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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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Having removed the crow, she returned to her seat and began to pay attention to the preacher. This time the preacher felt confident that his narration would not be interrupted then and he with all his zeal once more said : “Bhisma said ...” but immediately the old woman was excited to find a beggar just near the door of her house and the preacher was wrong in his judgment. She said : "Beggars like you daily loiter here. We cannot offer to every one and you have come at the wrong time. Preaching is going on, go away from here at once".
Thus almost one quarter of the day passed away, but the preacher could not proceed further and stopped frequently merely after uttering, “Bhisma said .....". From the next day the preacher stopped going to the old lady's house for religious preachings.
Such is the plight of those who have all through-out their life wasted their time clinging to the worldly and domestic affairs. It is proper that habit becomes second nature and it is too difficult to wipe it out at later stage in life. Those who cherish affinity for religion since their infancy become more and more interested in religion later on in life but those who never care to turn their ears or eyes to religion would be completely invalid for religious outlook on old age knocking their doors. Moreover, some physical buoyance and zeal are essential for the practice of religious rights and ceremony and the same are found wanting in old age. Consequently, religious affairs cannot be carried out in old age. From this narration we have to derive a moral that when senses are overflowing with vitality and physique is strong and sound then we should practise religion.
FOUR KINDS OF UNQUALIFIED PERSONS FOR
PRACTICE OF RELIGION
Religion also chooses the right person for contracting friendliness. Religion avoids four kinds of persons for friendship. Merciless, devoid of discrimination, obstinate and partial (unjust) persons are avoided by religion for contracting friendliness.
TALE OF LUBDHAKA
Nenapati was a king with many attendants. One of the attendants named Lubdhaka was very wicked. He grew extremely
