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3. Harmony
The Principle of Harmony
The preservance of harmony between the interior and the exterior is popularly termed as DHARMA. There will be peace in one's life in proportion as there is harmony between the interior and the exterior, and discontent in proportion as there is disharmony between the two. Therefore the principle of harmony in life is the basic principle of DHARMA and YOGA. Lord Krishna says in Gita, “The highest YOGA is the preservance of harmony."
The Key to Success
Can you preserve your mental and emotional harmony in conflicting and discordant situations? Can you foster harmony between conflicting elements, principles, groups and individuals ? Can you be sometimes more tender than a flower and at other times, when situation demands, more strong than steel? Can you discover unity behind variety, and variety behind unity? If so, I can emphatically say that when time comes, you will be a very successful ascetic or. administrator or a house-holder,
The Secret of Duty
What is the gardener doing in the garden ? He is pruning, cutting or even plucking away some plants, and
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