If the spirit is at rest, it counts gold as poison. Covetousness is a sinful thing; know this, O simple men; what shall I say to you? If the mind is disturbed, sandalwood will not cool the raging of the body. Tuka says, If the spirit is not at rest, any remedy or ceremony increases affliction.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1023
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents