Passage 8

In English

Today, students set their aspirations on the physical world. They believe worldly joys to be true and lasting. They dedicate their time, body and actions to the pursuit of temporary happiness. But ancient students trusted that the alone is permanent. They understood that the body was given to realize the and exerted their utmost to experience inner bliss after renouncing external joys. For many years, ate only roots and tubers, drank only water and underwent great austerities to secure knowledge of the . He sat alone in caves and purified his mind. Purity of the mind is most important for the vision of the .