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once you begin loving the soul, you begin to realise that it
is different and distinct from the body. Once you truly begin
loving your soul, you will start disliking sins because they
harm your soul.
When you begin loving your soul, you will be able to rise
above envy, jealousy, hatred, opposition, criticism, complaining
behind one’s back, arrogance and hypocrisy. Because all
these are diseases of the soul. They perturb the soul, cause
it great distress. They are the enemies of true peace and
tranquility. But the basis for this state of being is love for
the soul, instead of love for the body and worldly activities.
Once you truly begin loving the soul, you will automatically
stay away from the abovementioned flaws, because you know
that they are causing the utmost harm to your soul. You will
start working hard on removing the flaws.

Princess Sunanda had no interest in the soul. She was only
concerned about her reputation. To safeguard her reputation,
she was willing to take the extreme step of abortion. She
began plotting with her friends.

“Look! How the folly of that day has led to such a huge
problem! Now what to do?”

Her friends said, “What is the confusion? We shall get some
medication from the courtesan’s home. You take them to
abort the child. Courtesans are resourceful in such matters.”

Where do Common Sense, Compassion, Dharma
disappear?
The princess’s friends were eager to aid and abet her cruel
act of abortion. The fact that they were about to murder
an infant did not register in their minds. They loved their
friend, the princess so deeply that they were willing to be her
accomplices in such a heinous and cruel act. Love befuddles
the mind and renders it incapable of distinguishing between

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