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12-Therearetwoveryimportantpointsinthisline.One,thatgoodassociationorkeepingthecom-
panyofsagesorotherenlightenedpersonalitiesisapowerfulmeanstogainknowledgeofthestateof
enlightenment.Tothisend,strivetokeepgoodcompanyinyourfamilyrelationsaswellasnon-fam-
ilyrelations.Readupliftingbooksbythesagesandtheteachingsofthemasters.Whenyoudiscovera
moreevolvedpersonality,seektomaintaincontactbyreadingtheirteachingsandthroughcorres-
pondence.Donotdebatewiththosewholackspiritualsensitivity.Thisformofinteractionwillweak-
enyourmind.AsJesussaid:Castnotyourpearlsbeforeswine,fortheywilltramplethemasthey
turnagainstyou.TrustintheomniscientDivineSelf,whoknowspast,presentandfuture,whomani-
festsasNaturetoleadothersonthepath.Spreadtheteachingsofmysticspiritualityonlytothose
whoareinterestedorwiththosewhomyoupractice.Thiskindofinteractionwillhelpyoubothtoin-
crease your understanding and generate a positive frame of mind.
Thesecondimportantpointherereferstocontinuousreflectionandmeditationonthedivinewhichis
alsoexpressedintheAncientEgyptianprayer:“GivethyselftoGod,keepthouthyselfdailyforGod;
andlettomorrowbeastoday.”Itimpliesthatone’smindshouldbeconstantlyrememberingthedi-
vineandglorifyingthedivineinallthings.Itmeansnotallowingthemindtodevelopattachmentsto
thefleetingeventsofhumanlife,betheypositiveexperiencesornegativeones.Itmeansnotallowing
thenegativethoughtsandfeelingstoleadyouintoapursuitofillusorypleasuresofthesenses,which
willdrawyouawayfromdivineawarenessandrealization.Itmeanscenteringthemindonself-dis-
coveryandintrospectionatalltimes,regardlessofwhatyouractivitiesmaybe.However,thoseactiv-
itiesshouldbebasedsolelyontheprinciplesofvirtue,justiceandorder.Thisformofspiritualprac-
tice is known as “mindfulness” in Buddhism and VedantaPhilosophies.
Plutarchfurther reports that the Egyptian initiates:
...strivetopreventfatnessinApis 54 aswellasthemselves(1),fortheyareanxious
thattheirbodiesshouldsitaslightandeasyabouttheirsoulsaspossible,andthat
theirmortalpart(body)shouldnotoppressandweighdowntheirdivineandim-
mortalpart...duringtheirmoresolemnpurificationstheyabstainfromwine(2)
wholly,andtheygivethemselvesupentirelytostudy(4)andmeditation(5)andto
the hearing(3)and teaching of these divine truths which treat of the divine nature.
Thefollowingdietaryguidelinesforspiritualandphysicalhealtharederivedfromtheabove
statement.
1-Preventing“fatness”-obesity.Thisissueisveryimportant,evenforthosewithoutspiritualaspira-
tions.Somepeoplewhoareoverweightclaimthattheyarehappyandcontentastheyare.Somesci-
entistsclaimtohavediscoveredageneinthehumansystem,whichcausesapropensitytobecome
overweight.Allofyourbody’scharacteristicsareduetoyourpasthistoryofexperiencesanddesires,
notonlyinthislifetime,butinpreviousonesaswell.Physicalweightislikeaphysicalobjectwhich
ispossessed.Themoreyouhave,themoreyoutrytoholdonto,andthemorestressyouhavetrying
toenjoyandholdonto“things.”Desiresofthebodysuchaseatinghaveagroundingeffectonthe
soul,becausetheyengenderthedesiretoexperiencethephysicalpleasureofconsumingfood.
Desiresofthebodyaswellasstrongemotionssuchashate,greed,etc.,havetheeffectofrendering