A moment spent with Narayana he looks on
as suffering; death, which is due to-morrow,
he brings on to-day, and says, “It is all a matter
of luck.” God will not allow you to want anything;
be assured, he will stand by you in the
last hour. Consider within yourself where your
true welfare lies, and be awake when the end
approaches. Your cravings and wild desires, such
as are left, bundle up and tie to your waist.
Enough of your present ways! They will not
suffice you in the last hour; your life of youth and
strength will not last for ever. Give up then
your disgust for religion,—the crude offspring of
ignorance,—or hope, and thirst, and illusion will
grow strong upon you. When this body nears its
end, its clay will grow heavy and last but a moment.
What you call your own will be foreign to you;
the sight of your nose and eyes will make you
sick. Till these miseries come upon you, your life
and your future are in your power. Tuka says,
If you think well what your true gain is, all
entanglements will be found treacherous.
as suffering; death, which is due to-morrow,
he brings on to-day, and says, “It is all a matter
of luck.” God will not allow you to want anything;
be assured, he will stand by you in the
last hour. Consider within yourself where your
true welfare lies, and be awake when the end
approaches. Your cravings and wild desires, such
as are left, bundle up and tie to your waist.
Enough of your present ways! They will not
suffice you in the last hour; your life of youth and
strength will not last for ever. Give up then
your disgust for religion,—the crude offspring of
ignorance,—or hope, and thirst, and illusion will
grow strong upon you. When this body nears its
end, its clay will grow heavy and last but a moment.
What you call your own will be foreign to you;
the sight of your nose and eyes will make you
sick. Till these miseries come upon you, your life
and your future are in your power. Tuka says,
If you think well what your true gain is, all
entanglements will be found treacherous.