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THE WAY OF LIFE
hotels or movies but they do not give two hundred rupees to help some relatives or friends, who are in dire need. Do they spend anything to render service to the spiritual heads; or to worship the Paramatma ? Those people do not spend their money, properly realising the propriety of time. Imagination and wisdom are necessary to realise the propriety of time. Those who realise the propriety of time and act upon that realisation attain progress, elevation, success and popularity in society. Those who do not realise the propriety of time are carried away by the flood, the dreadful deluge of time.
Of course, everyone cannot realise the propriety of time but in the sangha, in society, in towns and cities, there are some who can realise the propriety of time. People should imitate and emulate such sensible people. People should be ready to emulate them.
From the Audience: Now-a-days, such a readiness is not to be found in people. Even those who are ill-informed or who possess inferior intellectual potentialities imagine that they are geniuses.
Maharajashri : Then it is a great calamity. When arrogance increases society falls into the abysm of ruin. Everyone cannot understand the meaning of the words of those who possess a sense of the propriety of time but it is absolutely necessary that people should act according to the advice of those who know the propriety of time. One man who knows the propriety of time can save a family or a city or even the whole country from a disaster. You must have the sense and wisdom to realise what activities should be carried out and which activities should not be carried out, at a certain time.
THE NAWAB BECAME STUPID
Chand Khan, the Nawab of Bhopal was lecherous. He always sought the company of other women. Once, he became infatuated with the queen of Ginore. He fought a war against the king of Ginore. The king of Ginore fought bravely; but he was killed in the war. Chand Khan occupied Ginore. He went
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