ILL-STARRED is he who sets off on the path
to a holy place; the very place he reaches becomes an obstacle to him. The best plan, therefore, is to sit still in one place, with one’s thoughts fixed on the root of the mind. To rely on plans is to trust oneself to destiny; one action brings on another, and that, another. Tuka says, Pleasure has not one face alone; you will find happiness by suppressing it.
to a holy place; the very place he reaches becomes an obstacle to him. The best plan, therefore, is to sit still in one place, with one’s thoughts fixed on the root of the mind. To rely on plans is to trust oneself to destiny; one action brings on another, and that, another. Tuka says, Pleasure has not one face alone; you will find happiness by suppressing it.