BOMBAY— SOJAT ROAD— KASARAGOD 453

ever prevailed in the house. The friend was a pure man
eking out his bare subsistence from the income derived
from a petty job. Even kings and potentates might well
envy his contentment. He was so pure, simple and loving.
Life is indeed blessed when it is lived in the spirit in
which this young man lived.

The following day Ramdas prosecuted his journey and
the G-ujerati friend travelled with him for some stations
and then returned. Ramdas reached Sojat Road where Dr.
Raval was eagerly waiting for him. Here he spent a few
quiet days. One evening Raval took him out for a stroll
to a distant railway bridge. They sat down on a selected
spot. In the course of the talk that ensued Ramdas
expounded three main principles that should guide the
conduct of a human being. (I) Right food; (2) Right action;
and (3) Right society.

"Right food consists of such food as is free from the
ingredients that cause irritation in the body and the mind.
Satwic diet comes under this head. What is to be avoided in
regard to food is the food that would set the mind in a whirl
of desires and cause disease in the body. This comes under
the name of rajasic, i. e. fiery, and tamasik, L e. stale food.

* "Right action is that action in which the idea of the
self is totally absent. Here the consideration of ahimsa or
himsa does not apply. Any action performed with the object
of attaining a selfish aim should be avoided, be it of the
nature of himsa or ahimsa. Therefore, selfless action is
right action and selfish action is wrong action.1'

Sanskrit rendering by S.K., 22—9-37:-

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