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Religious Gathekas
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#11 How the Wise Live in the World (1)
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The Saint
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Religious Gathekas
#11 How the Wise Live in the World (1)
The Saint
The attitude of the saint is to feel sympathy for others, to see the difficulties of the situations of others as of himself, and to sacrifice his wants for the needs of others. He realizes that life is difficult, whereas those who are void of wisdom have still more difficulties as they know not how to surmount the difficulties of life. Out of his love, mercy, and compassion, he thus sacrifices his life to the service of his fellowman by making life easy for them.
In the first place, he sees the worst enemy of his fellowman in himself, knowing that the nature of every ego is hostile. By being resigned to the will of his fellowman and by sacrificing his life's advantages for his brother, he feels he has given his fellowman some relief. By practicing this moral through life at every step, a wise man becomes a source of happiness to all he meets and with whom he comes in contact in life, and his spirit becomes deepened in saintliness.
The spirit of a saint results in being tuned to the whole universe. He is in tune with the climates, with the weather, with nature, with animals, and with birds, he becomes in tune with the trees and plants, with all atmospheres, keynote of the whole universe. All harmonize with him--the virtuous souls, wicked souls, angels, and devils--all become in tune. He becomes in harmony with every object and with every element. He is in tune with those who have passed from this earth, those in the atmosphere, and those who live on earth. The moral of a saint is very difficult, but the spirit of the saint is a benediction to himself and a blessing to others.
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