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The Story Of Swami Rama - Holybook

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Story</strong> <strong>Of</strong> <strong>Swami</strong> <strong>Rama</strong><br />

good. Swelling is not improving and the sore hand is<br />

sure to die by its selfishness. <strong>The</strong> hand can flourish<br />

only when it realises in practice the identity of its self<br />

with the Self of all other organs of the body and does not<br />

alienate its own good from the good of the whole. Cooperation<br />

is nothing but superficial manifestation of<br />

Love. You hear so much about the utility of cooperation,<br />

but I need hardly enlarge upon it. Let that<br />

co-operation proceed from your innate love. Be love<br />

and you are successful. A merchant, who does not look<br />

upon his customer's interests as his own, cannot<br />

succeed. In order to prosper he must love his<br />

customers. He is to observe them with his whole<br />

heart.<br />

5. CHEERFULNESS<br />

Another factor that plays an important part is<br />

Cheerfulness. You, my brothers, are cheerful by nature.<br />

I rejoice to see the smiles on your blooming faces. You<br />

are the smiling flowers. You are the laughing buds of<br />

humanity. You are the personification of cheerfulness.<br />

So what I wish to point to you is to keep up this feature<br />

of your life till the end of time. Now let us see how it can<br />

be preserved.<br />

Be not anxious as to the reward of your labours, mind<br />

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