The Supreme Duty.^171
inspires man with slrenglh lo accomplish il;
greatestof all isthat knowledgeof the human
soul which makes daily service the path of
progressand findsin thelowestworkthesteps
thatleadtothehighestachievement.
Accordingtothephilosophywhichwestand
hereto represent,we havein the universeand
in man various planes of bemg, sevenfold m
theirfull enumeration. A brieferclassification
willserve me for the hints whichalone I can
throwout to-night. Letus take the plane of
the physical man and see what on that plane
theserviceof man mayconnote. First of all,
the serviceof man implies what was called by
theBuddharightlivelihood,thatis,rightfashion
of gaining ordinarylife, honest way of gaining
themeansof ordinaryexistence. Not aliveli-
hoodbasedonthecompelled serviceof others,
not a livelihood which takes everything and
gives nothing back, not a livelihood which
stretches out its hands to grasp andcloses its
fistswhengift isasked insteadof gain. Right
livelihoodimplieshonestyofliving,andhonesty
impliesthat yougiveasmuchas youtake,that
you render back more than you receive, that
you measure your work by your power of
service, not by your power of compulsion.
That the stronger yourbrain the greater your
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