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PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA
sugar soap. Your tongue needs good brushing up. You were living for several years in a mountain of salt." It followed the instructions of the jolly ant. From the eighth day its mouth became sweet. It also became very jolly.
Some aspirants keep within themselves some hidden subtle desires, greed, Moha and pride. These Doshas cling to their minds just as the old salt clung to the tongue of the miserable ant They complain like the ant of the salt mountain “We have no spiritual progress. We have no Self-realization. We are not enjoying spiritual bliss."
Rub your mind and the heart with the soap of Japa and selfless service. Eradicate all the desires and impurities of the mind. You will enjoy the supreme bliss of Paramatma.
6. RAJA JANAK
Raja Janak once commanded a Brahmin who committed a serious crime to leave his dominion at once. The Brahmin said. "O Rajan, kindly tell me the extent of your dominion Then I will leave your state and settle down in the dominion of another Rajan". Janak did not say anything in reply. He sobbed heavily He reflected seriously. Then he swooned suddenly. He came back to his senses after fifteen minutes. He then said: "I have inherited the state of my father. It is under my control, but nothing
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