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Page 1: Praeceptum 136

PWLISW BI'

Y o g o d a s a t - S a a g a ( Self-Realization Fellowship & S h yamacharan Mission

POP&-Paramhanea Yopanandl

P r d m t - - S i s t ~ Daya.

Yogoda Math, Dakshineswar, P. 0. Ariadab. Dint : 14. Parganna. West-Bengal. Indlin.

Copyright Rt~~,mtd.

3'4Tr9~:i. kki

REALIZE THY SEW

Y O G O D A S A T - S A N G A FORTNIGHTLY INSTRUCTIONS

YOUR PRAECWTUM

$36 No.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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''Honvenlp Fn thcr , I?$.vo~ rri r J,j.fc, Wi3 32'3 f!.onting on Thy cnsrnlc bor;om, wc o r c ' d f i n c i n g CJ!~ .Lho I F G ~ Y U D o f l1f0 ond dcnt31, but hehind n l l t h c s o 'lhou n r ' t tho :nc.-i;i,on o J? Imar tn l - y %noh US t o b h o l d tilt W Q - J F . ~ 01 c t z s n n i l i f e , Thka ou.s conscioi).sncea nwny f r 8 m chr~ntge t o t h o chnnge l f ?as ; tnkn o u r c onsciou.anena nwny f r o u ~ 'i;;lc p:i us ing j 0.r" 1 j.l'c,

0 Thou Bcloverl. 817 i s%i; , boli5.1~3. 'i"h;? vi?.vr.a o f i 3 i i ; h o nky, bohind tha wnvoa of light,, b7:1 i r t A tnc wfivcg c? Xi", bo- hind tho wnvca of chnnp;j.ng ecc:iurp -- 0 :T!~f'jn!.t:o Uco~lty nf nll banution, 0 Joy of nZ1 i:.;ip;!?.;~aaa, O Tmo?t;.1!.3:L::, rwcn l

7- Thyncl f unto 0u.r o o n w iot?ano:~r_l,

mk0 UU f a d t h a t .,"I{,? : I 6 2 ?.(T.-$ ki: ;~l l ;~:~~-~'! ( : ' l j . ldr~! l COm@ horc J w t to plny nnd nhmtr ;lux Irnrn~sLtn:Li ' l"~ ',,iY?l(,:'l c m ~ 3 from '?&ao, Rsjv.vcmLc o v . ~ hodf on, minds , oi;u nrit>l.o w2:th Thy o tc rnn l l i g h t ; oleo t s i f y u a wi L~I Thy ~;~o:iy::Trj #,f j~n:n:)r- f x ~ l i t y ; o l o o t r i f y u.s w i t h Tny r n c n a n p r;.r u :i:r:~-rfi.

0 C h r i s t , 0 Qod, pu.rj.fy ou.r aonnc!.ou.r:ncris with Thy l iv ing 1v.minnaity. 3nt1i;tzm-k~ or1.r aou.ln w.i-ck t h e f;*ngrnncc o f Thy g losy , nnd mny wa monl.fcot 5 % ~ c~naci .~ :ur :nnno %n "ce o?.ndlo of nll spncc nnd in t h o 3rX1E r3P VI: %j.?dn n ~ , l ';hc song of t h e aprend inp dnwn o v w th.n ilJ.ll .fj

Your phgcicnl body wnr: nnt ~rnn~;..C'nc!:ur;: I 1 You hnvo dona l n t n of mrk on i t . God mnde :{cln I n 'i:a l m g c , bu.? aomc of you hnvo donrorntod t hn t Inngo of G m l . Somc rncorr ~~of'Lc.r:i; gr~dl.incrja nnd other0 r a f l co . t m i l o n 8 c ~ u E I . ~ ~ . ~t I;:J n l . 1 :Iuz tn ygo .~ n z t t o n n of t h i o

