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very simple. Let him cultivate a spirit of equanimity towards his relatives and friends even if they make fun of him. Let him keep his vow intact under, all ordeals. Let him enthusiastically undertake noble acts of pilgrimage and charity; let him cultivate a taste for association with the wise and the noble and let him practice the spirit of tolerance.
He should spend his wealth in good causes, keep his mind
ssed in study, thinking, pondering. He should discard all interest in movies and dramas, political controversies, food and drinking, and so on. This will slowly and steadily lead to self-awakening and the rise of a great spiritual personality. Such a Sadhaka fears none, refuses to be unduly influenced by anybody; he remains unshaken in the midst of all worldly attractions and becomes neither upset nor restless during times of physical ailments.
He is the uncrowned emperor of the world; he is constantly engrossed in knowledge and delight. His kingdom of the self is entirely his, whether or not he is known to the world. Let us bow ourselves with highest reverences at the lotus feet of such a highly enlightened Sadhaka.
LIVING EXAMPLES OF REAL SUCCESS IN LIFE (1) One great man, Shri Raichandbhai, was born at Vavania in Morbi State of Saurashtra, about 125 years ago. Right from childhood, he was endowed with knowledge of previous births, a poetic faculty and vast memory. Yet he accepted self-knowledge as the most important aim in life and acted up to it. Later on he was popularly known as Shrimad Rajchandra.
He was in the jewellery business in Bombay. He was a follower of truth and morals in business and passed most of his time in the study of religious scriptures; meditation on the self and occasionally visited judicious personalities.
Gandhiji admired him and stated that, his appearance was calm, there was detachment in all his activities. He never had attraction and attachment towards worldly prosperity. External showiness cannot make one ascetic. Detachment is the grace of the soul. The state of detachment was most natural to this philosopher.
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