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AMAR VANI
The Centre of Humanity
Man, do you truly know yourself? What are you? Are you the physical body, or the soul permeating in every pore of your body ? He who attunes himself to the voice of the soul is a man. And he who remains confined to his ibody, and who does not go ahead, is an animal in the shape of man. Verily, the centre of humanity is soul, not ibody.
Rights and Duties
Man, your function is to do your duty : reward is not thy concern. Why do you not care so much about your duty as you do about your rights ? The farmer can plough the field, sow the seed, arrange for watering and manuring and also guard and supervise his field. But the sprouting of the seed is not in his hand; it is in the hands of Nature. This is an eternal and universal principle. Could you not apply this principie in the field of your duties?
The Value of Man
A man should not be adjudged and valued by his wealth or his high position or by the number of his followers. The 'real value of man lies in his faithful performance of the duty assigned to him. A man is valuable in proportion as he performs his duty with sincerity and a sense of responsibility, and in proportion as he is prepared to lay down his life on the altar of duty.
“The Aim of Human Life
The highest aim of human life is renunciation, not tenjoyment:it is not indulgence in worldly pleasures. Indulgence
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