The spiritual life

64 The SpiritualLife.

becomefranklyindifferent,sothatsmalltroubles

that upset people continually in dailylifewill

passunnoticed. And thiswillleaveusfreeto

helpour neighbours,whom theydodisturb, by

shieldingthemunobtrusively,and sosmoothing

life's pathwayfor feet tenderer than our own.

In learning this, moderation Is the keynote.

*'This dlvme discipline, Arjuna, is not to be

attained by the man who eateth more than

enough ortoo little, nor by him who hath a

habit of sleeping much, nor by him who is

giventooverwatchlng. Themeditationwhich

destroyeth pain is produced in him who is

moderate in eatingand inrecreation, of mod-

erate exertion in hisactions, and regulated in

sleepingandwaking." The bodyis not tobe

shattered: itistobetrained.

The second of these methods is *'careless-

nessas to results." This does not mean that

wearenottonotice theresultof ouractionsin

order to learn from them how to guide our

steps. We gam experience bysuch studyof

results, and so learn Wisdom. But it does

meanthatwhen an action hasbeen donewith

ourbest judgment and strengthandwith pure

intent,thenweshouldlet itgo,metaphorically,

and feel no anxiety about*its results. The

actiondoneisbeyondrecall,andv/egainnothing