An Excerpt from Teachings of the Hindu Mystics edited by Andrew Harvey

Teachings of the Hindu Mystics edited by Andrew Harvey contains many texts on the path of devotion. Here is a poem by the poet-saint Tukaram on devotion.

God's Name

He who utters the Name of God while walking
    gets the merit of a sacrifice at every step.
His body becomes a place of pilgrimage.
He who repeats God's Name while working
    always find perfect peace.
He who utters the Name of God while eating
    gets the merit of a fast
    even though he has taken his meals.
Even if one were to give in charity
    the whole earth encircled by the seas
    it would not equal the merit of repeating the Name.
By the power of the Name
    one will know what cannot be known,
One will see what cannot be seen,
One will speak what cannot be spoken,
One will meet what cannot be met.
Tuka says,
    Incalculable is the gain that comes
    from repeating the Name of God."

          — Tukaram