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234 FINAL TKACHINGS. CH. XXXVI.
are fcbe Sri-Vaisliriavas ; the second are the antithcists ;
and
the third are the wordly (sanusarins) . If you meet with the
men of the first class, joy as if you found flowers, scents,
aromatics and so forth ; as if the blush of moonshine spread
about you, and zephyrs softly crept over yon ; as if j'ou
met 3'our own most near and dear kith and kin. If you come
across men of the second stamp, fear as if j'ou faced a venomous
reptile, fire and so forth. If jou chance to meet men of the
third description, mind them not as you would not mind the
stocks and stones that lie on your way. If you discover willingness
in them, teacli them tilings of the spirit ; if otherwise,
treat them with pity. Why these men are tui-ned away from
God is because of their love for lust and lucre.
If out of pi-ide consequent on lust and luci-e, men condemn
Sri-Vaishnavas it is nothing short of contempt for
God Himself. If to such pride, holy men descend to
paying courtship, it is like the king's wife wandering in the
streets for begging. If to samsdrim, holy men allow themselves
to be lured on account of their wealth and so foi-th, vain is
their wisdom, as they have not learnt to distinguish between
gem and glass^ "n%?m^5q^,