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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=If someone is angry, you must win him over just by a cool temper. If someone is dishonest, win him over by your honesty. If someone is a miser, win him over by spending something on him. When you meet a liar, be veracious with him, or win him over to absolute truthfulness.
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=If someone is angry, you must win him over just by a cool temper. If someone is dishonest, win him over by your honesty. If someone is a miser, win him over by spending something on him. When you meet a liar, be veracious with him, or win him over to absolute truthfulness.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}
When fighting darkness, will you carry darkness in your pocket, or will you carry a torch? Certainly a torch. Similarly, to fight a man of Avidya, do just the opposite thing to him, and then you will be victorious. These are the secrets of success. “Phaliśyatiiti vishvása siddherprathama lakśańam.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}
Anandamurti starts the discourse by stating that Lalita Marmika, [[Tandava]] and Kaoshiki are both devotional and Mudraic dances. He then explains that some mudras are beneficial for the sadhaka and others are harmful and should not be used. Anandamurti goes on saying that wishing to harm someone is counterproductive. Instructing the person and showing him an opposite and positive attribute, has an educative value, has no personal harm and is rather more beneficial.<ref name="AV12"/>
Anandamurti starts the discourse by stating that Lalita Marmika, [[Tandava]] and Kaoshiki are both devotional and Mudraic dances. He then explains that some mudras are beneficial for the sadhaka and others are harmful and should not be used. Anandamurti goes on saying that wishing to harm someone is counterproductive. Instructing the person and showing him an opposite and positive attribute, has an educative value, has no personal harm and is rather more beneficial.<ref name="AV12"/>


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