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dutyto help, thatthe higher your positionthe
moreimperativethecrytobendthatpositionto
the service of human need. Right livelihood
is based on justice. Right livelihoodis made
beautifulbylove,andifthereistobeareckon-
ingbetweenthegiving andthe taking,thenlet
thescaleof givingw^eighthe heavier,and give
tomanfarmorethanyoutakefromhim.
Buton the materialplane more is askedof
you than the discharge of this part of duty,
rightlivelihood,thatinjuresnoneandservesall.
Youhavealsoadutyofrightlivingthattouches
on the planeof the body, bywhich I include
to-nightthewholeofthetransitorypartofman,
and right living means the recognition of the
influencethatyoubrmgtobearupontheworld
bythe whole of yourlower nature as wellas
bythehigher. Itimplies theunderstandingof
the duty that the body of each bears to the
bodiesofall,foryoucannotseparateyourbodies
from the bodies amidst which you live, since
constantinterchangeisgoingon betweenthem.
Tiny lives that build up you to-day help to
buildupanotherto-morrow,andsotheconstant
interaction and interweaving of these physical
moleculesproceed. Whatusedoyoumakeof
yourbody? Do yousay"Itismine. Ican
dowithitas I will. Shallnotamando ashe
