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Part Two<br />

Chapter 1<br />

Meditation on the Fivefold Saman (I)<br />

Om. Meditation on the whole of the Saman is good.<br />

Whatever is good, people say it is Saman; and whatever<br />

is not good, people say it is not Saman.<br />

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Thus people say: "He approached him with Saman,"<br />

that is to say, "He approached him in a becoming<br />

manner." Again they say: "He approached him without<br />

Saman," that is to say, "He approached him in an<br />

unbecoming manner."<br />

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And they also say: "Truly this is Saman for us," that is<br />

to say, "It is good for us," when it is good. Again, they<br />

say: "Truly this is not Saman for us," that is to say, "It is<br />

not good for us," when it is not good.<br />

4<br />

He who, knowing this, meditates on the Saman as<br />

good-all good qualities will approach him quickly, ay,<br />

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