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G E I AND LODGE
The Ashlar R Vol. XIX Issue II

Facta Non Verba - From Regional Grand Master

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I welcome you all to this Special Meeting of Which says -?? ? ?? ?? ? ? ?? ???? ?? ? ? ? ? ??
the RGLWI held in this beautiful lake city of Brethren, his Shirt is whiter because he uses
Bhopal. I thank all of you to have registered in that Soap Powder which makes his shirt
large numbers for this meeting and hope that ‘Whiter’.
your stay till now has been comfortable with Brethren, our Rituals and the teachings of
the great support from the Organising team freemasonry act as that washing Powder for
lead by W.Bro. Girish Wagh. cleansing our thoughts. Our Rituals talk about
I take this opportunity to thank all the the perfect tools to make us happy if we apply
dignitaries for gracing today's Special these tools to Morals, then all the
Meeting. My personal gratitude to M.W.Bro. misunderstandings and differences can be
Anishkumar Sharma, O.S.M., M.W. The settled amiably.
Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Brethren here I would like to
India being present and giving his narrate certain quotes from our
blessing to the Brethren of Western Rituals.
India. When we Complain about
Brethren, let me share my personal anything in life we should
views on the current state of affairs remember the quote in the
prevailing in our Region at “Charge in the North East”
present.Our main aim in view shall which says that when we meet
be - Be happy and communicate a brother is distressed
happiness and unite in the Grand circumstances, we should
Design of Communicating remember the peculiar
happiness. moment we were received into
There are three 'C's which are the freemasonry, Poor and
main obstacles in achieving the Penniless, which means, we
above purposes of being happy in come on the Earth naked and
our life.These all arecreated by our while on way back to the
own thoughts. heavenly abode we do not
1st ‘C’ Complaint–It is the voice of carry anything.
discontent whenever we complain, it shows So why to Complain, instead develop the
the lack of acceptance and gratitute which attitude of Gratitude.
keeps us feeling unhappy. Second quote is from the “Adress to
2nd ‘C’ CRITICISE –Criticising means Wardens” which says that – whatever we
Judging others and pointing out their faults observe praiseworthy in others we should
It comes fromsense of Ego or Superiority. carefully imitate and whatever we observe
-It can show our own insecurity which defective in them, we should in ourself
ultimately leads to unhappiness. amend.
3rd‘C’ COMPARE –We are all very unique So instead of criticising others and comparing
and have a path to follow, so comparing our position vis a vis their position, we shall
ourselves to others is futile and again it makes make necessary amendments within
us very unhappy. ourselves.
There is one famous advertisement about a Hence, my request to all Brethren of Western
Washing Powder

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