Self resides deep within."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पैल घरी झाली चोरी I
देहा करी बोंब मारी II
हांवा हांवा करिसी काय I
फिराऊनि नेट्या वाव II
सांडूनिया शुद्धी I
निजलासी गेली बुद्धि II
चोरी तुझा काढिला धुर I
वेगळे भावा घातले दूर II
भलतियासी देसी वाव I
लाहेसि तू एवढा ठाव II
तुका म्हणे अजूनी तरी I
उरले ते जतन करी II


 "I Am He, the Lord Supreme", is the natural vibration of the Self, which occurs spontaneously with each incoming and outgoing breath. The unborn soul is aware of its Oneness with the Supreme Self. However with birth everything suddenly changes and the soul now assuming a form comes under the spell of Maya, the Mistress of Illusion. The touch of this spell gives rise to "I am the body" idea thus making the newborn to cry as "I Am The Body" instead of  "I Am He", which is the expression of his disconnection from all pervading Supreme Consciousness.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates this thought. He says, as soon as One is born, the Maya robs the Body Consciousness, stealing the memory of its connection with Supreme Consciousness, and hence the Body Consciousness laments of this profound loss.
He says, "I am the body" idea which is born from ignorance is the root cause of all sufferings. Due to this ignorance One is unable to discriminate between what is good and what is bad for him. And hence One remains unaware even if something precious is stolen from him. The body centric thinking makes this happen and hence One tends to give undue importance to this ever dwindling body instead of doing conscious effort of transcending beyond Body Consciousness in this rare human birth.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Conscience being man's compass, One must use the the sense of discrimination, a faculty unique to we humans, to make this rare human birth worthwhile, because life is too short and the time is always right to do what is right."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

डोळ्यामध्ये जैसे क़णु I
अणु तेहि न साहे II
तैसे शुद्ध राखा हित I
नका चित्त बाटवू II
आपुल्याचा कळवळा I
आणिका बाळा वरि न ये Ii
तुका म्हणे बीज मुड़ा I
जैसा चाडा पिकाच्या II

"It is said that "The Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to One's awareness of One's ignorance. As our awareness grows, so we grow."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about paramount importance of awareness in Self Quest. This awareness is a key to make proper choices so that unpleasant consequences can be avoided. He says, One is free to choose, but not free from the consequence of his choice. In a way knowledge of consequences helps One to keep him on track of attaining the highest, the Self Realisation.
He says, there is an inherent sense in everyone to know what is  good for him and what is harmful to him. Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we have to make use of this deeply ingrained sense in us to make choice of the right path in our Self Quest.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, just like our instinctive reflex of protecting our eyes which happens when the irritating grain of sand sits in the corner of our eye, we must protect ourselves from all things which are detrimental to our Self Quest.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, by instinct One favours his children more than other children, It is this sense of discrimination which GOD has gifted to we humans, helps us to discriminate bewtween what is good and what is harmful to us on our journey of Self Realisation.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, awareness of true purpose of this rare human birth is paramount over everything else and just like a farmer stores seeds for his future requirements, we must constantly think of making utmost of this precious human birth to attain Self Realisation which is our ultimate goal."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मोक्ष देवापाशी नाही I
लटिक़्या घाई विव्हळत II
काय खर न धरे शुद्धि I
गेली बुद्धी भ्रमले II
अहंकारा उरले काई I
पांचाठायीं हे वांटे II
तुका म्हणे कुंवे भारे I
लटिके खरे मानुनिया II

