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pertaining to the principles (tenets) and policies (as also by their sermons) they should inspire the people towards the principles of equanimity and ethics-this will be altogether proper If the ascetic group while keeping within their limits lend more and more co-operation to the society, then by it the society's way of working will also be salubrious while on the other side the society shall gain inspiring dig. nity in the general folk.
Scheme of the Society's Expansion :
Once after the formation of society, it begins to function in the form of a salutary organization and on the basis of its achieved successes, if it is desired essential to expand it, then no steps be taken with blind rigidity (sticking to the letter); The constitution of the society be sufficiently flexible so that every proper possibility of its expansion may be incorporated in it.
Whenever any scheme for the expansion of the society is taken in hand, it should be constituted on the suitable advice of the experienced accomplishers and advisory ascetics, so that its expansion may not ramble in the valleys of anomalies. The spirit of accomplishing equanimity should not be lost sight of in any programme, campaign and expansion of the society.
Society may Serve The purpose of a Lamp:
Where-ever the branches or sub-branches of the society are established, they should serve the purpose of lamp in those regions. They shall have not only to abide by the ideal of Equanimity, but by their ideal observance they shall have to spread such an influence in the whole surro
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