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Karmayogi Śri Kesarimalji Surāņā Abhinandana Grantha : Seventh Part
Mass consciousness of democratic rights has grown up and it should be coupled with a high sense of maturity, sobriety and integrity. Impulses so developed by the right type of education will go a long way to contribute to productivity at work. Educated persons resorting to 'desk work' should be diverted to various fields of employment in a developing economy. False concept of prestige and power should not come in the way to accept hard jobs. A very important lesson is to be learnt from the Americans and the Japanese in this respect. Even a daughter of an Ambassador will not hesitate to take the job of washing dishes in an American restaurant: thereby she will earn money and purchase a second-hand car. A national upsurge of socio-econmic conscience has to come up to pave the way for future prosperity. This is the job of education to perform if other disciplines join hands. But as Ashok Mehta rightly observes that it should be properly safeguarded that whatever is woven by economics may not be further unwoven by politics.
Constant! Wishless ! Absolute ! Free Knower! Seer ! Soul is me.
I am what Supreme being is, What myself is that God is. With this sole apparent difference, Here-Passions' there - Indifference'.
My real self like Siddhas is, Infinite Power ! Knowledge ! and Bliss, Losing knowledge, being aspirant, I am left a beggar - ignorant.
-Sahajananda
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