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Indigence and indulgence are the two extremes of wretchedness. They are both equally unnatural and the result of mental disorder. INDIGENCE AND INDULGENCE ARE THE TWO EXTREMES OF WRETCHEDNESS THEY ARE BOTH EQUALLY UNNATURAL AND THE RESULT OF MENTAL DISORDER
 in some direction. It is an indication that the individual is out of harmony with himself, with the Law of his being. The sole and supreme use of suffering is to purify, to burn out all that is useless and impure. Suffering ceases for him who is pure. There could be no object in burning gold after the dross had been removed, and a perfectly pure and enlightened being could not suffer. The circumstances, which a man encounters with suffering, are the result of his own mental in harmony. The circumstances, which a man encounters with blessedness, are the result of his own mental harmony. Blessedness, not material possessions, is the measure of right thought; wretchedness, not lack of material possessions, is the measure of wrong thought. A man may be cursed and rich; he may be blessed and poor. Blessedness and riches are only joined together when the riches are rightly and wisely used; and the poor man only descends into wretchedness when he regards his lot as a burden unjustly imposed.  EFFECT OF WRONG THOUGHT IN SOME DIRECTION IT IS AN INDICATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS OUT OF HARMONY WITH HIMSELF WITH THE LAW OF HIS BEING THE SOLE AND SUPREME USE OF SUFFERING IS TO PURIFY TO BURN OUT ALL THAT IS USELESS AND IMPURE SUFFERING CEASES FOR HIM WHO IS PURE THERE COULD BE NO OBJECT IN BURNING GOLD AFTER THE DROSS HAS BEEN REMOVED AND A PERFECTLY PURE AND ENLIGHTENED BEING COULD NOT SUFFER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH A MAN ENCOUNTERS WITH SUFFERING ARE THE RESULT OF HIS OWN MENTAL IN HARMONY THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH A MAN ENCOUNTERS WITH BLESSEDNESS ARE THE RESULT OF HIS OWN MENTAL HARMONY BLESSEDNESS NOT MATERIAL POSSESSIONS IS THE MEASURE OF RIGHT THOUGHT WRETCHEDNESS NOT LACK OF MATERIAL POSSESSIONS IS THE MEASURE OF WRONG THOUGHT A MAN MAY BE CURSED AND RICH HE MAY BE BLESSED AND POOR BLESSEDNESS AND RICHES ARE ONLY JOINED TOGETHER WHEN THE RICHES ARE RIGHTLY AND WISELY USED AND THE POOR MAN ONLY DESCENDS INTO WRETCHEDNESS WHEN HE REGARDS HIS LOT AS A BURDEN UNJUSTLY IMPOSED
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