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Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama)

17th Century

About Tukaram

Timeline (1608 - 1649)

Tukaram, Tukaram poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama) poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry

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English version by
Georg Feuerstein

Original Language
Marathi

Can water drink itself?

Themes

Bower

Garden

Lover and Beloved

Tree

Water

Recommended Books

	Life of Tukaram, by Justin E. Abbot
	Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West, Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
	Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty, Edited by Alan Jacobs
	Says Tuka: Selected Poetry of Tukaram, Translated by Dilip Chitre
	Tukaram, by Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade

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Can water drink itself?
Can a tree taste its own fruit?
The worshiper of God must
     remain distinct from
     Him.
Only thus will he come to
     know God's joyful love.
But if he were to say that God
     and he are one,
that joy and love would
     vanish instantly.

-- from The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice, by Georg Feuerstein

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