- f c :~nd p n c t l fvco . Whnt you hovc sr;irlrI, YOU. rn1.~.zt 7:cnp now o s in t h o ~u . tu rc . ?here i n no o s o n p ~ snvc t,l::.71)~!1 G o ~ l - ~ ~ n t n c L n ? ~ l Gog- ron l izn t ion , ?'hc~o in no God pv.n%ahing go11 o r r,:wnlmdinp you., 'Yai~. (Iro y13u.r 0Y9n j ~ d g e . E l t h o r you n r c pv.ni3h ing yrlu.raclf thrnugb ov il or : 'souSig youra ol f t h r o u ~ h God,

Xflrml i~ thc I n w of nc t i on . M i r d o r b,ody in :!. : . ~ ; : ~ i . f i c form Of mov~mcn-L f u ~ o r m ~ d . ' ' n c t f o n . ' ' Every ?,i;:;L"~n monln:i?.g of p h y s l c n l l y pcs- furnod, cannc lovo ly orm unconocl~~~, : . : lg , kne 3 :.:psr: l f i.: c f P ~ c t on %hc l if 0 of mnn. mcac cffec.i;o, good 02 brill, of nct ion; in, i:hj.i; p?esont l i f e so- m i n lodged in the subcannoiousnc:~:;, cnd than,; h-ou.pht nv cr from poa t ~ X ' i o l o n c ~ o oso hidden in t h e S V . ? ~ . " ~ ~ ~ D ~ , C ~ . O U E ~ ~ O C B ? I ' u P , ~ ~ 1 j . k ~ s ~ c f i 8 t o gcrminn tc under #a in f luoncc o f n wu i t n b l c rnv i~:~nal~.a,i;. Such ' tsao oe , o r off ac t o , nso n o t left in tho o ~ b C O : ~ 7: 0!-~1!~nnr:g B OT* ~ . : Y ; , F > r x r , C ; J ~ ~ C ' J . O U . ~ O R B if thc nc t i onn n r o n o t idontif i d r1r2'r.h :','a:::!. 1j.y. r;:: :?,::.',~~onn 1 nt tx~chmant . The idon1 is n o t i n p r $ . h , bc1.C i n r:~.thc!,l: '(:r7 r.:cg~?.lr,c c~r.'n~!::ir:i~c wiLhou.t dt:!niro f o r the f~~u. . i t ' i~ f .ocLkor; . . , Ac+i;j.>ql; :.q : !~c: : !~: ; ,~ i~-y~ +;)<-, E ! I , F : ~ b ~ ? p w - fomrd w i t h v.noc;lf i f 9 1 'mb-J. t i o n . if ,c.nr.'.:~ : :: .;?I? i ~ l r - : . . .-:> ,,r) l ~ r : :IV~ICICII ,

., , > ' t f i p ~ . ~ m k n r l ' is thr.? t!:rn. -:--.:. ,I - " I . . <:.. . . ! - , i < l , : ? e . t ; t):,; !~!:'cqcnt 0 C - (,?;' ;',,:, - 8 , b:10310. "Sn.maknrVt rnnrlnfl n!:cdo ,ufor!: I , > : . ! '

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nPuru~ht~fmrv, whioh monnn no t ion p o r f o c m ~ d by f r c c ~ r i l 3 . . ''Snrnfknrr mcnna no-t lon p o r f o m ~ , d by inf luonoa. Thoso notiano which corn undor "Snmknrw n r c t hoac pnpt hob i t s , o r n o t i o n s of p t ~ s t l i v e n , whloh come ns Lhc ins- t l n o t ~ i nnd h n b l t ~ j o f V a i n l i f c . TRnt Za -ihc Innc r ortvirnnmont which eovcrnn yous l i f e . Tbon those f a n300 tho ou. tor cnv i somsn t -- t h o p l o - nnto, world, no t ion , fnmily, n ~ i g h h o r h o o d , books, nnd oo f o r t h . ?heoc n l l i n f lt~rmco mnnt 8 n c t i o n a ,

Frocdom doetln'i; monn t o bo n h l o t o do nnyth1.n~ you plcnao . YOU m a t unrlcrntnnd t a whn t dcgsoo yob nrc f r o o nnd how much you n r o Influ- cncod by bna h n b i t a , To bo gooil juot bocnv.uc it hna bocomo n h b l t to b c aood, i s not f r a o d m . To b c tcmptod i a not bnd, but t o Bo nblo t o ovnrcmo tmp tn-t ion i . ~ : gron t , nncl iar f r~cxlorn, f o r t h on you n r o guf dod by frco will nncl fsoc choice only, To b c good, n o t boing p o d J u s t from h n b i t , but n.ctinp only boanuno you t h i n k you should b a good, nnd baonueo you hnvc thc v i i l l power Lo b o good - t h n l i a frcodom. That glvon you ronl frundom.

W E I A W OF ACTION IS EASEDUPON WE Tho Lnw of K n M , a r not ion , is U W OF CAUSE AND EFFECT s c l o n t i f i o (oub o o t to tho hw: o f

/I onusntion) , p h i osophfu,, mornl, . ,d p r n o t i o n l .

"?ho Lard i a n GaQ of Knowlodgo, nnd by Him o.otiona n ra wsfghod," --Snmuol I, 2:3

Knrm o x i a t a for mnn so t h n t ho m y r c t u r n from multipl.io1tg W ,unity. M n ' a tronogreanlon of Knrmfc Low dcloya h i n ovolukion.

Ranaona why n l l nhould know thc Lnw of K n m : To nvoid kr.tuso rnh tn.knn. 'Ib oecnpo or minirnizr, - the r o a u l t a n r i o i n g from csrose

olrcndy rnndo, To bo f i b l a t o n o t rightly, froc from cxtosnnl

inf lucno c nnd d o a i r o .' Ta u-ndcrotnnd tR o vnr ious inrluonoon t h n t m y bo

mployad t o modify thc csffocta of K n m . To bo oblo t o cm3clou.f$ly nnd indopandcnt1.y c 8 o o t o

K n m , In n ooasdonco with right Quapant. To b o l i b e r n t a d from Lhc c lu toh of Knmq by undor-

s t n n d i n g it; knoflcdgo i o froodom,

I m p n r t f n l konaan q f m n , Acqulrod hnbf t s of prcoonl; l i f o . fnq)u.lacn ncquircd tn prcvlouo a t o t c s of oxistonco, In f l u e n c a of anv ironmen t .

rNc nsc h v l d roapon3 ib lo f o r t h o oc-La of auy lnnnto impuloon, bocou.ea w o n t hnueh wc do n o t ~:m~ambt?r thorn, wo ou~oolvcs hnvo orcn'ced thm.

Emmplon of cnlpcrnntic k n m i o rcau.1 t a :

The virtuoua nnd vi0iou.a m n . Solving t h o pnrndoxi on1 nmnl.f anlntf on8 of Knm ,

CHART OF INFLUENCES OPERI1TDIG UPON HUM AGTIONS

I , Preurmt Wnrld 2 . Prc?:?eont 8, Borvdi tn ry 4. S p o c i f i a C i v i l i z n t l on P n m i l y . Inf luonc c YnvSronmr3n.i;

I n f lw,cnc o World fnf lv.onoo, nu- t ionn 1 '4i:lrm , f:lxnil.y i n f l v . c n c ~ , inf luoncc o f

impwlwoo, tho80 n c q ~ l . f . r ~ d i n pravfous l i v t ? : ? ~ ~ , hfirrdlt,n;nrg infI.u.enocu, inf luancco a t b i r t h , those naquircd ' i h rou .@~ rC!nFj:;On, ~ f f e c t o f indopcndcnt

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w i l l upon n o t i o n , aupcra t t t iu f i i ohd ~ o p o n t o d n f f i r m n t i o n o o f mothera or other clooo chjl4hi>&l ccqnn ibhb , au.ch ne ''John f a n bnd boy ."

