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humanity. The foundation of his life is laid in the service of humanity. The practice of Ahimsa and Truth is the guiding principle of his life. The great man is himself a lighthouse who continues to guide mankind through the darkness of the world even after thousands of years after his death. He is the greatest artist of the world. Just as an artist makes beautiful statues out of shapeless stones, in the same way a great man, as an artist of humanity, would mould, mend and enlighten the undeveloped, uncultured, unprincipled and rigid humanity. He raises man from the state of animalhood to that of godhood. Such a man is the superman, the supreme among all,
The Perfect Man
AMAR VANI
The perfect man is one who, breaking off all the fetters of attachment, attains the pinnacle of humanity. He keeps himself away from the foul infection of passions, and lives in the fragrance of self-realisation.
The Measurement of Greatness
Do you want to be great? If so, control your desires. Do not let them go uncontrolled; do not let them stray. The greatness of man depends upon his capability to control his desires, and not in being controlled by them. Before you put your foot upon the path of greatness, you must control and conquer all your desires and passions.
The Ideal of Mahadeva
Everybody is eager to drink nectar. But I want to become eternal and immortal by drinking poison. I do not want a bed of flowers; I want the path strewn with
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