Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3457

Estrangement from him; so we should not suffer the smallest change to pass over us. We should do away with all nonsense, and escape from the idle uproar of men; the true place of joy is solitude. Body, speech, and mind, if you devote yourselves to the contemplation of His primal form, you will reach it as swiftly as an arrow cleaves its mark. Tuka says, Set a stone on sloth and sleep; be persevering; know that only while embracing Him are you awake.
In accumulating riches, you move further and further from God; you drift down the stream of life. There is nothing you need; faith alone will bring you to the goal. I swear by Vitthala, says Tuka.

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