"Liberation ( मोक्ष) is freedom from ignorance, We suffer because of ignorance, for it is the sense of not knowing Oneself. Our Conditioned Consciousness of "Me" and "Mine" is very strong in us. The "I am the body" idea never let's it's guard down and is ever alert.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the notion of "I am the body" idea when it is not, is the root cause of all sufferings. Every matter is made of five basic elements, Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether so is human body. At death the five basic elements get dissolved into the Mighty Creation. However the false ego sense that envelopes the body as soon as it comes into existence needs to be annihilated with conscious effort, else it will be an aimless wandering.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the perishable body dwindles with every passing moment. Its degeneration is beyond human control. Holding dearly "I am the body" idea is just like carrying a heavy burden. A donkey carries a heavy load on its back, but it is unaware as well as least interested of what he is carrying. However we the humans, with our sense of discrimination, know the nature of burden we are carrying which is "I-ness" and hence must consciously do everything possible to offload it, otherwise there is no way out of the gruelling cycle of deaths and rebirths. He says, Liberation (मोक्ष) is  not entering into a mere void and there losing yourself, but it is entering into Truth, becoming part of Truth, for there is no GOD higher than Truth."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तरुवर बीजापोटी I
बीज तरुवराशेवटी II
तैसें तुम्हां आम्हां जाले I
एकी एक सामावले II
उदकावरील तरंग I
तरंग उदकाचे अंग II
तुका म्हणे बिंबछाया I
ठायीं पावली विलया II

"It is said that "In reality there is only Consciousness. All life is Conscious, all Consciousness - Alive."
In reality, only the Ultimate Is. The rest is matter of name and form.
Behind all multiplicity of this manifold universe, the One Unconditional Supreme Consciousness persists in all its splendour. All forms emerge out of this Supreme Essence, remain sustained by it and ultimately merge back into it.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Non Duality, where to live in the known is bondage, and to live in the unknown is Liberation. He says, all beings are in this Supreme Self and the Supreme Self is in all beings.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies he says, a tree born of a seed blossoms into a bountiful harvest of fruits, for fruits yield the seeds again. Similarly One can never remain away from his very Essence which has no beginning, or no end..The fruit which is effect cannot remain away from its seed which is the cause, for the effects are born of their cause, exist in their cause and merge back to become One with the cause.
In another analogy he says, the wave and ocean are One, just as our Self and Supreme Self are One. Just like waves are only an expression of ocean, we are all expressions of One Homogeneous Consciousness and we are that consciousness itself. The waves have no existence apart from ocean. they emerge out of ocean and ultimately merge back into the ocean. Similarly matter in the form of our bodies ripples out of Supreme consciousness and in the end we merge back into the Supreme Essence.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like we and our reflection in the mirror does not make us two individuals, the Life Giving Spirit is only One and everything is filled with His Glory."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नेत्र झाकोनिया काय जपतोसी I
जंव नाही मानसी भावप्रेम II
उघड़ा मंत्र जाणा रामकृष्ण म्हणा I
तुटती यातना गर्भवास II
मंत्र यंत्र काय करिसी बुट बुटी I
तेणे भूतसृष्टी पावशील II
सार तुका जपे बीजमंत्र एक I
भावसिंधुतारक रामकृष्ण II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the paramount importance of the Name Worship of Supreme Lord, which is easily accessible to to His true devotee, but is equally unattainable for the One who does not believe in Him from within.
He says, condemned is the One who displays flashy pompousness under the pretext of being a devotee, for One who wears a mask of piousness but holds evil intent from within is a genuine hypocrite. Talking about Faithless Prayer Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, meditating of Holy Ram Nam with mind flooded with desires is worthless, for Faith furnishes Prayer with wings, without which it cannot soar to heaven.
He says, only when One believes in what he is doing, he will not feel embarrassed doing it. And hence Sant Tukaram Maharaj emphasises the importance of reciting the Holy Ram Nam loudly and clearly, for it needs no particular orientation or education. It is beyond the realm of ritualistic practices and it cannot be confined within the boundaries of social discrimination as well. The Name Worship of Supreme Lord is the only way to be free from the bondage of unending cycle of deaths and rebirths.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, life is very short and the shadow of death looms over the head constantly. He says, the journey from visible "Macro World" to the Invisible "Micro Supreme Consciousness" must be done through the " Micro Means" which is nothing but the " Holy Ram Nam."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आपुले आपण जाणावें स्वहित I
जेणें राहे चित्त समाधान II
बहुरंगे माया असे विखुरली I
कुंठितचि चाली होता बरी II
पूजा ते अबोला चित्ताच्या प्रकारी I
भाव विश्वम्भरी समर्पाचा II
तुका म्हणे गेला फुटोनिया भेद I
मग होतो देव मनाचाचि II

