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THE LIFE OF THE MONK
mankind, giving back to the world at large that which he himself has received. With this end in view, he marches from place to place, calling nothing his own, nor possessing anything that belongs to the passing existence, preaching to the people the highest truths of spirituality,-the truths which he has realized and demonstrated by practical application in his own life-in order to help those truths to be made practical in the lives of others, for their temporal and spiritual well-being, happiness and advancement.
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