Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2082

Pride springs from underlying ignorance. It was unquestionable that such a man's life would be wasted and this is how it comes to pass. He was never at rest, and thus he felt himself to be separate from God; Tuka says, The vessel of faith left him and there was no room in him for faith.

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