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will not. Only fools do this. not the thinkers. Make yourself as beautiful as you can. It is no sin, no crime. Beauty the essence of love. But I shall caution you against one thing. Don't let your inner spiritual beauty be dimmed in the pursuit of outer beauty. You must make yourself beautiful both from within and without. Your exterior should indeed be beautiful but even more beautiful should be your interior, your speech. But far more beautiful than these should be your mind, your innerself.
To the Sisters
Sisters, do you want ornaments ? I would exhort you to wear the ornaments of modesty, good conduct, discipline and duty. You will then shine like the flash of lightning. You will fill the world with new light. These other ornaments and jewellery are useless. What light can you gain from them? The fact is that a flame of light needs no ornamentation. It is self-lighted.
Man and Woman
AMAR VANI
O man, what do you think of woman ? Is she a doll or a toy for your pleasures? Do you want to subdue her by giving her silken garments and gold and silver ornaments ? She is the mistress of the house, She needs none of these; she needs love, respect and her rights. It is true that sometimes she may demand good garments and beautiful ornaments. She is the devotee of beauty; she loves beauty. But if need be, she can easily sacrifice all of them. You should not forget that Sita, renouncing all the pleasures of life, followed Rama like his shadow on his exile.
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