I practised neither meditation nor penance, I used no violence to my mind, I laid no restraints on it. Standing where I was I cried to Thee, to rescue me in my strait. I brought and offered Thee no water; by meditation alone I served Thee; what I spent was spent alone. Says Tuka, My generous master accepted it in all sincerity.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 2690
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents