Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tukaram

I've been reading the section in Love Poems from God by Tukaram. They've been making me smile so much, I wanted to include several here.

I Might Act Serious

If God would stop telling jokes,
I might act serious.

(I just love picturing these!)

It's the Shell Trick

It's the old shell trick with a twist:
I saw God put Himself in one
of your pockets.

You are bound
to find
Him.



Feeling Very Secure

Some
planets rolled in
those openings on the side of my head.

I haven't heard anything for years.
Whenever I see a mouth moving in front of me

I just assume someone is saying
something brilliant

and then go on about my day
feeling very
secure.

And the one I'm focusing on today:

Certainty

Certainty undermines one's power, and turns happiness
into a long shot. Certainty confines.

Dears, there is nothing in your life that will not
change --especially all your ideas of God.

Look what the insanity of righteous knowledge can do:
crusade and maim thousands
in wanting to convert that which is already gold into gold.

Certainty can become an illness
that creates hate and
greed.

God once said to Tuka,

"Even I am ever changing --
I am ever beyond
Myself,

what I may have once put my seal upon,
may no longer be
the greatest
Truth."

What do you all think about this one? I find it very thought-provoking.

1 comment:

  1. hi am new to your blog. Stumbled upon it when searching for certainty. I am well versed with Marati and am not able to find the marati version of this poem. Can u help me out please.

    Veera

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