Do not the sages of old know this? They
kept the world at a distance. They on
whom the eight mystic powers descended would
not come into contact with the popular mind.
They ate roots and leaves to nourish the humours
of the body; they dwelt in the forest; they sat
still with fixed eyes, they wore the seal of silence.
Tuka says, Thus, O infinite One, do thou with my
spirit; keep the people far from me.
kept the world at a distance. They on
whom the eight mystic powers descended would
not come into contact with the popular mind.
They ate roots and leaves to nourish the humours
of the body; they dwelt in the forest; they sat
still with fixed eyes, they wore the seal of silence.
Tuka says, Thus, O infinite One, do thou with my
spirit; keep the people far from me.