Wealth is a fickle companion; it will not follow you home.
The Arc
Maya the enticer pulls the whole world; "mine, mine" hoarding ends in loss. Against that, the Pause holds up the fearless, formless, endlessly kind One who cherishes every creature. Then a survey: buried wealth, wealth gripped in dreams, a king's full bags, riches loved past parents and hidden from the dearest — none of it follows; and even hermits and scholars in home or forest are trailed by the same clinging, because it lives in the mind. The close: when the One cuts the knots, the Name settles in and the heart comes free.
The "won't go along with you" refrain rhymes with the whole Maaroo meditation on what we can and cannot carry. Freedom comes by grace (nadar), not by technique.
For Raag Maaroo
A clear-eyed look at attachment that lands not in fear but in the kindness of the One who unties the knots.
Translation Notes
Yogis, hermits and scholars are treated evenhandedly (influence and wisdom, never contempt); the point is that clinging lives in the mind, not in any way of life.
Wealth is a fickle companion; it will not follow you home.
The Arc
Maya the enticer pulls the whole world; "mine, mine" hoarding ends in loss. Against that, the Pause holds up the fearless, formless, endlessly kind One who cherishes every creature. Then a survey: buried wealth, wealth gripped in dreams, a king's full bags, riches loved past parents and hidden from the dearest — none of it follows; and even hermits and scholars in home or forest are trailed by the same clinging, because it lives in the mind. The close: when the One cuts the knots, the Name settles in and the heart comes free.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The "won't go along with you" refrain rhymes with the whole Maaroo meditation on what we can and cannot carry. Freedom comes by grace (nadar), not by technique.
For Raag Maaroo
A clear-eyed look at attachment that lands not in fear but in the kindness of the One who unties the knots.
Translation Notes
Yogis, hermits and scholars are treated evenhandedly (influence and wisdom, never contempt); the point is that clinging lives in the mind, not in any way of life.
Last updated: 2026-07-09