Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1872

I speak the words I have been taught, but
there is no impression on myself. I cannot
doubt any more that all my days, O God, have
been wasted. I dwell by myself, but I have not
suppressed ambitions within me. My mind is not
yet steady; my words, says Tuka, do not proceed
from patience.

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