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OCTOBER, 1967
Still ye hear not It is wonder of all wonders. In the world Blessed is he, says Cidananda, Who is in love with his Lord.
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Think it over thyself My dear! Think it over. Have no love for this body Which is not self. It is composed of particles of matter. And our Lord hath said, my dear, To consider this body as self Is the cause of all bondage. As gold exists with stone As butter in milk As oil in sesamum As scent with flowers So the self exists with this body. Fire exists in wood Which comes out when there is a cause So by knowing the cause and effect One can easily get over the bondage. As the swan separates Milk from water So do the wise make distinction Between self and body And destroy the bondage of karma. As a lion residing in the company of goats Knows his own prowess Only when it comes in contact With the lion of the forest So, says Cidananda Know ye thy true self.
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It behoves him not to sleep Who hath to go a long way. It is now dawn Mothers are patting their children
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