"Fearlessness is a result of faith in Oneself and faith in GOD. In other words it happens only when there is a perfect confluence of mind with itself or when One attains Self Realisation.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, fear is just a thought and thoughts can be changed. He says, One needs to learn how to select his thoughts just the same way he chooses his clothes every day, Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One must never ignore his conscience, yet always be conscious of reason. Only when your heart and mind will become friends, you will have the contentment from within throughout life's seasons.
He says, the most difficult hurdle in the Self Quest is the veil of Maya, the Cosmic Charmer, that casts a mesmerising spell and misleads us from knowing the True Nature of out Self. Maya is synonymous with "I am the body" idea or "I-ness". And the only way out is to perform One's duty without attachment, surrendering the results to GOD, just like a Lotus remains untouched by water.
The true worship is merging your Subconscious into GOD Consciousness through Silent Contemplation, for Silence is'nt empty, it's full of answers.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD is what mind becomes when it has passed beyond the scale of our comprehension."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

संवसारसांते आले हो आइका I
तुटीचे ते नका तेणे भरू II
लाभाचा हा काळ अवघे विचारा I
पारखी ते खरा साहय येथे II
शृंगारिले दिसे न कळे अंतर I
गोंविचा पदर उगवेना II
तुका म्हणे खोटे गुंफता विसारे I
हातिंचिया खरे हाती घ्यावे II

"It is said that "Life is matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates the paramount importance of making a right choice to make most of this rare human birth in the journey of Self Realisation, else there will be no way to end the unending cycle of deaths and rebirths.
He says, GOD isn't about making good things happen to you, or bad things happen to you. He is all about you making choices, exercising the gift of free will. You have to choose actions complementing your Self Quest.
When it comes to making the right choices, what matters most is not the appearance, for appearances are often deceptive, but the very Essence.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj has explained this with a beautiful analogy. He says, this worldly existence firmly in the grip of "I am the body" idea is but a marketplace.You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choice.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is dangerous to trust everything One sees, because even Salt looks like Sugar. Hence  the seeker of  Supreme Self must be careful of choosing the right merchandize in this market. Just like every truth has two sides, One must be careful while making the choice only on the basis of the appearance and ignoring it's inevitable other side.
Getting attracted by outer appearance is nothing but sense gratification which springs from "I am the body" idea. And hence choosing on appearance is holding the "I am the body " idea dearly which is detrimental for the Self Quest.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the intent of buying the glittery merchandise is in a way a voluntary approval of being content in the whirlpool of desires and hence feeling safe in "I am the body" idea.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, making the right choice is not difficult if One knows what he seeks. A constant Self Enquiry leads One to make the right choice by merits rather than the outer appearance and it is the key to unlock the door to Self Realisation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काळचिये सत्ता ते नाही घटिका I
पंढरीनायका आठविता II
सदा काळ गणना करी आयुष्याची I
कथेचे वेळेची आज्ञा नाही II
याकारणे माझ्या विठोबाची कीर्ति I
आहे हे त्रिजगती थोर वाड II
तुका म्हणे जन्मा आलियाचे फळ I
स्मरावा गोपाळ तेचि खरे II

 "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Since time immemorial, alll our actions or deeds( कर्म), or everything we think, feel or do is recorded in the Cosmic Hard Drive. This is Sanchit Karma, the totality of all accumulated deeds from our past lives. Only if One does every action assuming that GOD and not he is the Doer, then that action does not get added to the basket of Sanchit Karma. In a way the constant accumulation in Sanchit Karma gets halted. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Name Worship of Supreme Lord Pandurang accompanying every action is nothing but giving Doership of all our actions to GOD. He says, the moment lived in the Name Worship of Supreme Lord as well as actions done in that moment along with Name Worship are not counted when it comes to the tally of Sanchit Karma. There is no escape from unending cycle of deaths and rebirths unless the basket of Sanchit Karma becomes empty. This precious human birth is an opportunity, not to let a single moment pass without the Name Worship of Supreme Lord Pandurang, as it is the only chance to transcend beyond the repeated sufferings.
With the incessant recital of the Supreme Lord Pandurang, One can consciously put a stop to the additions to Sanchit Karma basket so that slowly but steadily One can inch closer on his journey of Self Quest, which is possible only in this rare human birth."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नाही काष्ठाचा गुमान I
गोवी भ्रमरा सुमन II
प्रेम प्रीतीचे बांधले I
ते न सूटे काही केले II
पदरी घाली पिळा I
बाप निर्बळ  साठी बाळा II
तुका म्हणे भावे I
भेणे देवे आकारावे II

"It is said that "Soft words soften the hearts that are harder than rock, harsh words harden hearts that are softer than silk."
It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words. To be fully known and truly loved is a lot like being loved by GOD.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the bond of love, for Love builds bridges where there are none. He says, Love is a bridge to Divine Love. Yet, those who have not had a taste of it do not know.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, a Bumble Bee capable of carving a wood is lured by the enticing aroma of a flower, for the flower doesn't dream of the Bee. It blossoms and the Bee comes. Just like the rich fragrance of flower, Love softens the hardest edges of life's tumult.
In another analogy he says, a father of a child may have a  discrete demeanour but feels tender vulnerability to his child from within, for we are never so vulnerable as when we love.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, if Faith can move Mountains, Love can move the World."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम iI

मुक्त होता परि झाला बद्ध I
घेऊनिया छंद माझे माझे II
पाप पुण्य अंगी घेतले जडुन I
वर्म नेणे कोण करिता तो II
तुका म्हणे गेले व्यर्थ वाया विण I
जैसा मृग शीण मृगजळी II

Shiva (शिव) and Jiva (जीव) are nothing but the Supreme Self and Individual Self. Just as a mirror reflects the objects in itself. We cannot separate the mirror from its reflection. We cannot say that reflection is the mirror itself. Yet we cannot separate the two also. Similarly the Jiva thrives on Shiva like a reflection.
Jiva (जीव) is haunted by spell of Mistress of Illusion Maya, which makes him forget of his True Nature. The Jiva becomes engrossed in "I am the body" idea  taking him far away from his True Quest, the Self Realisation.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the relationship between Jiva and Shiva (जीव - शिव), as a relationship between Duality and Non Duality or between Difference and Non Difference.
He says, Jiva is but Shiva in the embodied form who contains within him both Purusha and Prakriti. Purusha is the Supreme Consciousness which is all pervading and Eternal and Prakriti is materiality and dynamism of the whole creation. In Jiva, Purusha is passive while Prakriti is active so is the natural inclination to seek frivolous material pursuits. Jiva is thus a Divine Being caught in the labyrinth of worldly existence. The dominant "I am the body" idea in Jiva compels him to assume that he is the Doer, when he is not.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a thirsty deer running behind a mirage, deluded by the luminous glow of moon light reflected from the sands in the desert, mistakes it for water from a long distance. The deer eagerly rushes to the spot but in vain. Again looks ahead and finds the flash of mirage appearing like an oasis far away. Again and again the deer makes the same blunder. Similar is the fate of man driven by the thirst of sense gratification which leads him to doom unless he wakes up from his deep slumber and does a conscious effort to make this rare human birth fruitful. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

फळाची तों पोटी I
घड़े वियोगेही भेटी II
करावे चिंतन I
सार तेचि आठवण II
चित्त चित्ता ग्वाही I
उपचारे चाड नाही II
तुका म्हणे देवा I
पावे अंतरीची सेवा II

"It is said that "There is more love in separation than in union, for in union the beloved is found in one place only, while in separation the beloved is found everywhere."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about, "In Form Devotion (सगुण भक्ती)." He says, it is very difficult to worship an Unmanifested GOD, but it is much easier to focus our mind on a Manifested Form of GOD and worship Him. As soon as we talk about worship, there arises a sense of Twoness or Duality. He says, in a way, In Form Devotion or (सगुण भक्ती) is merely a medium of attaining Self Realisation by transcending the Duality.
GOD is everywhere and in everything, but is beyond the grasp of limited human intellect. This human birth is a rare opportunity to attain Oneness with GOD Consciousness or the Formless GOD. But the medium through which we can reach this goal is through the Embodied Form of GOD Consciousness, Saguna.(सगुण ब्रम्ह).
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Duality is separation and separation intensifies the experience of love. Just like parting from our loved One, increases our remembrance, thoughts and absorption in that person, so is the sense of Duality, which intensifies the devotion to GOD. And hence when meditation in separation fuels the intense longing, GOD embraces us and reciprocates with us from within
He says, Name Worship of Supreme Lord is a meditation to see GOD within us. He says, our True Self is the Silent Witness that observes everything that goes on within and needs no ritualistic appendages.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One need not look for GOD in sky, but search Him within the heart, for He hears even the very Silent Prayer of a Sincere Heart."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुारणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

हाती धरूं जावे I
तेणे परतेंचि व्हावे II
ऐसा कां हो आला वांटा I
हींन भाग्याचा करंटा II
देव ना संसार I
दोही ठायीं नाही थार II
तुका म्हणे पीक I
भूमि नेदी न मिळे भीक II

"We never get what we want, We never want what we get, We never have what we like, We never like what we have.That's Life."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about our endless desire for more, more and more.
This insatiable desire for more is nothing but seeking fulfilment outside ourselves, rather than within.
Our conditioned mind makes us believe that happiness is found through what we are able to achieve and aquire. He says, what few people understand is that the more you want, the more you seem to lack.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, to the mind, there is never enough. With every desire chased, you lose the Inherent Awareness Eternally present in you to the false sense of lack, rather than fullness of your being, your True Nature. With evey thing you want, you lose yourself even further.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a conscious effort to find out what you are actually looking for, is much needed. We must make a Self Probe to find out if there is any end to our wanting or when will it be? We must look within and find out if our life has become an endless pursuit for something which will hardly bear its promised fruit.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, to escape the false egoic need for more, we must realise that, in the quest for happiness, Nothing is Everything. What we truly desire, more than anything else, is the end of desire. This is the Absolute and True happiness which is not relative to anything. It is the presence of Pure Awareness empty of desire, and this can only be found within Oneself, as Oneself.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, you are the very thing you are searching for. When you realise what is false, the Truth will shine. The more One understands the Indwelling Essence, the more it is realised that nothing is needed but the spontaneity of the Ever and Alive Supreme Awareness, for this is the vitality of your Self, from which all the happiness flows."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देह निरसे तरी I
बोलावया नुये उरी II
येर वाचेचे वाग्जाळ I
अलंकारापुरते बोल II
काचें तरी कढे I
जाती ऐसे चित्त ओढ़े II
विष्णुदास तुका I
पूर्ण धनी जाणे चुका II

"It is said that "True Silence is going deep within yourself to that place where nothing is happening, where you transcend time and space and you go into a brand new dimension of nothingness. Only in the stillness of the mind can One see himself as he is ...Unbound."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about a Self Realised Soul who has transcended duality and is free from the bondage of "I am the body" idea. These Awakened Beings do not talk much, for their intuition works through reason. On the other hand One who boasts of spiritual wiseness may hypnotise the odiences temporarily with wordly embellishments but empty words devoid of Knowledge sound hollow.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj has illustrated with beautiful analogy. He says, in making of Clarified Butter (तूप), the crackling sound is indicative of milk solids separating from butter. Here the crackling sound is just like pompous display of a person making a big talk. Just like a Pure Clarified Butter emerges when the crackling sound stops, so is the Self Realised Soul, who on his journey within, is free from any pretentions and doesn't need any boastful display.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the thing always happens that you really believe in, and a belief in a thing makes it happen.One is always naturally inclined to do things which he likes most.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, to be a seeker on a journey of Self Realisation is a boon, for it makes One constantly vigilant of Self which is in a way a constant cleansing of mind from within. He says, "Be Silent, only the Hand of GOD can remove the burdens of your heart."

II  श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम।जय राम जय जय राम II

सर्वां भूती द्यावे अन्न I
द्रव्य पात्र विचारुन I
उपतिष्ठे कारण I
तेथे बीज पेरीजे II
पुण्य करिता होय पाप I
दूध पाजोनी पोशिला साप I
करोनि अघोराचा जप I
दुःख विकत घेतले II
भूमी पाहता नाही वेगळी I
माळ वरड एके काळी I
उत्तम निराळी I
मध्यम आणि कनिष्ठ II
म्हणोनि विवेके I
काही करणे ते निके I
तुका म्हणे फिके I
रुची नेदी मिष्टान्न II

It is said that "You must learn who is GOLD and who is Gold Plated."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the paramount importance of understanding the worth, as it is the key for appropriate and thoughtful actions. He says, we all eat but we must be cautious while offering  food to others. More than offering, catering food  to the needy  matters most than catering it to the One who does not care, for GOD comes to the hungry in the form of food.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, there is a thing about snakes that no matter how much you feed them milk, they will bite you in the last. In other words, the unthankful heart discovers no mercies.
He says, the earth is what we all have in common. All life depends upon soil. But every soil does not bear the same fruit.
Just like a tasteless delicacy, which is hardly relished by anyone, One must make a conscious effort of finding out of what he is doing and whether his actions are conducive to his ultimate goal, the Self Realisation.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Mindfulness is not difficult. We just need to remember to do it."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

शिळा जया देव I
तैसा फळे त्याचा भाव II
होय जतन हे गोड I
अंतराव येती नाड II
देव जोड़ें भावे I
इच्छेचे ते प्रेम घ्यावे II
तुका म्हणे मोड़ दावी I
तैशी फळे आली व्हावी II

"As the famous saying goes,"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand." To believe in GOD is to believe that He is.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Faith that GOD is. He says, Faith is Formless. It holds no structure. It is Pure. Faith gives absolute certitude of the Truth believed, because it is a virtue directly infused into the Soul by GOD who is the Truth itself.
Faith in GOD is nothing but a living, Eternally Awake Consciousness of GOD within.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, every seed that One sows, decides into what it will grow, because your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Faith in GOD is to believe what you do not yet see ; the Reward for this Faith is to see what you believe."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

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

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

रामरूप केली I
रामें कौसल्या माउली II
राम राहिला मानसी I
ध्यानी चिंतनी जयासी II
राम होय त्यासी I
संदेह नाही भरंवसा II
आयोध्येचे लोक I
राम झाले सकळीक II
स्मरता जानकी I
रामरूप झाले कपि II
रावणेशी लंका I
 राम आपण झाला देखा II
ऐसा नित्य राम ध्याय I
तुका वंदी त्याचे पाय II

"गुढी पाडवा", commemorates the coronation of Supreme Lord Shri Ram post His return to Ayodhya after completing 14 years of exile. It symbolizes Divine Lord Shri Ram's victory over Demon King Ravan and happiness and celebrations that followed.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, when Divine Lord Shri Ram returned to Ayodhya, his mother Kausalya who along with others awaited His return with a Reason-less and Intense Longing, remaining absorbed in His name, ultimately to become One with Him
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the paramount importance of intense yearning for God Reallisation, for longing for Him brings One to perfection through Discrimination and Inward Illumination, raising One's intellect to the heights of contemplation.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the  incessant recital of Holy Ram Nam unfolds the path to Self Realisation, slowly but steadily. Be the natives of Ayodhya or the monkeys who helped Supreme Lord Shri Ram in his search of his beloved wife Seeta, it was their earnest yearning to the Divine Lord with expectations less devotion that made them merge in Him, to become One with Him. The demon king Ravan and his army, though for different reason, were obsessed by Supreme Lord Shri Ram. Despite this they were rewarded with His Blessings and were blessed by Oneness with Him.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, he bows with reverence to those whose mind remains preoccupied by Holy Ram Nam, for it is the blessing that confers the reward, of being in the world but not of the world. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

