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Can water drink itself?

Sant Tukaram 1598 (Dehu, Pune Maharashtra) – 1649 (Dehu)

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.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Sant Tukaram

Sant Tukaram Maharaj also referred to as Santshreshta, Jagadguru, Tukoba and Tukobaraya, was a 17th-century Hindu poet and sant of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra, India. more…

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