Sivavakkiyar : The Slothful

For some background on the revered Tamil poet and mystic Sivavakkiyar, see this post.

The slothful
     sluggards
     say: He is far, far, far
     away!
But the Supreme It
is spread everywhere
on Earth and in Heavens.
O you poor dumb ones,
running
stunned and suffering
through towns and fields and forests
in Search!
He is right there
within you!
Stand still
and feel Him,
feel!

Translation Kamil V. Zvelebil

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