Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1877

Even at stool a man’s habits follow him; his
restless mood tears up the straw about him.
Thus incorrigible are our natures; which of them
can be governed? Though you keep away from
the company of men, still the impressions left on
you will set you chattering. Tuka says, Thy
service, O God, becomes impossible.

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