Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1040

He displays the pompous air that he has learned; but how can a flint look like a diamond? You luckless fellow, learn where the truth lies; all images of God resemble Him. Why have you lent yourself to illusions? Why do you throw away your true greatness? Tuka says, Destruction is visible ahead of you; this is why I make you ashamed.

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