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that has been accumulating for hundreds of births.
IN THE SEARCH OF LIFE nothing is more fatal than self-satisfaction. Those who are satisfied with themselves are not alive at all. The only man who keeps moving ahead in the direction of truth is the man who is dissatisfied with himself. Remember, real virtue is constant rebellion against self-satisfaction.
ON A GRAVESTONE IT READ, "Here lies a man who did nothing in between the great deeds he dreamed of undertaking and the small tasks he hated to perform"
Of course, this is only written on one tombstone, but ought it not to be engraved on many others as well? Isn't this the sum-total of the lives of many men? And I wish to ask you a pointed and personal question, "Isn't this the epitaph you would like to see on your gravestone as well?"
IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN DECEIVE US as much as we deceive ourselves? We are our own worst enemies. If you see the truth in this then you should realize that, if you wish, you can also become your own best friend. Religion begins in you when you make friends with yourself.
DO WE NOT USE DIFFERENT YARDSTICKS to measure ourselves and to measure others?
A Christian of my acquaintance told his son the good news that a group of Hindus has embraced Christianity. "It is a sign of God's great mercy," he said, "that so many Hindus have shown such good sense."
"But father," his son reminded him, "you did not mention good sense at all when that Christian friend of yours became a Hindu!"
The man was furious, "Don't even mention that rebel's name to me!" he shouted in anger.
The man who leaves one's fold is considered an out and out turncoat, but those who join one's fold are thought to be men of good sense!
Because of this double standard of measurement we see the tiny speck in our neighbor's eye while the mountain in our own escapes our notice altogether. Is this proper? Is this a healthy attitude? It is not up to me to ask you, but it is for you to put the question to yourself.
On the path of religion the man with two yardsticks will never be transformed. Because of his double standards he cannot even see the truth
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