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PATH OF GRACE
The fourth commandment is suggesting that we should be natural and plain. Nature has every thing in place and every thing is intricately woven with others. The insufficiency of the individual is evident and the dependency on others is understood. The lessons in ego-reduction start here. Thus in fact the domain of humility starts in the Pind desh. We see ourselves as dependant on others as much as they are on us. The closed fists open and lessons in charity and sacrifice get learnt. Not only that the insufficiency makes us seek ways and means by which cohesion is built into our lives. The various states where we feel we are the king pin are gone through before maturing in this knot 2.
When such a seeking matures we near the condition of devotion. The practice of the commandment 5 which talks of being true to our nature is the one that helps us move further. The various hardships and difficulties one goes through in life are all understood are all accepted as divine blessings only when we mature in the condition of devotion. Again goal clarity requires to be matured. Several ways of devotion starting from flattery to
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