Doorcnao 'th@ pa'rbcntngc of undenisnblc k n m i c n c t i o n n n d inosooac the r>arocnbgo d f yabr L@aop@ndent nc t ion . Indiviclv .nl n a wo1.1 n n c01koc-t- I v o n c t i o n produocs vibh't iona i n t h ~ othsx t h n t n f f c c t t h c world in g o d o r boa mga,

A c t nccording to t h c Low o f ~ ' m n nnrl thus rim nbove it. Think hoforo you n.cI;, Con winu.s Knsmn , R o n ~ j t knmic acoilp o f p n s t n c t i o n s i n thr?. f.l.ro nf

~ ' d e o l ~ c l o m o n c t l o n . Dingnoso rill porndox icn l evcnXs nT Knrm . Control s o - c o l l c d " f n t c v . Abovo a l l , n o t l n w f u l l y t o r i a c nbovo tho 1o.w.

KhRh4A IS NOT FATALISM Zho l n w of n c t i o n , o r knrmn I s not fntnliem, Whntcvcr yau hnvo dona m y b e chongod. Why

doas one booomo ill? Recnuoo h o hnn 'crnnagsaeaod lnwq j,r~ this life or f- n n pnot l i f o . Mnny pooplo oonfuno Knrmn w i t h whnt t hcy cnll "fntcft,

vvhon you f argst the qnuoc of m,mothlng t h n t you worn rcaponeiblo f o r , tlnd *on tho affcot of 'chnt cnuaa cnmca n f t c r n long t h a , nnd you aro unnblc to oxplnin why +hnL of fac t hns come t o you, ehon you on11 it T' fn to ,f'

Tnc idon of f n t o opr ingu f r m ~ ignornnce o f t h e r c n l cnuocn thnt opcrnts in tho produotion of nn event . Tha o f f cc tn of n c t i q n o nrn gano- r n l l y fo rgo t t en ; but tho^ remnl.n bidd.cn, r ~ o d y t o gcnninntc into further o f f co tn , Wo mlotnkonly t h ink thcoc sudden nnd u.ncxpoctoil nvontn of life nsc cnuocd by nn ox'i;ornnl fntn, bu.t these is sm-illg no ouch forco na fn tu .

Our l i v o o n r c govcrned by our p n o t not lono , D i f f e r o n e hob i tn n r o orlni-ral lfng o u r dl f f o s a n t l fvce . Everything comns from t h c pnot . This Luuoon i n n n t given t o t r y -Lo mnkc gnu n fnLolisL, nnd cr? thrr)v,gh lifo Soolinc,r benton, t h ink ing thnt cvcry th lng dinngsccnblc i o hnppcning to you. FJothing ruloo you. You n r o thc a r c h l t c c t o f your daot iny .

YOIT REAP YOU S O W Thono who noqu- i rod r l c h c a , heo l t h , p r ~ a p m f ty, wiadom, o r a p i r i t u n l l t y in p n a t l ivaa nro born

with o p n c i f i o ndvnntngoe from t k a boeinninfl o f l h o i r procjont l i ~ c n . ~ f k m i n o , t b o o who c ron tod povorl;y, d incoae , nnd f gnoronoc, through

. .mlfponco in p o u t livrm, w i l l mock thoac o r l n d i t i m o fsm tho very b ~ f n - ning o f t h e i r p r o ~ o n t -~IvGB. , ,

This b w of acLY on, n n m ~ l g , khot you. rcnp in thin l i f e what gnu r:owod in n p n a t l i f o , in n j u s t I n w . lt b k o a awng Prom God tho ntigm Of bc ing nn nu too rn t who oron too Gorno hranlthy brninu nnd noma moron braina ju.nt fox v n r i o t y , This l n w of a c t i o n o x p h i n s -i;h~ nppnront in- juntiooa from .the vary h f r t h o f humm l i f c . St n l s o given hopo t o rill, f o r t h c n i n n ~ r i a n ainncx not bccnunc h i o p n r e n t o $ova him,n o k f u k brnfn, bu.t bcunu.rsc he oron ted it in n p n s t l l i f c nnd I;hu.s nttrnctod u i n - f u l pn ran l a ,

