Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 327

Desires add to our guilt; the touch of the
past cannot be changed. These are profitable
words; it is Narayana who has pronounced them. You have what your past has
assigned you by a fixed rule; exertions will leave
you with nothing but exertions. Tuka says, If you
embrace peace, it will bestow joy upon you.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents