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283 and supreme use of suffering is to purify, to burn out all that
284 is useless and impure. Suffering ceases for him who is pure.
285 There could be not object in burning gold after the dross had
286 been removed, and a perfectly pure and enlightened being
287 could not suffer.
288 The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering
289 are the result of his own mental inharmony. The
290 circumstances which a man encounters with blessedness are
291 the result of his own mental harmony. Blessedness, not
292 material possessions, is the measure of right thought;
293 wretchedness, not lack of material possessions, is the
294 measure of wrong thought. A man may be cursed and rich;
295 he may be blessed and poor. Blessedness and riches are only
296 joined together when the riches are rightly and wisely used;
297 and the poor man only descends into wretchedness when he
298 regards his lot as a burden unjustly imposed.
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