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is not in his power to enjoy it. The money which perhaps would have been more useful to some poor, needy peasant, now lies buried in his iron safe, free from the contamination of poverty; but it carries its own curse with it, the man who made it is not to enjoy it! It is true that the man of money sleeps in his mansion, and his couch consists of the most luxurious, springy bed that human ingenuity can devise, while the Yogi lies down on mother earth, but it is no less true that the latter gets up in the morning, saying, 'uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,' and the former feeling it.
YOGA.
When man understands that every little departure from the strict code of morality, as laid down by Religion, goes to stamp the features with ugliness and misery, renders the system sensitive to the infection and onslaught of disease-bearing germs and also tends to shorten life, to say nothing of its evil effect on the future career of the soul, he will come to estimate the scathing condemnation of the Scribes and Pharisees by Jesus at its proper worth. The Yogi is not against your making money, provided you do not lose sight of the real aim. The true principle is to do whatever work is natural or congenial to one's station in life, but to do it unconcernedly, always remembering that wealth is not the be all and end all of existence. One need entertain no fear of poverty, or starvation, by working in this unconcerned manner. One fears only so long as one does not understand the truth. The moment you give up theorizing and put the statement to practical test, you will find the Master's words, "Seek ye first the Kingdom
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