Mcdionl doctara would any a n t John inherited i n o n n i t y from h i s inonba fnthor, but t h e rnctnphysioinn w m l d any t h n t John n t t r n c t c d nn inanfbo p n r o n t in t h i n life bacnu.so h i a Soul b r o u ~ h t bnck t h o tondonoy of i n n n n i t y from h i n romcr l!.Sc, ' k i n l o t t o r doctrino olr lnr : giver) f n i t h In t h c jv.e'cico nnd rfirisdom o r tQr: wo~king of God'e Bnwa in t h p l i v n n o f mcn.

If n pcrnon l i vc r i m a bu.nrlrcd y a n r n , b~ h n a $ i m ~ i-n :~ts'ugglc* ngainal: r v i l and bccwnc pnod., bv:L If :+I bnbg d icn :I$ t h c f i f * : ? o!' f l v v h r If; givon m n m n clnd r r o o o h o i c c , bu-i: nr, . j ; lm l~ t o u.urr) thorn, i n nrdnxb t o win the b n t t l o or life, Su.ch o bnby rnv.aC; d l o bccnunc: of R fo??rn(:r t r n n 3 g r o u - s ion , nnd muut bc! born n e n i n on(% ngnj.n j.n + n r i o u a school:: of l i f c, until

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S-VI * P, 136 -Pngc Four-

ha aci l~cntoe himoalf t o r i g h t bohnvinr .

TIP mnln rcnaon:] :br p o o p l . ~ h n v i n e vnriov.o grndca o f lntont h c n l m or i l l - h ~ n l t h , o r good o r bo d t ondcnc lou , cnn onlg b o a o t i o f n c t ~ ~ l l y ox- plnirlvd whon records o f formar l i v c a o r c sought. Boaidno, f o r ono hun- drsd ycnso of ain ono cnnnot hnvo otsrno 1 puniohm~nt, mil whn t would bo done w i t h Soule whooc Livca ose oqunllg good nnd o v i l ? The In ttorts A u t ~ n l bodice co-nnot bn anwcd in hnlv@a nn.d h n l f mn'c Lo hoavnn nnd t ho othos hnlf t o hndcs.

Wo ronp w h n t we now, honce n l l t h c v t s i t n l i o n o of i l l n n r c not du.o t o our m r c n t a o f this l l f c o r -Lo grnrudpnrcn-ts, b u t r i rc due t o 0u.r a i n o in t h i ~ 3 l f f a o!:b wrtat l i v a s . WE nsc nmrnr oinPv.1 omugh La doscrvo c to rnn l hndca. Sin i n n g r o f - t , n pa rn . a i t c , E ~ o o n t i n l l p wo nro p c r f o c t SOUID. H O ~ C O , to work ou t a h a , soul^ must c m c in onslh. Aftor they wosk 0v.t t h n i r e r ro r -y io ld ing o ins, they hocomc f r o o t o bccomo Onc w i t h God ognin.

Soula who scnoh per fec t ion mvor nccd to cnmn bnok to an r t h ogoin. A bnndl-t, when ha d i c a , doas n o t hocorne nn n.npol juat by tho virtue of "v:n ahom who l i v e R d e ~ u l t ~ r y l i f e , n.nA nro g o t oxpcoting t a ba nneA ,g tho v l r t uo of d c n t h , w i l l hnvo n long w i t nnd n diaillunibnrnont. Wo ore. t h o mmo n f t c r sloop nrJ llcforc it, an, d n f u l or virtu.ou.s Sou.lo arc t h a nomo nftos d c n t h .

