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suffering. Before conditions could change, he saw that people had to change.
People are unhappy because they are caught up in their own cocoons. They cling to mental concepts and old habits. Their lives become mechanical. No fresh thinking, no connection with life at large. How to lift them?
“The first step toward reducing the suffering in the world is to stop inflicting pain on one's own self. How to stop? By having an attitude of reverence for your own self. Take good care of this body which houses your precious life force. When you take harmful things into your body and mind, it shows you do not have love for yourself. And who will love you if you do not first love yourself?”
He pointed out that this universe is nothing but an echo point. “There is a mutuality between you and the universe. Not a single moment goes by without your receiving a gift from the universe and the help of someone's helping hand. Believe in yourself! Trust your own limitless capacity to do what you want to do! Do not wait for any outside savior! When you bring out the noblest in you, there is nothing you cannot overcome. Together, we can help each other to grow and remove the causes of pain in the world.”
He liked to tell the story of the little boy who heard a voice as he went wandering in the mountains.
“Who is it?' he asked. "The voice answered, 'Who is it?'
“The boy became frightened, but to hide his fear, he bellowed, 'I am stronger than you!'
“And the voice repeated the same words. “So he cried out, 'You must be some devil!' “Again he heard, 'You must be some devil!'
"Now he was really frightened, so he ran home and dove into his mother's arms sobbing, 'Mother, mother, there is a devil in the mountains.'
““How do you know that?' she asked him. “Because he told me so.'
“But the mother was wise. She took her son back up into the hills and told him to cal cut, You are God! “The boy called , 'You are God! When he heard his
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