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CONTENTS
PAGE
From A to Z
9
Breathing (Supplement 'A')
133
Stones (Supplement 'B')
141
Diet (Supplement 'C')
148
Why you should NOT exercise (Supplement 'D')
157
WHAT THIS BOOK IS
Such a lot of people like to have big words. Such a lot of people
mess up the whole thing when they go in for Big Words.

I like small words. It is so much easier to say what one means
with small words. After all, if we are going to read a book in
English, or Spanish, we do not normally need Sanskrit or Hin-
dustani or Chinese words. However, some people like Big
Words.

This is an honest attempt to give you a Dictionary of certain words, and to go into some detail about the meanings. In some instances the meaning could well constitute a monograph.

Monograph? MONOGRAPH? What is a monograph? A short
essay on one subject will explain it.
But let us get on with our little Dictionary because that is
what you will be interested in. I thought that first of all I should
say\u2014Just A Word!

We will start with the letter A. I cannot think of any which
comes before, so the first word is :

ABHINIVESHA : This indicates possessiveness restricted to a
love of life on Earth. It is an attachment to the things of life and
a fear of death because of the loss of possessions which that will
bring. Misers love their money, and they fear death because
death will part them from their money. To those who suffer
from this particular complaint I will say that no one has yet
succeeded in taking even a penny into the next life!
ABSTINENCES : We have to abstain, or refrain from doing,
certain things if we are to progress on the road to spirituality.
We must refrain or abstain from injuring others; we must re-
frain from telling lies. Theft\u2014we must avoid theft because it
is altering the material balance of another person if we steal
from them. Sensuality? That is an impure form of sex, and
while pure sex can elevate one, sensuality can ruin one spiri-
tually as well as financially!

Greed is a thing of which we should not be guilty. Mankind
is lent money or abilities in order that we may help others. If
we are greedy and refuse to help in case of genuine need, then
we may be sure that help will be refused us in time of need.

If one can honour the Five Abstinences-abstention from in-
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