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"To follow a divine manifestation is the sure way to
God-realization. One who knows God becomes the speaking voice of the silent
God." ~ Paramahansa Yogananda..
01. Do not hope that your body will be free from
illness. If you do not experience illness, you will be fallen to temptation in
arrogance and thus act immorally. Therefore, the wise man says that you should
think of your illnesses as good medicine to learn from.
02. Do not expect a life free from hardships.
Without the experience of hardships, you will become arrogant and boastful.
Therefore, the wise man says to gain wisdom from the obstacles of life.
03. Do not expect to learn self-discipline without
any hardships. Without hardships. your learning will always be incomplete.
Therefore, the wise man says to think of the obstacles as everyday occurrences.

04. There will always be people who will not
cooperate with your plans. If there were not, you would not be able to learn.
Therefore, the wise man says to befriend those who will be against you so that
they may help you to learn.
05. Do not expect your plans to be fulfilled
easily. if they are easily fulfilled, you will be prone to arrogance.
Therefore, the wise man says to enjoy the overcoming of obstacles as learning
experiences.
06. Do not befriend someone for your own interest
only. If you do, you will only hurt yourself. Therefore, the wise man says to
seek friends who may not always agree with you so that you may learn from them.
07. Do not expect others to always agree with you.
If they do, you will always think that you are always right. Therefore, the
wise man says to look to those who disagree with you so that you may learn from
them and become wise.
08. Do not expect something in return for helping
someone. If you expect something, then you will become prone to arrogance.
Therefore, the wise man says to forget and to be satisfied only with the help
that you have given.
09. Do not expect to gain more than you have
contributed. If you gain more than you have put in, then you will have evil
thoughts which will prevent your progress. Therefore, the wise man says to be
satisfied with humble profits.
10. Do not always try to vindicate your feelings of
victimization. If you try to vindicate yourself. you will have to put the blame
on someone or something else. Therefore, the wise man says that through this
experience, you can open the door of self-discipline.
A wise man is able to discipline himself by learning in spite of obstacles..