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who remain absorbed in a trance concentrating their minds and meditating on the Soul or God day and night, who have bidden good-bye to all the nefarious acts and activities of the world, who themselves have gone across the ocean and helped others in doing so and who drink the nectar of peace and help others in doing so. (2)
SERVANTS OF THE COUNTRY
All honour, then, again to those selfless servants who have become ready to serve their country, society, religion, and Soul, who have undertaken to offer services without any in-- terest or object of earning money, fame, and greatness, who are directing their efforts in such a manner that the spiritual brilliance may become manifest, who never go out of the just path, who firmly stick to what is proper and fair and who serve the cause of society, religion, and country with all their bodily and mental zest and with wealth also. (3)
LAYMEN
All honour to those laymen who are the abodes of merits, who have fast conviction so far as matters of religion are concerned, who rank the religion above all, who have so solid faith in religion that no one is able to dislodge their faith from that, who observe the twelve vows of the householders and who shun to get a single farthing through dis
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