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EXHORTATION TO THE MIND Oh! Mind ! instead of wandering here and there quarrel. ling, showing contempi, and sowing seeds of discord, try to
swim in the vast ocean of tranquility which is there in the holy scriptures. Not once but for times without number 1 suggest to you. Oh! Mind! that you form friendship with one and all, show no hostility to any one, and do not think anyone to be your enemy. If you are friendly, your friendship will indeed be reciprocated by others. Even if the other one is inimical to you, suppose, he will give up the enmity the very moment he comes under the benign influence of your friendship. Not only this but a being who has a natural apathy for you will also abandon it. Therefore, Oh! Mind ! go on enriching your treasure by the daily addition of a gen in the form of Attitude of Friendship. (8)
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