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This broad, general training, which forms and develops human character, must be accomplished to a very considerable degree, before there can be much hope of success in the further stages of spiritual life. THIS BROAD GENERAL TRAINING WHICH FORMS AND DEVELOPS HUMAN CHARACTER MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED TO A VERY CONSIDERABLE DEGREE BEFORE THERE CAN BE MUCH HOPE OF SUCCESS IN THE FURTHER STAGES OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
e which will immediately be made clear. We can get a ready understanding of the first two by comparing them with the Commandments which must be obeyed by all good citizens, and the Rules which are laid on the members of religious orders. Until one has fulfilled the first, it is futile to concern oneself with the second. And so with all the means of Yoga. They must be taken in their order. 30. The Commandments are these: nom injury, truthfulness, abstaining from stealing, from impurity, from covetousness. These five precepts are almost exactly the same as the Buddhist Commandments: not to kill, not to steal, not to be guilty of incontinence, not to drink intoxicants, to speak the truth. Almost identical is St. Paul’s list: Thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet. And in the same spirit is the answer made to the young map having great possessions, who asked, What shall I do to be saved? and received the reply: Keep the Commandments.  THEIR ORDER IN THE SENSE WILL IMMEDIATELY BE MADE CLEAR WE CAN GET A READY UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIRST TWO BY COMPARING THEM WITH THE COMMANDMENTS WHICH MUST BE OBEYED BY ALL GOOD CITIZENS AND THE RULES WHICH ARE LAID ON THE MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS UNTIL ONE HAS FULFILLED THE FIRST IT IS FUTILE TO CONCERN ONESELF WITH THE SECOND AND SO WITH ALL THE MEANS OF YOKA THEY MUST BE TAKEN IN THEIR ORDER SUTRA THIRTY THE COMMANDMENTS ARE THESE NON INJURY TRUTHFULNESS ABSTAINING FROM STEALING FROM IMPURITY FROM COVETOUSNESS THESE FIVE PRECEPTS ARE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE BUDDHIST COMMANDMENTS NOT TO KILL NOT TO STEAL NOT TO BE GUILTY OF INCONTINENCE NOT TO DRINK INTOXICANTS TO SPEAK THE TRUTH ALMOST IDENTICAL IS SAINT PAUL'S LIST THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY THOU SHALT NOT KILL THOU SHALT NOT STEAL THOU SHALT NOT COVET AND IN THE SAME SPIRIT IS THE ANSWER MADE TO THE YOUNG MAN HAVING GREAT POSSESSIONS WHO ASKED WHAT SHALL I DO TO BE SAVED AND RECEIVED THE REPLY KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS
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