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THE WAY OF LIFE
lessly in samsar because of his ignorance of his innate abilities and potentialities.
The knowledge that men have attained in the branches of physiology, physical sciences, life-sciences, psychology etc. is very little. By means of this knowledge, it is not possible to define man's spiritual powers comprehensively. The power of the soul transcends the body, the mind and the intelligence. But it is a pity that man who is so keenly aware of the physical world is oblivious of the inner world of the soul.
DO NOT FORGET THE SOUL
The consequence of man's forgetting the soul is that he is proceeding blindly on the path of violence.
Man is displaying his ignoble intellectual propensities only in pulling down others and in killing people. Owing to his indifference to his soul, his rationality is giving way to perversity. "What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and movement, how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world! The paragon of animals!" And yet how violent he has become! This is so because he is oblivious of his soul, his inward grace and excellence. Though man has attained countless amenities and comforts his inward poverty, his agitation, and his anguish have been increasing, day by day.
In me,
"Who am I." This question impels a man to remember his soul. "I am a pure soul. I am pure spiritual energy. there lies boundless spiritual energy". By this kind of thinking, your application to your endeavours increases. The purity and the incisiveness of your intelligence increases. Your confidence in your soul and in your spiritual potentialities increases.
"Who are my friends?" If you should attain success in your endeavours, you must pose this question to yourself. We need friends who are cordial and loyal to us. Those who make a pretence of being friendly will be friendly towards us until their selfish objectives are fulfilled. After their selfish objectives are fulfilled, they become our enemies. Therefore, I exhort you to
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