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176 and then casts both of them away. So relative knowledge alone can remove the relative ignorance which blinds the eye of the Self. As both such knowledge and ignorance are comprised truly under Nescience, the man who attains the highest G#na, or knowledge of the Absolute, does away with both knowledge and ignorance in the end, being him- self free from all duality,

338. To drink pure water from a shallow pond, one should gently take the water from the surface, and not dis- turb it If it is disturbed the sediments will rise up from the bottom and make the whole water muddy. If you desire to be pure, have firm faith and slowly go on with your devotional practices, and waste not your energies in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. The little brain will otherwise be muddled.

334. If this body is worthless and transitory, why do pious and devout men take care of it? No one takes care of an empty box. All protect with care a chest full of precious jewels, gold, and costly articles. The pious soul cannot help taking care of the body in which the Divine one dwells, for an our bodies form the playground of the Deity.

335. The tender bamboo can be easfly bent, but the full- grown bamboo breaks when an attempt is made to bend it. It is easy to bend young hearts towards good, but the heart of the old escapes the hold when so drawn.

333. The locomotive engine easily drags along a train of