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simple and grand appearance, then it could be called the first step for coming near me.
After gaining such divine appearance atleast at the second stage your conduct should get transformed.
"Be as oiher one is," "reply to a brick, with a stone", "If we become as others behave, then only we can live in a place," "A ghost deserving only kicks, does not understand by talks," ~~ instead of such worldly ways of conduct, the noble conduct e.g. "Even by taking poison himself, one should offer nectar to others", "even getting worn out like a sandalwood, I shall give others, coolness and fragrance only", "even becoming a burning flame of light I shall spread light on the path of others', should be put into practise in one's life. In reality whosoever comes under the impact of 'JINSHASAN which is beyond the materialistic world, will not have very poor appearance and in life his conduct would be beyond worldly, materialistic conduct. Pouring with unselfish love, full of spontancous sympathy towards others, full of warmth and light sympathetic approach, overflowing with innocent affection, overflowing with compassion towards others and getting reflected in work of welfare of others, blossoming with fragrance of frank friendship, overflowing with proper generosity, with fragrance of a fear of sinful activities, ~if all these things get woven in such life with a fine discretion, beyond the wordly materialistic conduct then only it can be considered that one has taken a step further to reach the second stage. After divine appearance and the conduct beyond this materialistic world, in the third stage the intensive desire should get transformed. The success, the meaningfulness of the conduct beyond this materialistic world remains in the rising of noble, intensive interest attitude, approach in such noble things.
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