I have got my blanket back; I have found where it went to. The thief was an honest man; Pundalika has set him behind his back. Where is the thief? There is one spot where he dwells, you need not look for him anywhere else. Other people’s blankets were stolen before mine, and mine got mixed with theirs. They searched for theirs and found them; I will do the same. Tuka says, I have gained after all; I lost a torn blanket, and I have got a new one.
Though I have abandoned the world, yet desires arise in my heart; what am I to do? Let me cast at Thy feet this bundle of my body. As to whether we do or do not, rules and prohibitions may guide us; but if we cannot discern their inner spirit, we shall waste our labour. Tuka says, Give me not life on the surface, but hide Thyself within me.
Though I have abandoned the world, yet desires arise in my heart; what am I to do? Let me cast at Thy feet this bundle of my body. As to whether we do or do not, rules and prohibitions may guide us; but if we cannot discern their inner spirit, we shall waste our labour. Tuka says, Give me not life on the surface, but hide Thyself within me.