Travel Light

If you set out on a journey
  with thieves as companions,
  they’ll deceive and betray you.
One who takes to the road of spirit
  with passions as companions –
  that one’s a fool.
If someone ties a stone to himself
  and tries to swim across the river,
  the dullard will soon go under.
Unburden yourself of illusions –
  this body, these possessions.
Set out towards pure meditation.
Only then, says Dnyaneshwar,
  will you realize your Self.
Otherwise, halfway across
  you’ll find you’ve lost your way.
_{Dnyaneshwar, in Many Voices, One Song}