Monday, December 08, 2008
Poem by Tukaram
Tukaram
Words are the only Jewels I possess
Words are the only Clothes that I wear
Words are the only food
That sustains my life
Words are the only wealth
I distribute among people
Says Tuka,
Witness the Word
He is God
I worship Him
With my words
Tukaram was born in 1608 in India. One of the outstanding "poet/saints" of the era, his work was popular with a wide audience. Obviously, he was in love with language, and felt that it was itself a repository of divine energy. He was initiated without an intermediary (that is, he experienced an internal initiation, without benefit of guru or priest.) Today we might look on such an event
as "spontaneous kundalini awakening."
