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coming to you through honest means, be it good or bad. A
simple meal or even torn clothes you have earned yourself are
better than acquiring anything through dishonest means.
In old age, when the time comes to leave this world, all
the fire-works are set off all at once. In the absence of Gnan,
it is very difficult to go through old age. And if Gnan is firmly
entrenched within, one can remain in the Self and just Know
and Observe all the fireworks that go off. Do you know what
my mahatmas, who have self-realisation, say as they breath,
their last breaths? They say, ‘ Just as you are watching this
body take it’s last breath, I too am doing the same.’ They
remain the Knower and the Observer of even their last breath.
Sooner or later everyone will have to vacate their ‘shop’, will
they not? It is only in order to leave, that one comes into this
world. From the moment you are born you are on your way to
the cemetery. So if you are on your way to your funeral, w