Distinction from God Necessary
English Translation · I.P. 211
CU RSED be that knowledge which makes me one with thee; I love to have precepts from thee and prohibitions. 1 am thy servant; thou art my lord; let there be still between us such difference of high and low; let this wonderful truth be established, destroy it not. Water cannot taste itself, nor trees taste their own fruit: the worshipper must be separate, thus alone pleasure arises from distinction. The diamond looks beautiful in its setting; gold, when it is fashioned into an ornament; if there were no difference, how could you contrast the one with the other? After heat one enjoys shade; at the sight of her child the milk comes into the mother’s breast; what delight there is when they meet each other ! Tuka says, This is a great thing gained and so I view it; I am thoroughly resolved to desire liberation no more.
Tr. J. Nelson Fraser & K.B. Marathe (1909)
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