"Men may be divided into four classes;
those bound by the fetters of the world,
the seekers after liberation, the liberated and the ever-free.
Among the ever-free we may count sages like NArada.
They live in the world for the good of others,
to teach men spiritual truth."
om tat sat
~~~~~~ om shanthi om~~~~~~
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This is a reasonably accurate representation of my home shrine, of more than thirty-five years: