"What do you think, Sona, were you once a good lute player as a layman?"
"Even so, Lord."
"When the strings of your lute were too taut, did your lute sound well and respond well then?"
"No, Lord."
"When the strings of your lute were too slack, did your lute sound well and respond well then?"
"No, Lord."
"When the strings of your lute were neither too taut nor too slack and were evenly tuned, did your lute sound well and respond well then?"
"Yes, Lord."
"So too, Sona, overstriving leads to agitation, and understriving leads to slackness. Therefore resolve upon evenness of energy, acquire evenness of the spiritual faculties, and take that as your sign."
"Even so, Lord," Sona replied.
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