Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1061

He who is lazy by nature and has moreover his teacher’s advice to confirm him, what will prevent him from taking his own way, what will stop him? He cannot practise religion, or obey the rules of conduct. Tuka says, He is an ass; he runs where his mind leads him.

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