घ्या रे भाई घ्या रे भाई I
कोणी काही थोड़े बहु II
येच हाटी येच हाटी I
बांधा गांठी पारखुन II
वेंच आहे वेंच आहे I
सरले पाहें मग खोटे II
उघड़े दुकान उघड़े दुकान I
रात्री जाली कोण सोडी मग II
तुका म्हणे अंतकाळी I
जाती टाळी बैसोनि II

"It is said that "The trouble is, you think you have time."
In the ephemeral human existence, One must understand his true worth and accordingly value his life. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, our worldly life is like a marketlplace. If One does not define himrself in it, he will not be able to do the proper valuation correctly and hence will err in his judgement. He says, the quest of our True Self is all about how much importance we give to our worldly life which is full of unending desires and sense gratification. He says, fame is fleeting, popularity is temporary. We must not spoil what we have by desiring what we do not. He says, man considers his body as his greatest asset, ignoring the eternal truth that our bodies are perishable. Wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Hence we must immediately engage in acts of merit such as absorbing ourselves in Holy Ram Nam instead of chasing frivolous pursuits.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, our mouth is like a wearhouse. A conscious effort to load it with a merchandise of Holy Ram Nam instead of anything else is much needed before the sun of life sets, thereby snatching the only chance we have to transcend the endless sufferings.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, blessed is the One who understands the ephemeral nature of this human birth, and hence he will be cautious not to let go even a moment without reciting the Holy Ram Nam, for Faith is the Eternal Elixir."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जाणावें ते सार I
नाही तरी दगा फार II
डोळे झांकिलिया रवि I
नाही ऐसा होय जेवीं II
बहुथोड्या आड़ I
निवारितां लाभे जाड़ II
तुका म्हणे खरे I
नेले हातींचे अंधारे II

As the famous saying goes,"The Real is near, you do not have to seek it. A man who seeks the Truth will never find it. Truth is in what is ..... and that is the beauty of it. But the moment you conceive it, the moment you seek it, you begin to struggle, and a man who struggles cannot understand. That is why we have to be Still, Observant and Passively Aware."
Our True Self is a state of Pure Consciousness, the state of Being which is veiled in us and denied to us by the hypnotic spell of Mistress of Illusion Maya. The True Purpose of our existence is to realise that Consciousness and ultimately to become One with it. In contrast to the Knowledge of our True Self, which is Self Illuminated and exists by itself, the knowledge that arises from Duality is illuminated by mind and intelligence and exists only in relation to things and otherness. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the distinction between Wisdom of our True Self and worldly knowledge. He says, One must give a conscious thought to realise who we are, why we are here and where we need to go.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like closing eyes in broad daylight, what One sees is only darkness, so is the One who seeks Wisdom of his True Self outside, when all One needs to do is look within.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, in Oneself lies the whole world. All depends on how to look and learn. The door is there, so is the key. Nobody can give you either key or direct you to the door to be opened, except yourself. "

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II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काय करू जी दातारा I
काही न पूरे संसारा Ii
झाली माकडाचे परी I
जातों तळा येतो वरी II
घाली भलते ठायीं हात I
होती शिव्या बैसे लात II
आदी अंती तुका I
सांगे न कळे झाला चुका II

"It is said that "It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense."
Avarice is a bottomless pit which exhausts a person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed. If One is not contented with what he has, then surely he would experience no contentment in what he desires. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the insatiable avarice of mankind where man wants more and more without end. He says, restlessness of a man caused by lust of avarice, like a bothersome child, keeps growing and is forever the same. Everything interests him but nothing holds him.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, our worldly mind in the captivity of "I am the body" idea is as fidgety as a Restless Monkey. Jumping here and there senselessly, seeks anything it sets it's eyes on, without bothering of consequences. Just like the monkey, we, in our mundane existence, wander aimlessly all our life, without trying to understand that  tranquility of mind is all about hearing the whispers of our Inner Self.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Mind is a powerful Force to be Reckoned with. It can Enslave us or Empower us. It can Plunge us into the Depths of Misery or take us to the Heights of Ecstasy. One must learn to use the immense power of mind Wisely."

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II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II