<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=581310" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Unless And Until You Have Grasped The Essence Of The Self</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Unless and until you have grasped the essence of the Self<br>Vain are all your efforts and like unseasonal rains,<br>You have wasted your human birth.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So what if you have taken a holy bath<br>Or offered twilight prayers and worship? <br>So what if you have stayed at home and given alms? <br>So what if you keep matted locks and smear ashes? <br>So what if you have plucked hair on your head? <br>Unless and until you have grasped the essence of the Self<br>Vain are all your efforts and like unseasonal rains,<br>You have wasted your human birth.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So what if you indulge in recitation, penance or go on a pilgrimage? <br>So what if you count beads and chant the holy name<br>So what if you put on at il ak or worship Tulsi? <br>So what if you drink the water of Ganga? <br>Unless and until you have grasped the essence of the Self<br>Vain are all your efforts and like unseasonal rains,<br>You have wasted your human birth.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So what if you speak of theVedas or grammar? <br>So what if you enjoy yourself and have a good time? <br>So what if you have grasped the distinctions<br>Between the six systems of philosophy? <br>So what if you have adhered to the distinction of caste? <br>Unless and until you have grasped the essence of the Self<br>Vain are all your efforts and like unseasonal rains,<br>You have wasted your human birth.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">All these are worldly pursuits for filling one's belly<br>Until you have seen the absolutebr ahman.<br>Says Narsinh, without beholding the Essence<br>One wastes his birth precious asChi nt amani Jewel.<br>Unless and until you have grasped the essence of the Self<br>Vain are all your efforts and like unseasonal rains,<br>You have wasted your human birth.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Narsinh+Mehta">Narsinh Mehta</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=581310" data-title="Unless And Until You Have Grasped The Essence Of The Self de Narsinh Mehta" data-description="Unless and until you have grasped the essence of the Self Vain are all your efforts and like unseasonal rains, You have wasted your human birth. So what if you have taken a holy bath Or offered twilight prayers and worship? So what if you have s..."></div> </div> </div>

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