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One should learn gravity from the sea and the rivulet. The
sea is always within its limits, in spite of the many rivers
pouring water into it. Similarly, one should properly use the

j assets of life and not squander them for purposes that have

j no permanent value. Uncontrolled, sensuous persons play

Y with the assets of the body and accumulate wealth. But the
strength of the body should be used for self-realization, not
for sense gratification.

Human beings have two kinds of temperament. Some are
introspective, and the others are extravagant. Those who are
extravagant are enamored of the external features of phe-
nomenal beauty and have no insight into the whole man- ;
ifestation. They are practically asleep to introspection, and
thus they are unable to derive any permanent value from the
assets of the human form of body. But one who has de-
veloped introspection is as grave as the sea. While those
who are extravagant are calm and quiet in sleep, such grave
persons use the full advantage of the human form of life.

| Although the animal propensities of the body should be

’ minimized, those who are extravagant temporarily overflow
in material enjoyment. Nonetheless, as soon as the rainy
season of life is over, they become as dry as dry river beds.
Life is meant for the right cause, or sat — that which exists
for all time. In the material world, nothing is sat, or eternal,
but the bad bargain of the material world can be used for the
best purpose. The mind dedicated to extravagance is a bad
bargain, but one can make the best use of the mind by
introspection.=

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