Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2302

Let it be God that enjoys our pleasures; it is well to surrender our pleasures to God. If we lay aside thoughts of self, God can be attained while we are yet in the body. At the proper season will be set before us the best of leaves and bulbs and roots. Hypocrites are guilty of this, says Tuka; they make false pretences of exerting themselves for God.

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