THOU hast assembled together the five vital elements of the body; thou hast set the spirit of selfish pride to assail them. What comes there of “ I ” and “ mine ” ? Who can bear this burden? How can we delight in the body ? It is itself but a prey to death. The soul does not perish; it quits its old frame and enters a new one; according to its store of merit it passes through a good or evil life. Desire increases the spreading creeper of the world; we should check its growth; this is true wisdom. Tuka says, A hidden treasure is esteemed the more flighly. IT.; Che Impossibility of escaping our Past