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What is highest perfection?

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There was a great sage in India called Vyâsa. He was a holy man. Himself, his father, grandfather, great-grandfather - all of them tried to lead a life of highest perfection. But all of them failed . Vyasa's son - Shuka, was born perfect . He taught his son all wisdom and knowledge and finally sent him to the court of King Janaka, who was considered as a perfected being. Shuka was sent to be taught by king Janaka. The king knew that Vyasa's son was coming to him to learn wisdom; so he made certain arrangements beforehand. When the boy presented himself at the gates of the palace, the guards simply ignored him. They just gave him a seat and he sat there for three days and nights . Nobody even spoke to him or even asked who he was. He was the son of a very great sage who was honoured by the whole country and Shuka himself was a highly respectable person. Despite all this, the guards of the palace didn't even notice him. After three days, suddenly the ministers of the king and