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Posted by the unknown flailer on December 14, 2007, 1:22 pm
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- Those who develop dispassion from early youth, those who roam about
yearning for God from boyhood, those who refuse all worldly life, belong
to a different class. They belong to an unsullied aristocracy. If they
develop true renunciation they keep themselves at least fifty cubits
away from women lest their spiritual mood should be destroyed. Once
falling into the clutches of women, they no longer remain on the level
of unsullied aristocracy.
- A man must be extremely careful during the early stages of spiritual
discipline. Then he must live far away from any woman. He must not go
too close to one even if she is a great devotee of God. You see, a man
must not sway his body while climbing to the roof; he may fall. Weak
people should hold on to a support while going up the stairs. But it is
quite different when one reaches perfection. After the realization of
God there is not much for a man to fear; he has become to a great extent
secure. The important thing is for a man somehow to climb to the roof.
After that he can even dance there. But he cannot dance on the steps.
Again, after climbing to t
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