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& very great quantity of this. The fanatics called fakirs forget that the end of all this practice is storing magnetism and using it for the best purposes. They ignore the end and continue the acts as long as they Hve. So they lose insight of the true purpose of discipline. They stand on the corner of the street, for instance, in a certain position, and continue to do so for many years. The only object of doing this is to gain power of will, but when they forget the great truths they also forget the reason of these acts. Still, from the fact that they are able to stand in this position for so long a time it is seen that they bave a very strong will. In America you will not find this among the people. An ordinary | American audience will not stand a lecture of more than two or three hours. In India no one is thinking, "When will be stop?" There will power is stronger. They do not feel fatigue at all.
The mode restored to by scientists to restore this magnetism is different, and they use only physical means. They ignore the power of moral acts, which have such a powertul influence over the body. A person will, by doing such acts, be enabled to store a great quantity of magnetism which might otherwise bave been wasted. The rules of morality as given by the Jains and others have really a basis scientific truth. Their effect is to prevent wasting magnetism, and by obeying sąch rules one can also generate new magnetism and live a lite in harmony with the universe. By living a
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