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CHAPTER TEN
Virtuous Living - For That Spring Of Life
here can be no denying the fact that no one who does not know the method of doing a thing is ever likely to be
successful in his undertaking to accomplish its doing. No process which consists in a series of inaction, or things done wrongly, can ever be relied upon to lead us to the desired result. The man who would bake his bread, for instance, must know precisely what bread is made of, as well as the exact method of making and baking it. The acquisition of scientific knowledge, connecting the individual effort with the goal in view by a series of steps each of which carries one nearer the end than the one preceding it is, therefore, an absolute necessity, if we are to succeed in our undertaking. There is no difference in respect of the principles governing the method of realization whether the pursuit is of a spiritual nature or of any other kind.
Without right conduct – doing of the right thing at the right moment - no desired results can ever be achieved by any one. If right faith is the properly directed rudder and right knowledge the chart of navigation, right conduct is the force which actually
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