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“Oh ! What are you asking? Not at all selfish. She is really temper. Even if you propose a thing worth millions in
the personifica on of all virtues!” inappropriate words and feelings, it is next to mud and stones.
“See my brother. One should take every step So, this is very much essen al training in life. Learn to speak.
though ully in this world. You just see that you have forgo en Think appropriately before u ering a single word. Say such
the great saviour religion for what? Just examine it. We don't words which are a rac ve, impressive and effec ve. Then see
want to unnecessarily blame her. By iden fying the hurdle and their endless benefits. One should take care, words shouldn't
ge ng rid of it, we want to progress ahead in our life. Life is like be vain and the listener shouldn't become our rival.
a dream. In a dream, you merry in a diamond swing on the Then Dharmadas asked his friend Subudhhi, “What
seventh floor of a golden palace. But what a er the dream is incident should I act upon?”
over? The friend whispered something in his ears. Then he
A er we open our eyes, the dream is but a zero. came back home. Wife asked the reason for arriving late
Similarly, at the end of our life when our eyes get closed, there because she was very cunning. But he diverted the topic. A er
is nothing but a zero. You can perform religious prac ces only a few days, when the servants had gone to a fes val
ll your eyes are open. And only religion is our saviour. Not a celebra on, then he got up early in the morning and said, "I've
wife. Maybe your wife's love is natural. But I think, there is no to finish the court's work today. So I'll have to catch the lawyer
elder at your home, so she has put royal reigns over you. Queen first before he gets engaged in other work or goes out.”
lady has completely mesmerised you. Whatever! Your mutual Wife asked him, “So you want to go just now."
love live long! I don't want to say anything about it. But if you “Don't speak anything now. I'll try to come in between as me
forget Bhagwan, Guru and religion in such blind love affair, it is allows. But, don't wait for me long. You may have your
very dangerous. So do one thing. You act and create an incident breakfast alone even if I don't come.”
that would test her and make her religious. If she becomes “Ah! What did you say? Do I've my breakfast leaving
religious, she will inspire even you in religion.” you? You remain hungry and I fill my belly over here?”
The heart-spli ng words of his friends put Dharmadas in “But I'm telling you to…!”
deep thinking. He saw 'There are no stains of jealousy in the "You are telling me, that is your generosity. But the
friend's advice, not even contempt towards my wife, not also religion of our chaste women is altogether different. A er all,
an abuse of love. The advice signalled only one thing 'Don't you are just going to come in the mean me. And if it takes a
forget Bhagwan, Guru and religion'. So now I should also know whole day even then, it doesn't mind. I won't wither in such a
what kind of incident is he sugges ng me for the test.' He got short me.”
curious to listen to his friend's beneficial advice.
“Ok ok do whatever you like.”
But when? Friend so ly advised him, for his own
Saying so, Dharmadas got out from his home. There
benefit, understanding the situa on and without losing his were no servants at home that day,. So Sundari herself
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