Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2222

A man may forsake wife and children and yet fail to control his speech and mind. Till he has learned to absorb grief and joy, these are but idle freaks of his. Tuka says, A man may profess to be free while still he is in the bond of sorrow.

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