be-

prefix

1. 1

   rareBy, near, next to, around, close to.

   beleaguer, bestand, beset, besit

2. 2

   rareAround; about.

   begather, belay, belook, bestir, belive, besmell, bewrap

3. 3

   rareAbout, regarding, concerning, over.

   bewrite, betalk, betell, belie, bemoan, bemourn, bewail, beknow, besing, bespeak

4. 4

   rareOn, upon, at, to, in contact with something.

   beclothe, becall, besee, behold, befall, bedo, beshine, besmile, betone

5. 5

   rareOff, away, over, across

   becut, bedeal, betake, bego, behead, belimb, benim, bereave, besleeve, betrunk

6. 6

   rareAs an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.

   bebreak, begladden, belabour, belove, behate, besmirch, bedazzle, besiege, befuddle

7. 7

   rareAll around; about; abundantly; all over.

   belave, belick, bescatter, bekiss

8. 8

   rareForming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".

   becalm, bedark, befree, befriend, bedim, beken, benight, benothing, bewet, besmooth, bestrange

9. 9

   archaicUsed to intensify adjectives meaning "adorned with something", often those with the suffix -ed.

   besequined, befeathered, beclawed, bewebbed, betasseled, beloved

   Similarly, one could argue that if these be-tattooed yogic folk were really so spiritual, they wouldn't feel the need to inform everyone else of this or remind themselves of it, via the medium of the tattoo.