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pure. The more fine and refined the strings of intuition and karma are, the more powerful they become. There is an even more important thing about the glandular system. The purity of our glandular system determines the purity of our thoughts and reduces the passions and anger within us. Now the nervous system gets the second place and the glandular system gets the first place. Science has made it well known that all our emotional stress is due to our endocrinal glands. If we look at the same thing from the angle of karma then we find that the nature of the essence of and ripeness of the karma will determine its manifestation in man. If through meditation one can change the secretions of the glandular system or the karmic fruition then man begins to change and his perspective begins to change. When perspective changes then things become more meaningful.
The dance group was showing off its talent. One dancer got tired with too much of dancing and yet nobody had offered any money as appreciation. She told her husband, “The night is coming to a close. We have not got anything from the king or from the audience. The bowl for donations is still empty. Tell
Acharya Mahaprajna
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