Oft hast thou taught me this exalted truth—
‘Illusion’s veil o’erspreads life’s surfaces’—
Yet must I see with greater clarity
Why I must bear this heavy destiny,
That seems so cruel and which works such harm.
Benedictus:
Within our circle there is formed a knot
Of threads that Karma spins world-fashioning.
Thy sufferings, my friend are links in chains,
Forged by the hand of destiny, whereby