राम
Abhanga 858Renunciation

That We Should Renounce It

English Translation · I.P. 858

WHEN we view the illusion from outside, we set ourselves free from fear or influence; we know no distinction of self or other. If we purchase truth, we get a full return of our money; we do not like an unprofitable business. If we rub the spot outside, we aggravate an inward pain, and we must open a passage by burning or cutting. Tuka says, This is no place to glorify ourselves; God has made himself witness and will decide the case.

Tr. J. Nelson Fraser & K.B. Marathe (1909)

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Renunciation

The case for letting go of worldly attachments and turning wholly to God.

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