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was greed must now be transmuted into an unflinching will to accomplish the spiritual good. That which was passion and lust must now be changed into a burning love for all. But this change is to be accomplished through the Law of Sacrifice.
From these considerations the ancient sages of India made certain rules for people who naturally, in the stage which they had reached, would keep selfgratification as an end and aim of life; in whom, in fact, the lower nature was so strong and powerful that nothing would set them to work except a desire for the gratification of the sense. And looking afound us to day we shall find that the majority of human beings are in that category. Few are the men and women whose life and conduct are purely based on altruistic motives; rare are the people in whom the thought of the little self does not control some of their acts and movements. Persons who have devoted their whole life to the service of humanity, aye, to the good of all living beings, are few and far between. And still the mnajority of human beings in whom the lower nature is more powerful can by degrees be elevated to a higher plane, where they can be taught to look upon life as a field for the performance of duty and not as an arena for self-gratification. This idea can be introduced in all departments of life. Just analyse the mental condition of the person who works for his own gratification. For everything that he does he wants a re
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