Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 101

I have constrained myself to wear an outward appearance; but I have not renounced my inward nature. So my experience constantly tells me; the fruit is known to any mind. I have not even dreamed what it is to be awake; I go about forgetful of all. My mind has not emerged from worldly life; it is still engaged in its old occupations. Tuka says, Like an actor I have changed my outward garb, but inwardly I am still what I was.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents