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Silence Speaks
outer self as well as with his inner self. If the abhyasi imitates those virtues he himself gets transformed accordingly. It is in this respect that the abhyasi is advised to imitate the master. The second directive is also quite to the point. It directs the abhyasi to follow the master's commands and not his actions. It is but definite that the master's command will always be in the best interest of the abhyasi and so it is but proper to follow it without question. Now the latter part of it seems to be a bit confusing though in fact it is not so. The reason is that in certain exceptional cases the master has to take up work for which he might have to go against common rules of discipline. For example I was once commanded to go through a lane inhabited by prostitutes. I had to pass through the lane looking with attention upon almost every house. Now if any one had witnessed me in that position, what a bad opinion he would have formed of me? There were several other occasions of the kind and it is often the case with others too. But that does not mean that any of them could have thereby fallen into degradation. I wish to see you all going by the path which is free from pollution and defilement,
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