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Book 5
Theircharacterandactionsarenotmine.Whatisdonetomeisordainedbynature,whatIdobymyown.
26.Themindistherulerofthesoul.Itshouldremainunstirredbyagitationsoftheflesh—gentleandviolentonesalike.Notminglingwiththem,butfencingitselfoffandkeepingthosefeelingsintheirplace.Whentheymaketheirwayintoyourthoughts,throughthesympatheticlinkbetweenmindandbody,don’ttrytoresistthesensation.Thesensationisnatural.Butdon’tletthemindstartinwithjudgments,callingit"good"or"bad."
27."Tolivewiththegods."Andtodothatistoshowthemthatyoursoulacceptswhatitisgivenanddoeswhatthespiritrequires—thespiritGodgaveeachofustoleadandguideus,afragmentofhimself.Whichisourmind,ourlogos.
28.Don’tbeirritatedatpeople’ssmellorbadbreath.What’sthepoint?Withthatmouth,withthosearmpits,they’regoingtoproducethatodor.
—Buttheyhaveabrain!Can’ttheyfigureitout?Can’ttheyrecognizetheproblem?
Soyouhaveabrainaswell.Goodforyou.Thenuseyourlogictoawakenhis.Showhim.Makehimrealizeit.Ifhe’lllisten,thenyou’llhavesolvedtheproblem.Withoutanger.
28a.Neitherplayer-kingnorprostitute.
29.Youcanlivehereasyouexpecttolivethere.
Andiftheywon’tletyou,youcandepartlifenowandforfeitnothing.Ifthesmokemakesmecough,Icanleave.
