Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2188

We cannot reach this God by hypocritical
words, you must tell him in all sincerity
your secret thoughts. He, the source of joy, whom
you must approach, knows the smallest thing that
keeps you from Him. Tuka says, If you seek your
own profit, purify your mind.

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