S i n c o m i l l i o n $ o f pcap lo d i o i n impc?fcol;ion, thcy cnnnot rmnin forovor in hoAvon, b u t hnve to come book to rnen f l i the lo& p o r f o c t i o n of t h a i ~ Souln. As Soula , wr? orct n l r o n d g ropn of God's f i r e . Wo onn romnin h idden in uin j u n t a s t h c uvn h i d c o b c h f n d n cloud, only f o r n 1 2 " c l o while, bu.t nnt forover . A 1 1 t h o s h ~ ; o f t h e Coarnon c o u l d n o t dontroy 0u.r luminoai ty, onlg wc m u a t somove %ha i;orqi;u.ring, choking clnuda of ignor- onco nnd mnnifaat ou.r w c s l a s t i n ~ l i g h t , !!lo mu.at, n o t raoaon t h l a wny: "Sfnca wc munt bc scdaornod aomr doy, lot u:! t n r r y on t h e wny." n n t i a f o o l h h , Tor o in i a vory p n i n f v l nlad one rnvrri; n o t w i l l i n pJy I.& tho Soul n u f f o ~ f n s noon3 of L i m c Lhsouvh o n o ' . ~ ignornnca.

A l l o f f c c t a OF ~ C P ~ U of 0u.r p t w t n c t i ~ n a ( ~ n ~ r n n ) cnn bc dclntroyod by rono-Ling thcm In the. fir0 of mcs?Il;ot~.on, c o n c c n l r n t i a n , thc light of sv.pnxuon~cFau.snc~r;, nnd r i g h t n c t i o n a , f r e e from A c a i r n f o r tho f r u i t o f not ion.

Kine Kuvcrn hnd n f n v o r i to m i n i s t e r nrunrsd Ev.dtthimnn, ahrs King wna t~ grant connoisnov-r o f h ~ . ~ n poxeonrllity. Much j onlouey pfiovnil d nmong h i 8 cou.r toiers , nll of whom h j g h l y r c s c n t o d h i s n t l c n t h n t o Bud& d h i m n , which t h o y ~ n n f l - ~ n ? c d ns noi;h.l.ng bu."cxtrcmc blinilllcos nnd p n r t i - n l i t g on hFa pnsi;. Tho k4.ng hnd wn i - tad long t o f l.nd nn occonirln in Which h o could show hSa o t h o s onv.sti:?ro i;hv a*cnl. rrmsolz for h i n m s p cat for Buddhimnntc jbd@~rn~.nL.

One Evening kthc Xing nnd h13 cr lv . r t ie rn wcrc o i t t i n g i n t h c p n r l a r whcn 'they n L 1 hcord o l r t a i d ~ i n +hi: iif n . i x ~ n c ~ n noisr? w h i c h noundcd liko n mrringe p r o c s s a i o n ,

So the. King naked. h i o first crnnrtlcr 'to g o nv.t nnd f i n d o u t nll about l;hc p ~ a c o n s i o n . ' Ihc fis:~.t cqurticr raturnoir n f t o ~ f j . f t c an r n i n u t o s . The Kinpr nokcd: "Tldhnt. rlfd you. f ind?" Th?. ffixc'c cnu!.-tior scpliod.: "You.r MD j cofiy, it i s no i;hS.ng b~!.i. :I !uv-ringo ccro~any ."

!!hen t h e King ngn in nr:kr:il - t ! ~ c Sirnt cov.?-.l;%cr: "Who n r r l t h o bricio n n d t h a hrirlpgroorn?'' ' 'Wall, g m r Mn. j r .w t tg :C d i d n ' t nak thnt, ShnY S g o nn(1 Tina ou-t?"

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The King bccnn~e d l : ~ p l c n o e d and n c n t n nclconii oov.r l ior to f ind out nl1 nbrlut t h o rnnssi.ogo psoooaolon. After t h o 00conA cou.r t icr roturncd n f $ m one-hnlf hour , his M n j co tg i n q t ~ i r o d : " T o l l mo now, who n r c t h o D oopl c?"

