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Avoid Conflict by Ignoring the Lesser Evil

soft as snow. But if instead of doing that you react by
getting angry, you will be guilty of behaving in the same
way as him—and that is not something that God wants.
You can save yourself from getting angry when faced
with difficulties that you are bound to encounter when
you try to advise and admonish others only if you do
this work just for the sake of God. If you want to make
people God-conscious, you must first be God-conscious
yourself. If you get angry in reaction to the difficulties
that you face at the hands of others, you only prove that
you seek reward for your actions from fellow human
beings, not from God. And when you fail to reap the
reward that you expect from fellow human beings, you
get angry. On the other hand, if you hope to receive the
reward for your deeds from God, you will not mind at
all if people praise your work or criticize it.

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