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austerities you carry out. If you perform spiritual austerities with the aim of attaining spiritual perfection and moral excellence, you will attain real success in life. At least, you must have this feeling: "I must not commit these sinful actions. By committing these actions I am only gathering sinful Karmas. My soul is becoming impure. My mind is growing weak. When can I achieve such spiritual strength as will enable me to renounce these evils ?"
Do not forget that we are talking of Marganusarita (the gradual approach to the path of Moksha). That means we are speaking of the ordinary principles of the grihastadharma. You cannot practise the special principles without practising the ordinary principles. If you practise the special principles ignoring the ordinary principles you will not get any glory; or fruit from them. That is why I advise you to concentrate and practise the ordinary principles. Transform your life a little. If you transform your life a little, and if you change your way of life you will attain the right and worthiness to adore and practise Dharma.
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My auspicious aspiration is that you should attain the worth to follow the path of Moksha and that you should pursue that path.
This is enough for to-day.
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