''Thcy n r c t h c son-in-lnw nnd clough'cor of the nalehhorfng pr$noa."

?h0n tho King nakod: 'Jlvhnt nr:? thc f r nnmco?"

me aocond o o v r t l c r f n l l c d to nrlawcr I;hc cluoa;;l.on o f t h e King, So the King oont n Lhird c o u r t i o r nnd whon ha r c t u m c d nf tc r Lhraa- qunrtern of nn hour , -tile King naked: t 'Plcnat? t c l l n ~ a t h o nomoo o r tho p n r t i o o p o t l i n g mnrriod,"

*'Prince Rnatrl nnd Pr inoono S i t n , you-r Mnj sty .'' Than t h o K i n g naked: T l o w o l d a r c they?"

'Iho ' t h i r d courti~r ramoino8 a i l c n i i nnd, cow-ld n o t r q l y t o t h o gu.orion of t h e King.

./ - So n t I n s t t h o King, clieplonacit, c n l l o d Ruddhimnn, who wna sitti- m t h o next room, w.nnwnrc o f 31.1 t h e Kingis quoationingo. , !lhc Kim onau- frllg nskad: wBv.ildhimnn, w i l l planrro f l.nd o u t nbou t t h e psooooeion which io plnyine' n Fnnd J.n t h o i t iotnnoo."

Tbcn t h a King nnkod him; I

Anawor: "It Is n rnnrsiagc proooaaf~n,~'

quoat ion P : "Sfio nrr : g o t t ing morriod?"

Answcs : "Neighboring Prince nnd Pr inceoa. * Quention 3: "Who n r a they?"

.Ano~vsr: ''Rn,mn n n d fit-^.''

?want i o n 4 : "How oltl n r c thcy?"

hnnwox: "Fsfnco Rnmn f n 25 n n d tho pr jnccso is fibout 20 - y c n r ~ o l d , "

quastion 5 :. "HOW muoh dowry d i d t h a prlncr; ge t according to lllnflu Inw?"

Annwer : "One hu.ndxod thou snnd, gc>u.r Mn j ~ 3 1 ; ~ . "

Quostion 6: "When w i l l thoy pnas by t h i o p lnco n g n i n ? "

Answer : "Tn thc th i rd morning' e a r l y . w

' k a me o ouj?tinra nnw t11e dirf ~ 0 n c 0 botwcon t h o i s p c l r a o n n l i t i n s nnd t h n t not Buddhhqn, Vlcy, i n o p i t o o f ~ o p c n t a d qucet ionings, o n l y inquired p n r t h 1 l . g nbou t 'cfie mnrr ingo plmccoaion and h n e t i l y sotvrnod, whoson n Rv.ddh imnn took onovgh t:hc nnd , gavo c n o u ~ h -i:hov.&htfu.l nt"cntf0n t o f i n d nu.% nll nbout t h o m n r r i n g o p m o o s s i o n , 30 t h n t no mntt~r whnt thc Ring nskocl, hr:: c m ~ l r l roply +to h i o qu.co'i;ic>no,

So in t h i n world t h o r o nrr: poor)lo o f vnriov.8 p c r o o n n l i t i c s . Evory hi) sincut:: mnn 13hould ~COITC nn o~finl.oyoc wf t h a n f.n-i;c!.l%gcnt w craon- oli.i;y, an(1 ovcrg pt;'rso!l ohou.ld f~i ;r~dy hirnoclf i n o!xlcr t o !:crnctl.Y n 11 hi^ d n f oc tc; of pc r sono l . i l y , rcmargc Qm dun!.ly n c (I h n l g n c c d , nll-sound d-avolopcfl c h o s n c l c r .

