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personalities are deeply affected by the values that their communities prize, by the personality traits that their communities encourage, and by the role models that their communities put forth for imitation. This is what Master was stating when he stated that “So all the methods given in any religion are only for this end, and the methods and procedure of Natural Path are very easy for it.” The paramount importance of Satsangh and attending the congregations we have is clear from this perspective. Those who think they can cultivate virtuous and pious life on their own without the help of the Satsangh would be committing a blunder.
The moral life, then, is not simply a matter of following moral rules and of learning to apply them to specific situations. The moral life is also a matter of trying to determine the kind of people we should be and of attending to the development of character within our communities and ourselves. The practice of these morals alone grants us moral courage. It requires moral courage to be in Satyapad marg. It is
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