EVERY man has three bodies - the gross or physical (sthoola ), the subtle (sookshma ) and the causal (karana ). When the physical body is rendered pure by taking pure food, the subtle body consisting of the mind is purified by pure desires, and the causal body represented by the antahkarana (conscience) is sanctified by sacred thoughts, the inherent divinity in man can be manifested and fullness in life achieved. It is essential that every boy and girl should learn and practise the basic ethical principles for the blossoming of their true nature. Their primary obligation is to recognise the divinity that is in each of them. In the olden days, students used to pray to the Goddess of Knowledge, Saraswati , to make them good, truthful and sweet looking. Handsome is that handsome does. Where truth and goodness exist beauty is present as a natural outcome. Control of the senses and observance of the accepted code of discipline are the hallmarks of a cultured man.
Morality and survival
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