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Tho King bcofirgc dlep lor iacd nnd ~ o n l n 0nc0ilt1 c o ~ ) . r t i r ? r -LO rind ou.t o l l nbov.t , th E morr l :~go proaoaoion, -4f tcP Chc aocon(l cou.r t ier rob.u.mod nftor one-hnlf hou.r, I'!l.n Mnj o a t g inquiscd: ''To11 mn now, who n r o t h ~ p cop1 o? "

' * ! h o g n r c tho son-in-law nnd clnughtor o f t h c no ighbor inp p r i r i ~ o . ~ '

Than t h c King nakcd: 'Whnt 3 r d t h c i r nnmes?"

Tho ucoond cov . r t i c r f n l l a c i Im nnswcr t h o rlu.aai:,l.on o f t h o King. So mn King o o n t n third c o u r t i o r nncl whcn h c retumoii n r t c r thrcc- quartcro of nn hour, tllc King nnkod: "Plenuc ta13 xrtc t h c nnmco o f thho p n r t i c e g e t t i n g r n a r ~ i c d . ~

l fPr inca R-L~L~ nnd P r i n o o ~ s S i t n , your Mnjcsty."

men t h e King nekod: %ow o l d n r o they?''

Zhc ' t h i r d uourticr romnined o i l o n t nnd. could n o t soply t o thn quorico o f t h e King.

-. . So n t lo8 t t h o King, d i s p l m a c d , on llcd Ru.ddh imnn, who wna ei t t i rg A t h e next room, u.nnwnrc of 33.1 t h c Kingta qv.aationinga, 'Ihc Kill!! onsu- n l l y naked: "Ruddhimnn, w i l l p l o n a c f lnd o u t about Lhc proooeaion which is plnyine n bnnd In t h o d i n t nncc .

After nn h0u.r nnd o hnlf, Buddhimnn rotvmcd, Then t h o King omkcd him; I

Queat ion 1 : '''Nhot is t h e procession obou.t?"

Annwcr : "1 t i e n mnrrinpc procesoion. " ~ u e a l ion P: *'Who n r c g e t t h g mnrrlod?"

Answdr : l'Wcighboring Pr incc nnd P ~ i n o o o a . "

9uootion 3: "Who nrc! t hey?"

Annwcs: ''Rnmn n n d SiLq .'' ?.uoot ion 4 : ' T ~ o w old n r c t hoy?"

Anowor: "Pr fnco R n m i a 25 nnil t h o prlncono is rtboul; 20 -- vcnra old,"

Q,v.os t ion 5 :, "I-low m c h dowry r l i r l t h c prlnc e get n c c o r d l ~ t o lliniiu lnw7"

Quc?ation 6: f'Wh~n w i l l thny pnoo by t h i s n lnoa ngnfn'?''

Ths the oouktfcro snw t h c d i f f ~ r c n c e botw~rcon 'i;hcir p c r o o n n l i t i o o nnd t h n t of Buddhimnn. They, in u p i t o o f F D P C O ~ D ~ quccrlionlngn, only inqui red p n r t h l 1 . g 3bov.t t h e mnr r inpo proccnoion nnd hna'bl lg r o t u r n o d , whorone Buddhimnn took cnowh tSmc nnd pnvo c n o u ~ h thoupht fu l n t l c n t i o n t o f i n d o u t nll nbou.t tYc* mnrrinec psoccoaion, D O thnt no rnn t tes whnt t h o King nskod, h r could roplg t o h f o qu.cotionrr,

So i n t h i n w o r l d ?,horr? nrr: P C ~ ) T ) ~ C of vnr1rlv.n p c s o o n n l i t i c o , Evorg bl.~.nixice!:: m n n ehould dncirr: !In crn~loycn with nn d.nto1ligon-L pcroon- o l i t y , mil every p c r s b n ~ h r > u l d r ~ i l!dy h l m n c l f in r>nlcr t o !mrncdg n l l h i a d o l o c -tu of parnonn l . i l y , to c.nic!7yc ~ r n dun!.Ly o F! n h n l f l n c ~ . d , nll-round d ~ v e l o ~ c d c h n : ~ a o l c r ,

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