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defeat, surrenders to the environment, and lives like a small helpless creature. With the passing of time, he forgets that he is a lion.
This has happened to us. The soul of the human being is fire and light. It has strength. We not only have a potential to develop physical power, but we also have an inner spiritual strength which has to be nourished and sustained as well. It is always said that we need material possessions, material accomplishments, and a position in life in order to survive on that level, but we need to tend the soul too, in order to survive as a totally fulfilled indi- . vidual. Then life becomes a series of beautiful meetings in the universe. While we live, we live happily. And when we leave, we leave with peace. We understand the importance of this philosophy when we see that for purely materialistic people, both living and leaving involves unhappiness. They live with difficulty, depression, and fear of defeat. When the time comes for leaving, they are sad and fearful, and they go from the world without any awareness.
There is an extra sense, beyond the five natural senses: to touch, taste, smell, see, and hear. It is a spiritual sense, a sixth sense, which gives meaning to the other senses. Without this sixth sense, the senses are senseless. When people look, they do not realize what they are seeing. When they listen, they do not understand what they are hearing. When they talk, they do not know what they are saying, and sometimes, mean, unkind words come popping out. When they touch, they do not grasp what they
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